Aligning course activities and desired outcomes with assessment of student performance is a difficult task. How can an instructor really know if students have met course objectives or have achieved content area competencies if tests and quizzes are not the main means of assessment? This presentation will explore concepts of course design and assessment with the goal of linking the two. The emphasis is on the use of authentic assessments that really measure achievement and learning

Palloff/Pratt Follow-Up Session 1

Rena Palloff
Keith Pratt

MP3 Audio

Palloff/Pratt Follow-Up Session 2

Rena Palloff
Keith Pratt

MP3 Audio

ePortfolio Assessment: From Rubrics to Contests

Michelle Pulaski Behling
Beth Klingner
Joe Ryan

Echo 360
Vodcast

Peer Assessment Tool for Online Class Sessions

Marie Truglio-Londrigan
Lillie Shortridge-Baggett
Andrea Sonenberg

Echo 360
Vodcast

Global Perspectives in the Lubin School & Bussiness

Randi Priluck

Echo 360
Vodcast

Hands-on Labs, Lab Reports and LEarning in an Online Science Course

Mary Margaret Minnis

Echo 360
Vodcast

Creating Standards without Borders: Online Learning Meets Governmental Regulation

Paul Shiffman

MP4 Video

State and federal authorization regulations will significantly impact distance education and online learning. The goals of this session are to:

Review the recent regulatory and oversight interest from many quarters, and the impact upon national goals to enhance access and capacity for degree production.
Examine regulatory barriers (state and federal) to quality online learning and their effect on the changing structure and capacity of higher education.
Summarize the work of the Presidents’ Forum and Council of State Governments Multi-State Reciprocity in Postsecondary Approval and Regulation project and explore the potential of a voluntary, interstate reciprocity agreement (compact) to simultaneously streamline the approval processes for institutions that seek to offer degree programs across political boundaries, while enabling states to operate essential regulatory functions with greater consistency and efficiency.

Authentic Facilitation and Assessment in Asynchronous Discussions

Michael Weinraub

Windows Video File

Are Rubrics "All That"

Maria Plochocki

Echo 360
Vodcast

iPace: Addressing the Needs of the Adult Learner / Online Rankings

Karen Berger
Barbara Farrell
Nancy Hale

Echo 360
Vodcast

Assessment Tools in Blackboard

Roberto Rodriguez

Echo 360
Vodcast