TRANSITIONING TO FULLY ONLINE INSTRUCTION SERIES Getting Ready for Finals: Online Testing and Alternative Assessments Mike Bates Melissa Baysingar Karen Herold Stephanie Whalen Joe Scrima Dean, Teaching, Instructional Design Learning Management Chair, Academy for Testing Center Manager Learning & Distance Specialist System Administrator Teaching Excellence Education
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY Earn CEUs for Attending this Webinar or Watching the Recording • Complete and submit the Personal Action Plan form on the Academy's Getting Ready for Finals Webinar page
AGENDA • Considerations for Final Assessments • Alternative Assessments • Using Blackboard Tools for Alternative Assessments • Using Blackboard Features for Traditional Exams • Benefits of Exam Security to Ensure Academic Integrity • Q&A
TRADITIONAL EXAM ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT Photo licensed for reuse with modification by Wallpaperflare
CONSIDERATIONS FOR FINAL ASSESSMENTS • Limited bandwidth and student constraints • Asynchronous options • No-harm grading policy for Spring • Responding to questions during synchronous exams/assessments • Academic Integrity
BENEFITS OF ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS • Demonstrate higher levels of learning • Authentic application to the real world and future learning • Increased student motivation and perceived value • Provide options for students to demonstrate learning Photo by Andrea Hernandez is licensed under CC by-sa 2.0
WHY ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS DURING COVID-19? • Shifted work schedules, family responsibilities • Mental health and new stressors • Technology barriers • Disabilities and hidden disabilities • English Language Learners • Multiple interpretations of exam questions Photo licensed for use by pixabay • Academic integrity Remote Learning Resources for Students Community Resources for Students Summer 2020 Syllabus Update – Student Support Resources
Challenges with Alternative Assessments • Pivoting at the end of the semester • Grade weights • Communications with students • Time • Grading criteria • More subjective vs. objective • Rubrics • Difficult to assess lower-level outcomes (e.g. remembering) • Mandates for accreditation and transfer • Student acclimation to passive learning
ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO APPLY LEARNING • Multi-genre student presentations/simulations (scripted and recorded or performed live) • Career applications • Board Report or Professional Presentation • Letter of Protest or Mock Dialogue/Debate • Advertising Materials or Pamphlets • Review of Article or Other Text • Integrate course materials and other sources
ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR REFLECTIVE LEARNING • Reflective questions/metacognitive journals • Test items or stand-alone • Written or Audio/Video Recorded • analysis of a major event, decision, discovery • explanation of a data set, graph, diagram, map • review of an article or other text • Reflections on learning process • Strengthen engagement in the discipline
ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING • Narrated/annotated problem solving • Explain steps in the process • Show and explain work for problems • Equations, conversions, squares • Editing, re-ordering, selecting all that apply • Video record narration or demonstrate live • Each student may get different problems • Allow choice among assigned set (ie. 2 of 3)
ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO ADVANCE LEARNING • Exams designed for learning • Synthesis from open book/materials and notes • Apply course concepts and materials • Utilize case studies/problems • Can assign various problems • Learning by doing • Supports resourcefulness
ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO SHOWCASE LEARNING • Capstone Projects or Portfolios • applications of key concepts to demonstrate learning • visual demonstrations with explanations • Improvement • Best work • Achievement • Employable Skills • Reflection • Next Steps/Goals
ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO PROVIDE CHOICE • Consider providing choice among assessments • Play to students’ strengths • Increase certainty/comfort • Reduce stress/anxiety • May even provide traditional and alternative options This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC. • Some may prefer to work on project • Others may prefer to take an exam • Choices of type of exam • Choosing questions within exam
Student Demonstration – Veronica Mormino, Geography Virtual Presentation: You will create a virtual presentation on a topic of your choice related to Cuban culture, music, food, history, etc. For this presentation, you can choose any type of presentation to record. For example, you can record a power point presentation, a Prezi presentation, a poster, a poem, a cooking Cuban food class, a Cuban dance, music or song. The presentation must have an introduction and a conclusion. In the introduction, you will start by introducing yourself to the class and include the title of the presentation. Also, explain why you chose the topic. The duration of the presentation should be 10 minutes, maximum. Your presentation will be graded in creativity, time, tone of voice (loud and clear), relevance to the class and time limit (no more than 10 minutes). Please make sure to be prepared, synchronized and simple.
Sample Student Demonstration – Veronica Mormino, Geography Meet Kisa Jafri , a student in Veronica Mormino’s Spring 2020 Honors HUM115: Afro/Cuban Geography, History & Culture Link to Full Video
Sample Student Instructions – Veronica Mormino, Geography Please make sure to be prepared, synchronized and simple. If you choose to do a power point presentation, please make sure that the presentation does not contain full paragraphs of text. • Use a bulleted list or outline format and elaborate on the points in your talk. • Create a logical flow for your presentation. • Use large fonts (Times and Arial are preferable). • Use contrasting colors either a dark background with light text or a light background with dark text. • Avoid all CAPITAL LETTERS in your text. • Include a good combination of words, pictures, and graphics. Variety keeps the presentation interesting. • Be creative! When you are done recording your presentation, you will post your presentation in either YouTube (unlisted) or Google Drive, or you can email me the link to the video so I can share it with the rest of the class. Please remember that your final product is the link of your presentation posted in this discussion board. Please e-mail me if you have any questions.
"Solve for Everything" Final Project – Raeghan Graessle, Physics Slide provided by Raeghan Graessle
"Solve for Everything" Scorecard (1) Slide provided by Raeghan Graessle
Solve for Everything Scorecard (2) Slide provided by Raeghan Graessle
"Solve for Everything" Scorecard (3) Slide provided by Raeghan Graessle
TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNICATIONS Purpose -Explanation of the assessment you have planned for them and why you have designed it that way Task -Explicit instructions on what they are supposed to do and how (small steps with resources for students who may need additional support getting started) Criteria -Models/exemplars or test item types and clear explanations of how their work will be assessed
USING BLACKBOARD TOOLS FOR ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS • Presentation & recording options in Blackboard Collaborate Ultra • Assignment submission options • Discussion boards for student sharing
LIVE PRESENTATIONS IN BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE ULTRA • Present to the whole class, small group, or just you • Use attendee permissions to allow students to present • You can record live sessions with students for later viewing/grading
LIVE PRESENTATIONS IN BLACKBOARD COLLABORATE ULTRA • Consider individual presentations or presentations by one or two groups at a time • Use the Create Session option if desired to create separate sessions
USING BLACKBOARD FEATURES FOR TRADITIONAL EXAMS • Test Availability • Single vs. Multiple Attempts • Force Completion with Timer vs. No Force Completion with Timer • Display Dates and/or due dates • Test Availability Exceptions • Students who need extended time/dates • Showing Results and Feedback to Students • Combinations of how and when to give students feedback • Test Presentation • Randomizing Delivery • Prohibit Backtracking
THE PURSUIT OF SECURE ONLINE TESTING Testing at home can be secure • Making an attempt sets a tone/expectation • Even though things have changed, we still need to honestly assess the learning • Adds accountability Testing at home cannot be 100% secure • As this online learning becomes the new normal, new work-arounds are created • Where there's a will, there's a way
OPTIONS FOR SECURE TESTING - RESPONDUS How Does it Work? What's Needed? • Student downloads Respondus • A webcam software • A laptop or desktop computer • Student is recorded with Respondus • Stable internet connection Monitor • The Respondus software download • Respondus software "locks down" the student's internet access • Upon completion, you can review footage for potential anomalies
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