VirtualMV/Digital Learning Technologies/Assessment

Designing assessments
To write better questions for assessment go to the following "big bad wolf" story and blooms taxonomy, http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/BloomsTaxonomy/blooms02.htm

Specialised Software

 * Peerwise ( http://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/ )
 * View video at http://akoaotearoa.ac.nz/node/4736 (or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1tN006KEWo) 8 mins
 * EIT Course: http://peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/at/?eit_nz


 * Askbot ( http://askbot.org/en/questions/)
 * An Open Source Q&A package along the same lines as peerwise. Being tested by wikieducator ( sample questions )


 * Hot potatoes
 * Download the software, which compiles an html page that contains your questions (as it is an HTML page with JavaScript to drive the questions it can be used in Moodle).
 * Download a word document to teach the basics at http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rgshiwyc/school/curric/HotPotatoes/UseHotPotatoes.htm
 * Home page of the software is at http://hotpot.uvic.ca/


 * Poll everywhere ( http://www.polleverywhere.com/ )
 * Create a poll that can be done either online or via text messaging
 * Free to under 40 students


 * Socrative ( http://socrative.com/)
 * Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.
 * Free


 * Xorro-Q ( http://www.xorro.com/products/q )
 * YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJihf8c8nJd4G5ls_SP1ePQ (contains two introductory videos)
 * For group brainstorming,audience polling, surveys and assessments. Using Xorro-Q's on-screen dashboard, a teacher, trainer or presenter can instantly invite audience participation.
 * Participants can receive questions on any browser-capable device: mobile phones, ipads, tablets,laptops etc. **Responses are instantly available to display, or to drag-and-drop into other setting.

Peer review tools
Student peer review involves students sharing their work with their peers for constructive feedback. This process, which involves students receiving feedback on their own work and providing feedback on other students’ work, can play a valuable role in tertiary education to promote student learning and increase satisfaction with the volume and quality of feedback.
 * http://peerreview.cis.unimelb.edu.au/tools/tool-overview/