CTAM Challenges Opportunities Assessing Behavioral/Performance Objectives in Online Learning

Nan Johnson-Curiskis, MN State University, Mankato

"I learned how to write objectives and assess from a behavioral focus. In terms of something specific--I have nothing. Ask questions"

Dan Cronn-Mills Mn State University Makato

"Glitch that we don't have decades of experience to pull from"

Gregg Helland former online student

"I found my voice online"

Virginia Gregg, MN State University Moorhead

Assess the same things

Put extra things up

Assessing Learning:

To earn for what you learn you must show what you know

Unit Modules

Softchalk

overview

content

quizzes

activities

videos

additional sources

roll vocabulary

Review questions right in the document

Competency Packages

Covered one basic unit based on goals and objects, all the forms to do it, and how you're going to be assessed

completed after a unit of learning

WorkPac

ComPac

CertPac (proves you know how to teach it) Points for every unit

MentPac (points for mentoring)

Can move up and across

Some are required some are participation points ("Participate in your own education--dig deeper go farther"

Earned after successfully completing ComPac (can take multiple times) When they get it right they get all the points. Doesn't matter how long it takes as long as you get it. No penalty. Best done earlier than later but up to students.

50 Participation Points are required (some are 5 some are 10) anything over 50 comes back at a 3:1 ration. 9 points over equals 3 points in gradebook.

Average student gets over 100 points. Why do they do it? No deadline, do-overs, do on their own time. Some up to 200/250.

Uses Bloom's Taxonomy. Level of Learning sets their framework (Going for Comprehension)