The Challenges of Using Authentic Assessments in Online Learning Contexts
Two institutions—one philosophy
Goddard College,Vermont,founded in 1869
Union Institute & University, Ohio, founded in 1969
John Dewey’s basic pedagogy
1. Learning individually…
2. Learning in a group…
3. Learning by doing…
Learning by doing…The challenge of “doing” in a fully online environment
Options for “doing” in a literature and writing program?
Creative writing
Present a paper at a conference
Intern with a newspaper or publisher
Create a course you would like to teach
Creating a course to teach—
face to face online
The Applications Course
Double focus--
› Taking a course
› Creating a course
How to make the requirements clear?
Course they are taking…
Course they are creating…
The challenge you have accepted!
Appreciating Austen in a Modern World
Jane Austen F2F Class Rubric
EN 333: Murder, Bigamy, and Obsession (and other topics in 19th Century British Sensation Novels)
Wiki for supporting F2F class
The Literature of Cuban-American Women From 1970-Present
What was the take-away?
Assessment depends on desired outcome
Assignment depends on assessment
Task assigned must be “visible”
Collaborative learning is an essential component of authentic assessment