I have been using Moodle to archive class materials for a year or so, but it has been mostly a passive posting environment. Here are some ideas I have been kicking around for future ways to incorporate Moodle in assessment practices, written up as a brief article for my school's staff bulletin.
September 23, 2011
September 18, 2011
My ASI Top Five
Last month I attended the ABEL Summer Institute conference at York University. Here are a few highlights.
1. Documenting group discussions with LiveScribe pens
At a workshop thinking about digital footprints we used LiveScribe pens which record writing and audio together during small group discussions. After reconnecting the pen to a computer you can interactively replay the discussion/notes, check out this example. I think these could be a great tool for individual accountability and even assessment of group work, or add self-talk commentary while writing a mathematical solution.
2. People
I finally joined Twitter at the OAPT conference this spring after becoming persuaded that it would help my ongoing PD. Within the first couple of weeks I found myself incorporating ideas from tweets in my math classes. At ASI I meet some great people, and added six to the list I follow.
3. TurnItIn in the Assessment Cycle
TurnItIn is well known as a plagiarism prevention tool, but I didn’t realize that it can be used for multiple revisions, can facilitate self and peer feedback, and can speed up evaluation (especially if the new e-rater grammar checker is enabled)
4. Mobile devices will transform education.
Each year the Horizon Report looks at emerging technology expected to influence teaching, learning, and creative expression. This year’s report identified the rise of Internet connected mobile devices as one of the top six key trends. I agree. At the end of June I surveyed my 32 grade 10 math students and found that 15 of them had the Internet in their pocket. With half of my students connected like this it means asking my class to look things up in real time or interact through sites like poll everywhere may be feasible for partners or groups.
5. Finally, a Blog
In the past I’ve blogged briefly while travelling, but recently I have wanted a spot to share teaching ideas with colleagues. At ASI I chatted with others (thanks Royan) about the current blogging platforms and played a little on my laptop while listening to sessions, and the result is this blog. I decided in the end to go for Blogger because of easy integration with my Google account and free personal URL’s, though Wordpress was almost my choice because I like some of their themes better and I have used Wordpress in the past.
1. Documenting group discussions with LiveScribe pens
At a workshop thinking about digital footprints we used LiveScribe pens which record writing and audio together during small group discussions. After reconnecting the pen to a computer you can interactively replay the discussion/notes, check out this example. I think these could be a great tool for individual accountability and even assessment of group work, or add self-talk commentary while writing a mathematical solution.
2. People
I finally joined Twitter at the OAPT conference this spring after becoming persuaded that it would help my ongoing PD. Within the first couple of weeks I found myself incorporating ideas from tweets in my math classes. At ASI I meet some great people, and added six to the list I follow.
3. TurnItIn in the Assessment Cycle
TurnItIn is well known as a plagiarism prevention tool, but I didn’t realize that it can be used for multiple revisions, can facilitate self and peer feedback, and can speed up evaluation (especially if the new e-rater grammar checker is enabled)
4. Mobile devices will transform education.
Each year the Horizon Report looks at emerging technology expected to influence teaching, learning, and creative expression. This year’s report identified the rise of Internet connected mobile devices as one of the top six key trends. I agree. At the end of June I surveyed my 32 grade 10 math students and found that 15 of them had the Internet in their pocket. With half of my students connected like this it means asking my class to look things up in real time or interact through sites like poll everywhere may be feasible for partners or groups.
5. Finally, a Blog
In the past I’ve blogged briefly while travelling, but recently I have wanted a spot to share teaching ideas with colleagues. At ASI I chatted with others (thanks Royan) about the current blogging platforms and played a little on my laptop while listening to sessions, and the result is this blog. I decided in the end to go for Blogger because of easy integration with my Google account and free personal URL’s, though Wordpress was almost my choice because I like some of their themes better and I have used Wordpress in the past.
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