Evaluation of Online Learning

(Evaluating student performance)

Name of Video: Educational Uses of Second Life

1-The URL of the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOFU9oUF2HA&feature=related

Participation in discussions:

Degree of participation:

NumberPatterns

1The total number of messages per student in the course.

1Number of messages per student in every discussion topic.

12Number of messages in earlier lessons.

155Number of messages in later lessons.

Do you mean secede? Because people want to use different methods they should leave the country?

You MUST be a teacher, to be so offended by students wanting to take more control over their own education. I, as a student, have always been under challenged in traditional classrooms, but because I could never afford a private instructor I had to sit with my hand in the air while teachers struggled to get less motivated students to ask a question or two. Waste of time and waste of potential.

Lengths of message per student (in statements).

1Number of statements directly related to learning per student.

Interaction

Patterns Percent Example of responsesSelf-introduction 7% Second life is a fantastic

opportunity for people to create anything they can imagine, within a 3d setting. I just visited a fascinating build called the "Museum of the African-American Experience",

I own a corporate education negotiations training firm, and I think that for the first time, the promise of "on-line learning" is going to be answered by SL

Statements that social in nature 14% nice game that's really nice This video is very

good.

Statements that comment in another message

15%

18%

There's no game play and no game. You can create games with it.

Some use it for music and arts too! ^^ The music academy in SL is a good example of learning music thru second life.

i agree but it’s a free download and free membership, also it’s not just for education

Repeating information in another message

16%

it’s a free download and free membership

Its free it’s a site. It's free to download and

simple too

Responding to the tutor's views or advises

12% Second life is not a game by the way, so please try to get past that

misconception. it’s a virtual world not

a game and its free and will always be there

Not as well. Why not? It's too expensive. Would they let you try to build an airplane in a real school, even in the best college? No, it would be too expensive, too risky. In SL life... GO AHEAD!, try, make mistakes, try again

Responding to accept others’ views and opinions without explanation 9%

making the world more lazier

the graphic of second life still need to be improved

Cognitive and content-related

ExampleNoYesPatterns

*Second Life is a virtual world, not a game. It's a completely interactive, user oriented and created

world in which you can be and do anything you want.

Providing solution with explanation.

*Virtual world isn't real life and it doesn't count in the "natural world". People can learn from anything, but

we all have to live and survive in the real world where you interact with real circumstances.

Providing more than one solution.

*Do you have to pay money to play?

*Is second life free??

Asking question related to the discussion topic.

* Would they let you try to build an airplane in a real school, even in the best college?

* How-to game this? I have to download something?

Asking for more clarification.

-Judging the relevance of solution.

* To get through to all learners with many different learning styles, this would be one great and fun way to

process information.

Repeating information contained in the course

materials.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

bbb

Yes

-Drawing conclusions.

2- Evaluating Learning Environment:

(5 Common Blogging Problems and How to Overcome Them)

http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/blogging/common-blogging-problems/

Brife description of the blog:

Blogging provides anyone with the opportunity to publish content and the potential to make money. Because of this, there are hundreds or thousands of new blogs launched every day. Unfortunately, there are some significant challenges that most new bloggers face, and in many cases the challenges are significant enough to lead the blogger to give up.

ELEMENTExemplary

  3Proficient

2

Partially Proficient

1

Unsatisfactory0

POINTS

Content and Creativity Postings provide

comprehensive insight, understanding, and reflective thought about the topic.

Postings provide moderate insight, understanding and reflective thought about the topic.

Postings provide minimal insight, understanding and reflective thought about the topic.

Postings show no evidence of insight, understanding or reflective thought about the topic.

3/3

Postings present a focused and cohesive viewpoint that is substantiated by effective supporting examples.

Postings present a specific viewpoint that is substantiated by supporting examples.

Postings present a specific viewpoint but lack supporting examples.

Postings present no specific viewpoint and no supporting examples are provided.

2/3

Postings are creatively Postings are Postings are Postings are 2/3

No

and fluently written to stimulate dialogue and commentary.

generally well written with some attempts made to stimulate dialogue and commentary.

brief and unimaginative, and reflect minimal effort to connect with the audience.

written in a half-hearted, disjointed manner that reflects no awareness of effective communication.

Voice

Postings are written in a style that is appealing and appropriate for the intended audience and a consistent voice is evident throughout.

Postings are written in a style that is generally appropriate for the intended audience and an attempt is made to use a consistent voice.

Postings are written in a style that does not fully consider the audience, and the author’s voice is difficult to identify.

Postings are carelessly written with no attempt to consider the audience and no awareness of author voice.

2/3

 

Postings reflect the author’s unique personality through expressive and carefully selected word choices that bring the topic to life.

Postings reflect a bit of the author’s personality through word choices that attempt to bring the topic to life.

Postings reflect almost no personality and little attempt is made to use effective word choices to bring the topic to life.

Postings are devoid of any personality; words used are trite and unexpressive.

1/3

Organization

Uses a consistent organizational structure that is easy to follow and places the most recent posts at the top of the page.

Uses a generally consistent organizational structure, with the most current posting listed at the top.

 Uses a loosely defined organizational structure that shows minimal awareness of the need for consistency.

Fails to provide a consistent organizational structure and shows no awareness of the need for consistency.

 3/3

Timeliness Updates blog as often or more often than required; all posts are date-stamped.

Updates blog when required; most posts are date-stamped.

Updates blog when reminded; posts are often missing a date stamp.

Fails to update blog within the required time frame.

1/3

Mechanics Writes with no errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

Writes with minor editing errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

Writes with major errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling.(3 or more

Writes with numerous major errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling.

3/3

errors) (More than 5 errors)

Text Layout

Effectively uses the blog software’s text formatting capabilities to enhance the content’s visual appeal and increase readability.

Uses some of the blog software’s text formatting capabilities to enhance the content’s visual appeal and increase readability.

Uses very few of the blog software’s text formatting capabilities.

Uses none of the blog software’s text formatting capabilities.

2/3

Hyperlinks Includes links to relevant, up-to-date websites or documents that enhance the information presented in the blog postings.

Includes links to websites or documents, but not all links enhance the information presented in the blog postings.

Includes links to websites or documents that add little value to the information presented in the blog postings.

Does not include any links, or the links selected are of poor quality and do not add any value to the information presented in the blog postings.

  0/3

Graphics and Multimedia

Selects and inserts high quality graphics and multimedia when appropriate to enhance and extend the content.

Selects and inserts graphics and multimedia that are mostly high quality and enhance and clarify the content.

Selects and inserts many low-quality graphics and multimedia which do not enhance the content.

Does not insert any graphics, or uses only low-quality graphics and multimedia, which do not enhance the content.

 0/3

Acknowledges all image and multimedia sources with captions or annotations.

Acknowledges most image and multimedia sources with captions or annotations.

Acknowledges only a few multimedia and image sources and uses incomplete captions or annotations.

Fails to acknowledge any image or multimedia sources, either with a caption or an annotation.

0/3

Citation Consistently uses standard bibliographic format to cite all sources, including direct quotations.

Uses standard bibliographic format to cite sources most of the time.

Does not use standard bibliographic format to cite sources, and citations are incomplete.

Does not cite any sources.

 0/3

Accurately cites all sources of information to

Most sources are cited

Few sources are cited

Does not provide any

0/3

support the credibility and authority of the opinions presented.

accurately, and support the credibility of the opinions presented.

accurately, and they fail to adequately support the credibility of the opinions presented.

accurate information about sources used.

Comments and Contributions

Writes comments on other students’ blog postings that are consistently positive, respectful, and succinct while providing a meaningful addition to the discussion.

 Writes comments on other students’ blog postings that are generally positive, respectful and add value to the discussion.

Writes comments on other students’ blog postings which often fail to show respect for other opinions.

Writes openly disrespectful and negative comments on other students’ blog postings.

2/3

Meets all goals and deadlines for posting comments on other students’ blogs.

Meets most goals and deadlines for posting comments on other students’ blogs.

Occasionally meets goals and deadlines for posting comments on other students’ blogs.

Does not meet goals and deadlines for posting comments on other students’ blogs.

0/3

TOTAL POINTS 21/48

Evaluation of the Online learning:

3-The URL of the online course: http://www.engrade.com/

Statements Strongly Agree

Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

Edit Assignment Scores for a Single Student

Allow students to change their passwordAllow to Improve Lessons/Wikis

Attach Lessons and Files to Messages

Allow Student, Teachers, Parents, and Administrators each get their own personal login into Online GradesAbility to record atendence and conductprovides access to exams for self-study courseAllow students to have immediate results Easy Access to CPE Course CertificatesShare grades and reports with students and parents via the online portal

Flexible grade weighting capabilities by class, grade or division

Provide Ability to create skill set assessments or evaluative grading scales

Provides Powerful academic reports - report cards, transcripts, progress reports

4- The URL of the online course: http://www.classmarker.com/

Statement provide Not provide Not applicable 1

Student can log-in to test taking easily

2 Learner could access to test every time.

3

Classmarker Online Testing Tool

Class marker provide immediate grading for student

4 Class marker provides analytical and statistical reports for results.

5 Instructor only can view report about test result

6 Class marker provide free easy registration for each student.

7

Instructor can set certain number of students.

8 Instructor have the control over providing enrolment codes .

9 Instructor can provide more than one sample of test

10 Every student has his own enrolment code.

5- Evaluation the features of blog:

The URL http://alaasadik.blogspot.com/

Statement provide Not provide Not applicable 1

Student can log-in to disscation easily

2 Learner could access to blog every time.

3 Blog provide immediate responses for students

4 Blog provides the number of participants in the disscation topic.

5 Any visitors can view the disscation

6Blog provide free easy registration for each student.

7

Blog provides instructions for users.

8 Blogs provide icons to navigate throw the sit easily

9 Every student has his own enrolment code.