[elearning] assessment and feedback and ICT tools

[Brett Groves]

Google docs is for me one of the most useful technologies in assessment. 
For example one of the biggest headaches with large scale peer 
assessment is collating the peer scores and translating that into a 
meaningful result. Google forms makes that a snap by pushing the results 
straight into an Excel spreadsheet for you. I love good, moderated peer 
assessment as both a metacognitive tool and an engagement strategy but 
always used to groan at the work involved to run it properly, no longer. 
Here is a link to an example
<https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFIxSUpFRW1UN2VldFYtNVZLRFlCdHc6MQ#gid=0>
Cooperative editing of documents in real-time is also easy on the Google 
text editor and you can see exactly who's doing what in realtime. Great 
for collaborative projects and also for peer feedback (which is what I 
use it for primarily) but is also tremendous for student created 
assessment rubrics and a million other things. Any LMS that can 
incorporate a gallery function is also extremely useful for bringing 
work together in one place to be reviewed and assessed by peers to use 
in conjunction.

Google forms is also great for seeking feedback from students, even if 
it's just a quick thumbs up thumbs down or you can set up quick revision 
quizzes. Here is a link to an example 
<https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFA0Nkxodm9QU0NvTVVReDNqRjlzOFE6MA#gid=0>

Survey Monkey is also very useful for gaining feedback or alternatively 
if your school website runs Joomla then there are any number of easily 
configured polling applications for it that you can control access to 
for students or staff or parents.

I don't know where your staff is at re assessment practices but there is 
a lot of good reading re assessment of, for and as learning on 
education.vic.gov.au (link here 
<http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/assessment/preptoyear10/assessadvice/default.htm>) 
that could provide very useful frameworks for ongoing PD.

Re keynote speaker Karen Green is very good on assessment, Michael Pohl 
also has fantastic practical strategies on assessment and 
differentiation, depends how much you want to spend I guess and where 
you want to pitch it.

Hope this helps

Brett Groves
ICT Manager
Croydon Secondary College

On 29/04/11 09:44, DANIELA LUPONE wrote:
>
> I am involved in organising an internal PD based around assessment and 
> feedback. I know there is a lot of information about this but was 
> wondering about some useful new technologies that could be used by 
> teachers to gather and collect information or some sight that may give 
> more insight on how to use these tools effectively. Teachers are also 
> looking for tools to make this process more efficient.
>
> A second point is we are looking for a keynote speaker for the day if 
> you know of anyone we can approach who would be able to give an 
> insight into this topic (assessment and feedback) that would be useful 
> as well
>
> Thanks
>
> Daniela Lupone
>
> Curriculum Leader
>
> St Columba's College
>
> luponed at columba.vic.edu.au
>
> Essendon 3040
>
> Ph: 9314478
>
>
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Regards,
Brett Groves
ICT Manager
Croydon Secondary College


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