1. www.lumenlearning.com
Session #2: Leveraging Assessments and
Technology for Continuous Course Improvement
Ronda Neugebauer
Faculty Success Lead, Lumen Learning
Summer Prep for Fall Courses
26 June 2014

2. Review of Session #1
Open Ed Landscape
Open Course Design
Increasing Student Engagement
Session #1 6/19/14 recorded meeting
http://meet60543915.adobeconnect.com/p4orw5syhnr/

3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
+237%

4. http://dealnews.com/features/The-Cost-of-Textbooks-Is-Rising-Faster-Than-the-Price-of-College-Tuition-/1037184.html
82% increase
in last decade

5. What are Open Educational
Resources (OER)?
(1)Any kind of teaching materials – textbooks,
syllabi, lesson plans, videos, readings,
exams
(2) Are free for anyone to access, and
(3) Include free permission to engage in
“5Rs”
What are Open Educational
Resources (OER)?
Shared by David Wiley under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

6. • Make and own copiesRetain
• Use in a wide range of waysReuse
• Adapt, modify, improveRevise
• Combine two or moreRemix
• Share with othersRedistribute
Shared by David Wiley under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.
The 5Rs

7. creativecommons.org
Commons licenses provide a simple, standardized
ant copyright permissions to creative work.500+ million items
simple, standardized, legally robust
way to grant copyright permissions
Open licenses make sharing easy

8. The Vision
Improve student success by using OER
• increase affordability
• broaden access to college and content
• apply continuous quality improvement to
courses

9. 100% of students have
free, digital access on Day 1

10. Teachers are designers.
As with other design professions,
standards
inform and shape our work.
Wiggins & McTighe Understanding by Design
Shared by David Wiley under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

11. Outcomes
identify desired
results
Assessments
determine
acceptable
evidence
Content
plan learning
experiences and
instruction
Backward Design
“begin with the end”

12. Easy Ways to
Increase Engagement
Post a video introduction
Ask students to post video introductions
Customize LMS profile
Create syllabus quiz/learning activity
Create and share blogs
http://goo.gl/y38h1u

13. Easy Ways to
Increase Engagement
http://goo.gl/y38h1u
Post screencasts
Use RSS feeds
Utilize social networking tools
Host synchronous meetings
Ask for feedback

14. Leveraging Assessments for
Continuous Course Improvement
Shared by David Wiley under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

15. Outcomes
identify desired
results
Assessments
determine
acceptable
evidence
Content
plan learning
experiences and
instruction
Backward Design
“begin with the end”

16. Higher Order Thinking Skills
education reform concept based on
learning taxonomies
relate to complex judgmental skills of
critical thinking, problem solving

17. Bloom’s Taxonomy
Remembering
Understanding
Applying
Analyzing
Evaluating
Creating
Higher Order

18. Outcomes
• measureable
• maintain consistent level of alignment
from course to module
• stated clearly and written from the
students’ perspective
Source: Quality Matters 2011-2013 Rubric

19. http://www.apu.edu/live_data/files/333/blooms_taxonomy_action_verbs.pdf
Course Level
Module Level

20. Assessments
• measure stated outcomes
• specific and descriptive criteria for
evaluation of students’ work
• sequenced, varied, and appropriate
• offer multiple opportunities for students
to measure their own learning progress
Source: Quality Matters 2011-2013 Rubric

21. Active Learning
All genuine learning is active, not passive.
It is a process of discovery
in which the student is the main agent,
not the teacher.
M.J. Adler The Paideia Proposal: An Education Manifesto

22. Active Learning:
Beyond Read & Quiz
• promotes independent, critical, and creative
thinking
• increases student investment, motivation,
performance
• encourages effective collaboration
Stanford Teaching Commons

23. Active Learning Challenges
Student
• ensuring active participation
• learning sufficient course content
• using higher order thinking skills
• enjoying the experience
Charles Bonwell, Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom

24. Active Learning Challenges
Faculty
• releasing control of the class
• maintaining self-confidence
• possessing needed facilitation skills
• criticism by others as “not teaching in an
established fashion”
Charles Bonwell, Active Learning: Creating Excitement in the Classroom

25. Brainstorm Learning Objectives
students encouraged to contribute ideas
choose topics of study
generate ideas for problem solving
Stanford Teaching Commons

26. Case-based Problem Solving
use case studies
students work out solutions
independently or in groups
Stanford Teaching Commons

27. Peer Instruction
one-minute paper reflections
speed problem-solving questions
breakout teaching sessions
Stanford Teaching Commons

28. Problem-based Learning
real-world, open-ended problem
collaborate in teams
analyze problem and apply what they know
Stanford Teaching Commons

29. Think-Pair-Share
question posed by instructor
think individually
discuss thoughts with partner
share ideas before contributing to class
Stanford Teaching Commons

30. Project-based Learning
propose solutions to problem
design, construct, deliver prototype
present prototype to class for review
Stanford Teaching Commons

31. Role Playing
staged exercise
assume perspective of character
unstructured scenario
followed by discussion
Stanford Teaching Commons

32. Alternative Assignment
option to complete something else
students create proposal for review
reasonable requests are honored

33. Leveraging Technology for
Continuous Course Improvement
Shared by David Wiley under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.

34. Grading Assessments
share matrices & rubrics with students
https://www.rcampus.com/index.cfm

36. Embracing Technology
Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy
Library Learning Commons
Teaching Generation NeXt
USDOE Executive Summary
Learning Analytics to Improve Success

37. Questions?
ronda@lumenlearning.com
@openarian
Slides on Slideshare