Transcript CIDER 2008 May 23x

Assessing the Quality of K-12 Online Content:
A sample assessment rubric
Pacific Research in Education
University of Calgary
Lara M Jongedijk
Agenda: time planner
• Quick Introduction of the
group
5 min
• Presentation of the project
Background
Project overview
Assessment tool
Reflections: results and
applications
15 min
• Application and
professional development:
Break out discussion
groups.
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Large group debrief
• Final comments/Questions
15min
10 min
15 min
Introduction
Quick Introduction of the group
30 sec overview each person:
• Your background in education.
• Level of interest (K-12, Higher Ed)
• Your background with assessment
and DL content development/review
Agenda: Topics
BC Provincial DL Content Review
• Project Overview
• Development of the Assessment Tool
• Project Results
• Summary: how it can be useful to you
• Next steps: Evolution of the Rubric
• Questions
Project Background
Why the push for quality and
assessment of DL programs in BC?
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DL programs are growing in BC
Provincial DL Standards Document
Masses online content emerging
New DL teachers are no longer technology experts/pioneers.
Connected Learner’s Report results
Provincial drive in assessment and quality
= Need for a tool to assess quality online content
Project Overview
Provincial
Content
Review
Process
MOE
DL Branch
(BCEd Online)
VSS
Provincial SME
Provincial
Training
seminars
3 rounds of
Content review
Recommended
Content
Lists published
ERAC
Assessment tool
Key Points
• Online content is not just a textbook online.
• Constructivist approach: focus on engagement
and interactivity. DL ≠ DE
The Rubric
• Based on BC Standards Document Criteria
• Current research outlining effective learning in an
online environment.
Assessment tool
The Rubric
Detailed analysis of 4 key categories:
1. the technological requirements,
2. the instructional design and pedagogy,
3. learner assessment,
4. course layout (visual design).
To be approved, all courses will be expected to meet or
exceed the standards outlined in each of the four
categories of the assessment rubric.
Project results
Net gain:
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Provincial SMEs trained
Information shared out all districts
Awareness what quality/standards “look like”
Guide new courses/content/learning objects
being built.
End result:
– Very few pieces of content are being approved.
Next steps
The Rubric
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Continued need better quality content
Educate teachers: quality content.
Work with vendors
Differentiate rubric: LO/Content/Courses
Quality +
content
Quality = Quality
teaching
program
Discussion Topics
Break out groups: Choose 1
1. Assessment tool itself: Discuss
2. Quality and content: Discussing
local situations
3. Assessment and content:
Discussing local situations
Contacts
• Lara Jongedijk
Project Coordinator/Trainer
[email protected]
• Dr Elizabeth Childs
Lead Project Researcher
[email protected]
• Dr Barry Carbol
Research Director
[email protected]
Summary
Questions?