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# Module 4: Designing Assignments & Assessments for Online

Webinar 4 on Thursday August 13, 2020; hosted by Joerdis Weilandt

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![](https://i.imgur.com/P08HP06.jpg)
Forsythe, G. [@guiliaforsythe]. (2020, March 15). “so… you need to put your course online” flowchart… now generic and explicitly CCBY. [Tweet; Image]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/giuliaforsythe/status/1239371142206496770

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**Technology used to facilitate learnign and interactions in this session:**
* HackMD to create the shareable slides
* Zoom for our video conference and chat
* Etherpad for real-time collaborative editing
* Framadate for Polling
* website links (see referenced below)
* a Word document
* Microsoft Office Forms for Exit Survey

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### Check in:

**TASK for you:** (5 min)

Use the chatbox to quickly describe 
1. how you feel today.
2. how you would feel when we told you that in order to pass the Fit for Online Bootcamp you would have to participate in a 3-hour proctored live exam this Friday from 2-5?


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**Agenda**
1. Principles of Online Assessment
2. Understanding Alignment and Assessment
4. Types of Assessment

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## 1. Principles of Online Assessment


### Activity 1 (individual - group - cohort) (15-20 mins)

**STEP 1:** Share your answers to the following questions on **[this collaborative real-time document called Etherpad](https://oet.sandcats.io/shared/dPCZe755uXdqlEqO9DDy8CQXQl63M5MI5hyUtUmTd1X)** [instructor will demonstrate]. (5 min)

Note your participation is anonymous, unless you sign-up, which isn't required at all.

* When was the last time you were an active participant in a formal test/ exam? 
* What was the context? 
* What kind of testing was it?
* How did you feel while taking the test?
* How useful did you find the test in terms of demonstration of learning?


**STEP 2:** Discuss in groups. (5 mins)
* What do [students value](http://learnline.cdu.edu.au/commonunits/documents/Core%20principles%20of%20effective%20assessment.pdf) in assessment?
* Which [principles](https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/resources/module/designing-online-assessments/principles) guide you in your planning of course assessment?


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**STEP 3:** Post the results from your group discussion into the **[Etherpad Section 2: Principles of Online Assessment](https://oet.sandcats.io/shared/dPCZe755uXdqlEqO9DDy8CQXQl63M5MI5hyUtUmTd1X)** (5 minutes)

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##  2. Understanding Alignment and Assessment

### Activity 2 (individual - group - cohort) (12-15 min)

**STEP 1:** Reflect on a course in your current planning. Quickly run through the following online assessment checklist, which you can [download from this page](https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/Online-Assessment-Checklist_June2020.docx) [instructor will demonstrate] (5 min)

**STEP 2:** Participate in a [live poll](https://oet.sandcats.io/shared/uw0nau9GDAs4tN0KBg_VmZi_CEqv4HJNsPbkC6o08Co) to share your answers from the work with the Assessment Checklist? (5-7 min)


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## 3.  Types of Assessment


### Activity 3: (10-15 mins)

**STEP 1:** Browse the following list of **[assessment types](https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/resources/module/designing-online-assessments/types-assessments)**. [5 min]

* Which assessment types could be applicaple for your course/ discipline? 
* Which did you use successfully in your courses?
* Which would you find challenging to implement?

**STEP 2:** Briefly tell your small group about one of the assessment types you consider implementing. What will it demonstrate to you? What does it take to implement?

**Step 3:** Document some of the answers to the questions above by commenting on them using this slideshow [instructor will demonstrate]

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## Questions or Feedback?
Before you leave, briefly **[share your feedback with us here](https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=wmDTjIsGNk6NtSezV5L1P_XfZ5gTFE9Nlcb8HyleeNNUNjY0RFVHSUE3SDJHWUVTWEdDT0c0WkY4RiQlQCN0PWcu).**


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## References:
Bates, A. W. (Tony). (October 2019) (2nd ed.).Teaching in a Digital Age. Tony Bates Associates Ltd. https://opentextbc.ca/teachinginadigitalage/

Gordon, (2020). Accessible Assessments: The Hitch-hiker’s Guide to Alternative Assessment . http://www.damiantgordon.com/Guide.pdf

Lindstrom, G., Taylor, L., Weleschuk, A. (June 2017). “Guiding Principles for Assessment of Student Learning” Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning Guide Series. Calgary, AB: Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning at the University of Calgary. https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/sites/default/files/Guiding_Principles_for_Assessment_of_Student_Learning_FINAL.pdf

Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning | University of Calgary. (n.d.). Learning Module: Designing Online Assessments |. Retrieved July 9, 2020, from https://taylorinstitute.ucalgary.ca/resources/module/designing-online-assessments







