Assessment Practices in Digital Learning Environments

1. Assessment Practices in Digital Learning Environments Geoffrey Crisp Dean Learning and Teaching, RMIT ALTC National Teaching Fellow

2. Acknowledgements http://www.transformingassessment.com Shamim Joarder Mathew Hillier Mathew Hillier Shamim Joarder

3. Table 1. Example of 21st century employability skills (adapted from content by Ripley, 2010) 21st century employability skills

4. Learning and assessment • Employers are expecting graduates to be able to perform appropriately in proactive, task-directed ways where they implement their discipline specific knowledge in a context that involves many stakeholders • Universities are often concerned with students mastering the conceptual understanding of core discipline principles and applying these to artificially constructed tasks designed for assessments that can be easily delivered and marked

6. Jmol: Open-source Java viewer for chemical structures in 3D

7. Interactive tools for assessment

8. Second Life examples http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncj7xokweOc

9. Second Life examples - Sloodle

10. Second Life examples - QuizHUD

11. Augmented reality examples

12. Augmented reality examples Physical hardware can be connected to the Internet Students can use the equipment 24/7 thus increasing use time

13. Augmented reality examples

14. Augmented reality examples Music – drum sequences Music – band / instruments Engineering exploded models

15. Scenario based learning - SBLi Timer Clickable Image Part Location Window Action Window Environment Window Configurable by Teachers Question Release date Question Feedback Release date Moodle Compatible Maximum Attempt Number Content Window

16. Serious Games

17. Rethinking curriculum design We need to rethink our curriculum design so that it facilitates both the development and assessment of discipline skills and capabilities, as well as the application of these skills and capabilities in an authentic environment