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i>clicker
I>clicker is interactive technology designed to increase participation, confirm understanding, and measure performance (iclicker, n.d.). Educators use this technology to promote engagement and dialog with students. Features include LMS integrations, real-time polling, integrated gradebook, results chart window, mobile response, and anonymous mode (i>clicker products, n.d.). I>clicker allows educators to assess as learners participate using remotes or mobile devices. "Instuctors can generate Excel reports of aggregate and individual response data" (i>clicker, n.d.). As a future educator, I would implement i>clicker to assess student learning and performance from the data collected as students participate. I would also use i>clicker to obtain instant feedback to generate discussions and align teaching strategies. The URL below provides additional information about services and products offered by i>clicker.
https://www1.iclicker.com/products/
References
icliker.com (n.d.). i>clicker. Retrieved from https://www1.iclicker.com/
iclicker.com (n.d.). i>clicker products. Retrieved from https://www1.iclicker.com/products/
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Blogging
Blogging is a creative tool for learning as it expands the walls of the classroom (Richardson, 2010). Blogging allows students to publish knowledge and skills learned. This makes it an effective assessment instrument. Audio and video can also be used to explain and demonstrate objectives. Blogging promotes feedback and dialog as well. As a future educator, I would incorporate blogging as an assessment by asking learners to create and maintain blog posts to reflect understanding of course material. I would also ask learners to demonstrate skills using audio and/or video in their blogging. The following URL provides additional information on utilizing blogging in education.
http://halfanhour.blogspot.ca/2009/04/blogs-in-education.html
Reference
Richardson, W. (2010). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Hello Ms. Thompson, I totally agree. Assessments are valuable tools that assist with the learning process. They provide feedback to institutions in an effort to improve teaching techniques. They also inform instructors of the comprehension of the learners in the class. This is important because the instructor if they are good instructors will tweak the instructions so that everyone understands them. This is just an example of reach them where they are. Great post and continued success.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that blogging can be an excellent assessment tool and the instructor can grade on the presentation, grammar and understanding of the concepts and these blogs can be time, module or topic based. There are several advantages for blogging including that they are available 24/7, they are ideal for interactive learning, they develop learners skills, and enhance the subject matter (ALIP, 2013). I think blogging is an excellent idea and the blog we are working on in this class is my first experience with blogging. I really enjoy researching and making my blogs and then seeing what others students post on my blog. I also enjoy reading other students blogs and commenting and the whole while I have learned a lot without even really thinking about, and I feel like I have become more technologically savvy. I never thought of using blogs an educational tool before this and I think from my own personal experience that it is a great learning and assessment tool.
References
ALip, A. S. (2013, March 30). Blogging as a Tool for Formative Assessment and Reflective
Learning. Retrieved April 29, 2017, from http://chtl.hkbu.edu.hk/documents/elfa2013/Session3A-S3-forweb.pdf
Vankita, I am not familiar with the clicker. However, it appears to be a very useful tool instructors can utilize in the classroom to collect vital information from students. As a matter of fact, I will certainly consider using the clicker in my classroom once I become more knowledgable on how to implement the clicker into the educational process (Thomas, Martin , & Pleasants, 2011).
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Thomas, G., Martin , D., & Pleasants, K. (2011). Using self-and peer assessment to enhance students' future-learning in higher education. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 8(1), 1-17.