Luanne Haggard

I agree there is a push to verify and increase the integrity of online institutions.  I do hope the push continues into traditional, campus-based institutions as well.  There is an assumption that traditional campus-based courses and programs have a higher academic and operational integrity than online institutions.  While there may be examples of online institutions that fall into this category, there are also traditional institutions as well.  Those institutions seem to not make the news.

I have used rubrics for over 15 years and have had great success in students meeting outcomes.

Alternative assessments are great for focusing on students as individuals.  There is more than one way to learn so it stands to reason there is more than one way to asses learning.

I will have to admit, online assessment tools have become plentiful and varied.  I have been out of the classroom for three years now and seem to have fallen behind in the latest technology.  I have used Rubistar, SurveyMonkey, ExamView, and Moodle.  There are so many more options I would have love to have when I was teaching.  Socrative looks very appealing.  Has anyone used it?

There needs to be a sense of a risk-free environment, so students feel comfortable submitting thoughts and responses without judgment.  Starting with a poll so that students identities are anonymous is one way to set up that environment.  Posting questions with more than one right answer so students can express without penalty.  Setting up the course delivery so that continuous participation is needed is key. Students need to realize participation is necessary.

There is a debate over whether to accept late work or not, when to accept it, and how much penalty (if any) should be assessed.  I wanted to know thoughts about late work in an online classroom in both sychronous and asychronous environments.