Moving Beyond Traditional Assessment: Using Authentic Assessment in Online Learning Environments

Session Type: Working Group Roundtable

Abstract

Pedagogy has increasingly moved to online classrooms since the start of the 21st century, yet assessments have remained largely in the traditional realm of the term paper. Online learning allows for the flexibility to create an atmosphere where students construct knowledge and create products with the use of web-based tools and new media. Authentic assessment a “form of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of essential knowledge and skills” (J. Mueller, 2011) provide students with the opportunity to reflect on learning, engage in peer interaction and receive continuous instructor feedback. This roundtable session will bring together an international panel of online instructors to share research and best practices for using authentic assessments.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Online Teaching and Learning

Chair

• Wayne Padover, National University

Papers

• Does Real-Time Collaboration Improve Student Assessment? - Patricia A. Dickenson, National University

• Using Social Media to Informally Assess Graduate Students in Education Policy - Christina Yuknis, Gallaudet University

• Using Video-Sharing Platforms for Assessment: A Case Study - Gylo Hercelinskyj, University of Canberra

• Polysynchronously Assessing Prior Knowledge Through Establishing a Community of Learners - Martin Timothy Hall, Charles Sturt University; Ramona Ericka Archer-Bradshaw, Erdiston Teachers' Training College

• Preparing Special Education Teacher Candidates to Intentionally Incorporate Technology Within Individual Education Plan Goals - Jennifer Courduff, Azusa Pacific University

• Assessment in the Online Classroom: A Critical Analysis of Two Major Strategies—Online Quizzes and Discussion Boards - Mark Ryan, Loyola Marymount University

Discussant

• Donna Elder, National University