Promoting Collaborative Learning

We believe that a cyclical relationship exists in online classes wherein collaborative activity supports the creation of community, and the presence of community supports the ability for collaborative activity to occur successfully. --Palloff, R. M., & Pratt, K. (2007). Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy

Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy (2008) was developed by Andrew Churches as an extension of the original Bloom’s Taxonomy and creates a hierarchy of learning activities in a digital environment. It provides the opportunity for a number of different learning activities for students, using a variety of digital tools.

Authentic Assessment Toolbox

This article at the website of the National Educators Association looks at how to create effective standards for measuring student learning.

Authentic Assessment

This article from Indiana University compares authentic assessments with typical tests and how such assessments are vital in students developing real world skills. The article also notes the difficulty in grading authentic assessments and why rubrics can help instructors with this task.

Assessing Student Learning Online

This webpage from Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering features text and video covering all aspects of student assessment. It includes the definition of assessment, the types of assessment, how to build an assessment strategy, authentic assessments, and whether or not to use rubrics.