Thank you all for your participation in the Problem Based Assessment presentation. So many interesting ideas and perspectives have been posted this week; this is a summary of what was discussed: PBA IN MET People highlighted a number of ways we have used PBA in MET, including creating concept maps, wikis, blogs, as well as […]
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My feeling is that PBAs may be one of the more difficult of the emerging markets for which to develop ventures. I came to this conclusion in reflecting both on David V’s outlining of the crucial difference between products and services, and one of the optional readings which outlined how PBA is fundamentally about performance […]
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In my teaching, I have used several PBA’s, even in just the last couple of years: Blogger and WordPress VoiceThread Webquests Glogster Museum Box ToonDoo, BitStrips, and Pixton All academic benefits aside, I enjoy using them with my students, as I like the variety of products I get to see and (in more cases than […]
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I apologize as here I am on the last day of the week with my one post again! Work and life just seems to be getting in the way. Activity #1. I enjoyed many of the PBAs in MET and feel that I’ve learned a great deal more than I would have had I written […]
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I initially found the excitement about product-based assessment curious… I had to think for awhile before I realized that my own experiences in journalism and law school and a legal apprenticeship were so problem-focused and product-focused that I hadn’t really given much thought to it. Even the exams in law school are cases to be […]
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Thanks for sharing David, it is interesting to hear your perspective and experience. I won’t add too much to what you wrote at this stage in our presentation, but you have got me thinking. I wonder what new tools or services are on the horizon that could make your own pursuit of project based assessment better, easier, more interesting or maybe more efficient…
cheers
Doug
Hi,
Very interesting post.
From my humble experience, I would say critical thinking, adaptability, and creativity is a personal choice and partly influenced by people we admire.
It is difficult to say why people take MS or PhD. I am guessing that it is somehow related to job opportunities. I have seen a lot of job openings – college level (teaching) … and the minimum requirement is a Masters Degree.
Actually, it is also true for Software industry. I noticed that the job openings require too many technologies that the applicant must know … not including the years of experience. I wonder how a new graduate would compete for that position. I guess this is why co-op is popular (to get the required experience — and to get noticed by the potential employer).
cheers,
smc
Take a moment to write your final post about which PBA future emerging market tool (product or service) you have used and which one you would like to see more of. As many have already mentioned, I would like to see the use of blogging become more common in classes and in my daily life. […]
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Thanks for the post Jenaca.
This is a bit off-topic, but I try to eliminate paper and printouts by going all-electronic. For example, all my lessons and lesson plans are in OneNote. However, I’m not sure if I’ve managed to reduce my paper output in the slightest! All my lessons get printed out anyways, since I have to photocopy the materials to hand out to the students. And it goes on from there. I guess one day I’ll get it right. I hope!
cheers
Doug
I will agree with others in that I used blogs the most when creating projects, however, the one activity that really caused me to stretch my brain was digital storytelling. Many others have spoken about TOONDOOs, which is a simple comic strip creating platform that can be used to express complex ideas in a comic […]
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Juliana,,
I am also a big fan of toondoo and have used it twice for MET assignments. It is really a great tool that will wield magic in the classrooms where reluctant writers exist. It doesn’t feel like the regular writing of a story; but rather putting all the pieces together to complete a puzzle. This would be worth investing in to expand the writing and creative capabilities of students.
Everton
Yes definitely. I think some things that I would like to see in the platform is more expressions, gestures and backgrounds.
Juliana.
Whoosh, the week flew by, and I barely got around to posting my initial thoughts of the topic of Product-Based Assessment, and now I need to post my final thoughts. This post will be a mixture of my conflicted thoughts on assessment in general, as well as which already-existing learning technologies do an adequate job […]
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Interesting thoughts there Kyle. In some ways, PBA is “assessment that just happens.” By using the right tool at the right time, a student’s work is their learning and is their assessment. I suppose that sounds a bit glib, but there is truth to it. I don’t think we will ever get away from the assessment part of the product, it is our formative feedback that makes the whole thing work.
cheers
Doug
As I was drafting my final post, contemplating David’s question about product based ventures in the PBA space I noticed that Brenda made a similar post in her Final Post: Emerging PBA for the future. I also see the value in a framework for ePortfolios that support PBAs related to Professional Development in the workplace. […]
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Julie, I think there is a lot of potential for e-portfolios outside of education. I was an engineer for 15 years and I can’t count how many times I was supposed to have a yearly or bi-yearly evaluation, and it was never completed. There is no doubt that large corporations and HR units could use a system like Mahara for tracking parts of the employee’s performance, goals, 5 year plans, etc. There is a ton of potential here. This is an e-portfolio specific aspect of PBA, but these eport reflections and thoughts are products as well.
cheers
Doug
Thanks for the feedback Doug. Yes, the unfinished evaluation is all too commonplace.
Hi Julie, I agree there are many applications for your idea in the workplace. I think tools that allow people to concretely connect their work with the goals, vision or mission of an organization, and potentially to connect with others who are doing the same thing, would make the typical performance management tasks much more useful.
Andrea
Thanks Andrea – I like like the idea of having the peers connect inside the organization as well – good idea.
I have used e-portfolio, blogs, and wikis. I like the affordances of reflection and authorship. However, although they have proven quite effective, I would like if the assessment could be in a form that was directly related to the product. For example, a wiki and blog seem so far removed from Mathematics in so many ways. For this, […]
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schiong 11:49 am on November 13, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi,
I also like concept map.
Unfortunately, there are times I feel that it is “subjective” (.. I am sure there is a more appropriate word (than “subjective”) to describe… )
What if the student sees relationship between node A and B , and we (teacher) didn’t (and vice-versa)?
I do not use any specific PBA tools in my class. I have tried blog in the past. Unfortunately, I discovered that some students would just ask their friends to do it. The discovery was by accident. We have a Lab room open to any students. We have a Lab technician who handles the hardware. On that day, he was very busy. So, I decided to give him some assistance in the Lab room. When I enter the Lab room to fix the printer connection, it was then I discovered that some of my students are asking someone else to do their blog.