A two-part workshop held “at” The University of the South Pacific, 2021.07.28. and 2021.08.04.

Link to Workshop One

Link to Workshop Two

Abstract

Workshop One: Identifying Online Assessment Strategies

In this workshop, participants were introduced to a variety of online assessment strategies

• Backward design

  • Where we want students to be at the end of a course

  • How we assess whether they’ve made it to that point

• Why online closed-book proctored exams may be more trouble than they’re worth

• Alternatives:

  • Open book and take-home exams

  • Authentic assignments and projects

  • Learning portfolios

Workshop Two: Contextualizing Online Assessment Strategies

In this workshop, participants reflected on their own online assessment strategy for a course they are teaching online or expect to adapt for online delivery

• Participants were walked through three steps of backward design for their course:

  • Identifying desired learning outcomes

  • Conceptualizing assessments appropriate for measuring the learning outcomes

  • Online-proofing the assessment strategies to ensure academic integrity, fairness, reliability, and efficacy