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Teaching Online: A Student-Centered Approach --> Course Revision and Improvement
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Comment on Susan Larsen's post: Do you find it challenging to make changes though? We have to start from scratch with every course so it takes hours to set up the basic shell -- time we could be using to change and improve the shell.
It takes multiple tools and data sources to complete the course review process. One needs to include both quantitative data and qualitative data from multiple stakeholders to continuously make necessary adjustments and improvements to the course structure and close the loop!
I love the idea of the 3 clear points, 3 muddy points assessment. I had never heard of this before, but it makes sense that it would be a great informal evaluation tool for students to identify areas of weakness. This will alert the instructor about a need for a plan to be developed to address the "muddy points" before a formal assessment of student knowledge is conducted. This can assure that the students can be successful on summative/formative assessments.
Evaluations should be multifaceted, considering all stakeholders and not limited or one dimensional. The biggest takeaway is that evaluations serve as a means to gain real feedback and help to determine if change or adjustments are needed.
It is pertinent that educators use multiple avenues of evaluation to assist in revising courses. This ensures that the educators receive quantitative and qualitative data from students, colleagues, and other professional stakeholders. Doing so will help the instructor create and deliver courses that align with the mission and values of the organization as well as industry standards and best practices.
Evaluation serves as a catalyst for measuring student-instructor performance in an online educational setting. It explicates students performance vis-à-vis tutors measurement gauge in the process of imparting knowledge.
Feedback from multiple sources is a good idea. Typically I only get student feedback but it's good to know of the other ways to get it.
An online instructor must continuously evaluate feedback from multiple sources and stakeholders to close the loop, thus enhancing the program over time. This is an ongoing process as multiple factors can change over time impacting the need to update the online course to fit changing needs.
I liked the statement "What does it mean to “close the loop”? The strict definition is that the output provides feedback to change the system’s inputs." this is why evaluation is so important.
I learned the importance of getting input from multiple stakeholders to guide changes/updates that improve my courses.
The value of multiple evaluations to identify success in a course but also to identify what needs revision
I learned that multiple evaluations are needed to ensure that your course is designed in the best way.