Grading strategies for the Online Instructor

Grading strategies for the Online Instructor

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  Jennifer Lewis Madison AreaTechnical College Convocation January 9, 2012
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   Proactive Communications  Emails, Weekly Blogs/Announcements, Overviews  Communication Responses  Email, text, etc.  Discussion Participation  Grading and Feedback
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   Assignments/Activities for each week  Level of Instructor Involvement  Feedback/grading required  Work into your weekly schedule If an “Instructor’s Manual” doesn’t exist for your course, map one out! Example Instructor’s Manual: http://slidesha.re/13jh1pA
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   Auto  Self  Peer  Instructor  Individual  At least one per week!  Group
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   Basic comprehension  Vocabulary  “First-stage” concepts  Reading comprehension – Did they do it?  Tools in Blackboard:  Tests, surveys, pools  SoftChalk learning activities  StudyMate
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   May vary on level of challenge  Two possibilities: 1. Low Level “review”  Personal Journal 2. High Level reviews  Self assessment on discussions, project drafts and/or final projects
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   May vary on level of challenge  Two possibilities: 1. Low Level “review”  Wiki page review  Group journal response 2. High Level reviews  Peer feedback on drafts and/or final projects
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   Aim for at least one per week (check time!)  Use student name in communication  Acknowledge student effort on task  Provide suggestions for improvement  Answer questions regarding concepts  Personal journals  Discussion participation  Challenging concept activities
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   Keep trackof “common” comments for use in future semesters  Word’s track changes feature is your friend  Caveat: Students without Word PDFs  Screencastsgo a looooong way for personalization!  Blackboard Rubrics Rock!
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   Great way to wrap up the week  Point out what the group understood  Address challenges/misconceptions  Answer questions regarding concepts  Provide suggestions for improvement  Address behavioral issues if necessary  Group journal summaries  Discussion summaries  Week/unit wrap-ups
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   Keep trackof “common” comments for use in future semesters  Screencasts work great for visual feedback  Example: http://bit.ly/UKWp5x
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   Active participant  Moderator  Background participant
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   Instructor evaluation  Self evaluations  Group evaluations
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   From the Blackboard On Demand Center:  Buildinga Rubric: http://bit.ly/10fQJ9T  Grading with Rubrics: http://bit.ly/VPWYKD  Sample Rubric: http://slidesha.re/RGzWbe
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  1. Select any week/unit from your course Suggestion: Choose one you or your students find challenging! 2. List out the Learning Activities/Assignments 3. Note time required for Student and Instructor 4. Summarize Instructor Involvement 5. Identify Type of Grading/Feedback provide Is there at least one individualized feedback from instructor?
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