e-Teaching Symposium

Thank You For Attending e-Teaching Symposium: Exploring Online Assessment Techniques

Our first e-Teaching Symposium of the academic year was held on Thursday, September 28, 2006. Professors Peggy Cassey and Phyllis Pelt addressed Exploring Online Assessment Techniques for Learners Across the Lifespan which was followed by a presentation on Best Practices and What Works in Online Learning Assessments
by Karin Riggs and Renee Welch both of External Education.

Symposium Overview:

Exploring Online Assessment Techniques

Best Practices and What Works in Online Learning Assessments
Presented by: Karin Riggs and Renee Welch

Successful integration of assessment in the online environment depends on a few key factors. An instructor may have proven methods for testing the student's knowledge base in a traditional classroom; however, tried and true conventions for assessment do not always translate verbatim into online or blended course work. The presenters will layout a pedagogical design for creating quizzes, tests or surveys for online courses, showcasing best practices, instructional strategies and popular tools within the Blackboard Learning Management System. Symposium details and registration information is below.

Online Assessments with Non-Traditional Grading Rubrics and Web-based Outcome Documentation
Presented by: Phyllis Pelt
Exploring Online Assessment Techniques: Wikis & Discussion Boards
Presented by: Peggy Cassey

The presentations provided by Professors Cassey and Pelt highlight a variety of online assessment strategies. Selected examples from graduate and undergraduate classes include a non-traditional project presentation rubric, time-saving outcome oriented assignments, an analytical paper rubric incorporating a class wiki and a Blackboard learning object resulting in a synchronous discussion board posting.