Workshops/Formative Assessment Tools

Friday Faculty Forum: January 21, 2011

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Find out how you can formatively assess student learning synchronously during a traditional, online, or an ITV course. During the interactive session, participants will explore implementation options as well as learn how to create the assessment tool and manage the data.

Learning Objectives

Understand formative assessment and the role of feedback
Explore examples of technology utilized to facilitate formative assessment
Apply learning to individual course
Create a plan for implementation of a formative assessment

Session Agenda

Elicit Prior Knowledge

(Demonstrating use of Chats)

TLT Adobe Connect Room

Welcome

11:15 - 11:35

P - M - I Assessment

(Demonstrating Use of Adobe Break-Out Rooms)

P = Pluses/Benefits of formative assessment: What has been successful and how do you know?
M = Minues/Challenges associated with formative assessment
I = Interesting/Vision for formative assessment

What is Formative Assessment?

11:35 - 11:45

Formative Assessment Prezi

Teachers: check for understanding to inform instruction
Students: self-assess understanding in relation to the goal/learning objective
Feedback is essential and to be effective it must be constructive,guiding,and timely

Resources
- Shepard, L. (2005). Linking Formative Assessment to Scaffolding. Educational Leadership.
- Marzano, R., Pickering, D., & Pollock, J. (2001). Classroom instruction that works:Research-based strategies for increasing student achievement. Alexandria,VA: ASCD.
- Formative Assessments with Rick Wormeli
- Checking For Understanding: Afterword
- Wikipedia's Formative Assessment

Formative Assessment in Practice

11:45 - 12:00

Bruno Borsari (Biology) uses clickers in introductory biology classes to support case studies
Bruce Svingen (Chemistry) uses Poll Everywhere to gather feedback from students in class on complex concepts
Robin O'Callaghan (Mass Communication) uses Twitter in class to focus and archive discussion

Application using Technology

12:00 - 12:45

Before: Elicit prior knowledge

(Demonstrating Qualtrics Polls)

Using Surveys or Polls (Qualtrics and Connect)
D2L – Discussion Board

During: Teaching Transfer of Knowledge

Demonstrate Poll Everywhere
Demonstrate the Live Question Tool
Discuss Creating a Back Channel Using Connect and Twitter
Discuss Hotseat

After: Self-Assess

(Demonstrating Use of Clickers for Prior Knowledge and Checking for Understanding)

Demonstrate Clickers
Discuss Checklists (D2L)
Discuss Rubrics (Rubrics and Quizzes in D2L)
Explore Online Discussions (D2L, Chat, Blog, Forum, Social Network)
Explore Softchalk

Self-Assess and Transfer Learning

12:45 - 1:00

5 Minutes of Metacognition

2 minutes: Summarize
1 minute: Share
2 minutes: Document