Tag Archives: assessment

Promoting Authentic Learning in the Age of AI

Posted on March 10, 2023 by geoffcain

As an instructional designer and former English teacher, I have mixed feelings about using A.I. to produce school work. If there is a learning outcome that is legitimately met by a particular tool (including AI), then fine – let’s include … Continue reading →

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NWeLearn: Badging for Beginners

Posted on October 22, 2019 by geoffcain

This was a presentation I gave at the Northwest eLearn Conference in Bend, OR on October 17th. It was a short outline about what badges are and who is using them and why. Then, I went on to talk about … Continue reading →

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Facilitating Online Discussions for eLearning

Posted on September 3, 2019 by geoffcain

This is a post in support of a presentation I am giving for Columbia Basin College’s eLearning Days. One of the reasons the presentation part is so short is because I am using the presentation as a launch pad for … Continue reading →

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Everything New is Old Again: OER and Assessment

Posted on August 27, 2019 by geoffcain

I have been commenting on “online homework systems” and testing in general as assessment via blog postings and Twitter from David Wiley and Clint Lalonde. Obviously, it is difficult to tease out any kind of real argument on Twitter, so … Continue reading →

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Wrapping Up The Rubrics

Posted on October 12, 2017 by geoffcain

I started this series with a general overview of rubrics in general with the posting  Evaluating Online Courses: a prelude. I learned a lot reviewing the seven rubrics below for online courses: CA Community College’s Online Education Initiative Rubric Quality … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: CSU’s QOLT

Posted on September 26, 2017 by geoffcain

I have used the California State University’s Quality Online Learning and Teaching (QOLT) rubric to evaluate courses as well as its ancestor, the CSU Chico rubric. This is the two-page version of the QOLT rubric. I have seen this rubric … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: OCAT and Peer Assessment Process

Posted on September 15, 2017 by geoffcain

The Coulter Faculty Center eLearning Faculty Fellows at Western Carolina University developed the “Online Course Assessment Tool and Peer Assessment Process” or “OCAT.” This is essentially a checklist style rubric designed to provide peer feedback on the design of their online … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: CMU’s Quality Assurance Checklist

Posted on August 31, 2017 by geoffcain

In my look at online course rubrics, I want to include Central Michigan University’s Quality Assurance Checklist from their Center for Instructional Design (CID) because it is typical of what most colleges who do have a rubric usually have. There is … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: OCEP

Posted on August 16, 2017 by geoffcain

Some of the rubrics I am examining are a bit of a time warp. The Online Course Evaluation Project (OCEP) from the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education, for instance, is from 2005. I think it is important to look … Continue reading →

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Course Rubrics: Illinois’ Quality Online Course Initiative

Posted on August 9, 2017 by geoffcain

I have not used this rubric to evaluate a course. I have read about this rubric, and no research into rubrics for course development would be complete without looking at this one. The Illinois Online Network and the Illinois Virtual … Continue reading →

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