Assessment and Policies

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Over the last several weeks, we've looked at building community and collaboration in online learning environments. But how do you assess how effectively a student has participated in the community? How do you determine the value of an individual's contributions to a small group? And how do you know what they learned during this process? Authentic assessment and evaluating community participation require methods that don't look for a single "right answer"; rather, they allow for gradations along a scale. For this type of assessment, rubrics are an effective tool.

Topic 5-A: Rubrics and Grading

Topic 5-B: Individual Assignments

Topic 5-C: Forums and Blogs

Topic 5-D: Group Work

Module Five Activity Checklist

Open the Learning Activity Checklist (pdf).

The Checklist can be saved to your local drive by clicking Save Save button on the toolbar. As you complete Module Assignments, check them off on this electronic copy. Alternatively, you can print a copy to complete.

Module Five Objectives

At the completion of this module, you will be able to:

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