Activity #1: MET Assessments
From my MET experience, I have been assessed using the following methods: digital storytelling, blogs, research papers, presentations, Moodle courses and wikis. I will say that the most rewarding types of assessments have been where I have been able to either create a presentation/course or performing an analysis of some type.
For instance, the Market or Venture analysis that we performed in this course was very enjoyable. This particular project made me get out of my comfort zone and really examine a venture to see if it was suitable for the educational market. I also enjoyed doing those research papers where I needed to critically analyze specific educational studies, because it gave me a chance to comment on what could be done better. I also really enjoyed creating digital artifacts for courses and creating a Moodle course from scratch. I was able to do both of these things in the ETEC 565a course. These particular projects were different in that I had to learn to use specific digital tools (in my case Slide Roll and Moodle) to create a course or presentation.
I always felt that these types of assessments really help students learn the material and get the higher level learning that we always talk about in education. As we all know, memorization will only get us so far. The analysis and reflections that we do in the MET program really work to strengthen our knowledge, improve our skills and work to flex our mental muscles.
Juliana.
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andrea 6:50 pm on November 8, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
“As we all know, memorization will only get us so far.”
Good point, Juliana. I think that much of the really powerful learning that’s happened for me in MET has been about *doing* stuff. That doesn’t mean it can’t reference theory or involve reading lots of articles :), but developing a constructivist-style course is both a lot harder and a lot more rewarding than memorizing what constructivism is, who developed it, etc.
Juliana 5:47 pm on November 13, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Exactly. I really enjoyed applying the theory and seeing how it works in the real world. For me it gave a real life context to it and really allowed me to see what would realistically work.
Juliana.