M&L webinar: New assessment strategies in the media-rich class
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The document discusses new assessment strategies in a digital technologies course at the University of Manchester, focusing on student engagement through podcasts and video. It emphasizes the importance of reflective practice and the use of diverse technologies to enhance learning while accommodating both on-campus and distance learners. Additionally, it highlights that students produce multimedia projects that can serve as resources for their peers, fostering collaboration and shared knowledge.
M&L webinar: New assessment strategies in the media-rich class
- 1. New assessment strategies (video, podcast and more) Andrew Whitworth Manchester Institute of Education January 2015
- 2. The context • MA: Digital Technologies, Communication and Education — University of Manchester Run as both an on-campus and distance learning programme since 2007. Approximately 60 students in 2014-15, located worldwide
- 3. Course ethos • Complex logistics — the DL and on-campus experiences are kept as close as possible • Reflective practice is central • Students build a portfolio of material, but also a theoretically-informed perspective on their work as a whole.
- 4. • The ideal is to bring different technologies ‘naturally’ into the course environment • Aim is that students will gravitate to what they feel comfortable with — but understand why it adds value to the learning environment
- 5. Assessment… • … must therefore allow students the opportunity to apply technical knowledge in specific contexts; • to reflect on this experience; • and to do so in formats that are amenable to being undertaken by distance learners.
- 6. Podcasts • Students on the Digital, Media and Information Literacy course are asked to put together a 15- minute podcast • Discuss, compare and contrast two pieces of literature • As well as being summative assessment, the podcasts then serve as resources for other students, wanting to draw on these works
- 7. • Students use a range of platforms for their podcasts, including Podomatic or (with accompanying visuals) YouTube or Prezi e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nI5178Fr-4 note the number of views (work done May 2014)
- 9. Multimedia http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps/mywordbook- 2 MA: DTCE dissertations allow students to conduct design-based (rather than research- based) projects Not an option for every course, admittedly: but the increased access to design software does make it an option for many See Neil Ballantyne’s “My Word Book” app:
- 10. http://nexus-multimedia.com/newsonatlas2.com/ … and the “News on Atlas” app (created by Will Fastiggi)