eWhat are the possibilities & realities of data collection in the digital age? Find out more about learning management systems, explore an option (or several) and evaluate if one might be a good fit for your educational program.

1. Tech for Tracking: Tools for
Data Collection and
Assessment
19 April2013

2. Presenter:
Meagen Farrell
Farrell Ink LLC

3. Today’s workshop will:
1. Whet your appetite for using
technology to lead your literacy
program.
2. Introduce learning management
systems.
3. Explore web-based tracking &
assessment tools and think about
their implications for your program.
4. Develop a plan for discussing or
testing it in your literacy program.

4. How will we do it? Agenda:
9:00 Intro & Greeting
9:15 Let’s get motivated!
9:30 Tools to track and assess
10:30 Small group exploration of
Learning Management Systems
11:15 Report & Discussion
12:00 Go have lunch!

5. Our activities connect to the
following NETS-A Standards:
3.d Stay abreast of educational
research and emerging trends
regarding effective use of technology
and encourage evaluation of new
technologies for their potential to
improve student learning.
4.e Establish and maintain a robust
infrastructure for technology including
integrated, interoperable technology
systems to support
management, operations, teaching, an
d learning.

6. For Your Future Reference
Online
 Go to: http://farrellink.com/blog
 You will see Tech to Track & Asses:
◦ Powerpoint to download (at home or
work)
◦ A section on each tool to explore with
links
◦ Area to comment

7. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO
TRACK & ASSESS USING
TECHNOLOGY?

9. What does all this potential mean
for data collection?
 Sprint: I am unlimited

10. And what are we doing with
it?
 Parry Gripp: Young Girl Talking About
Herself

11. How do you decide what
information to track in your
program?

12. Learning Management Systems
TOOLS TO TRACK &
ASSESS

13. What do you know about
learning management
systems?

14. Learning Management Systems
(LMS) known as: CMS
Also
Closed networks for
(Course Management
organizations to
Systems) or
manage learning
enterprise social
activity.
networks.
Users have individual
Usually web-
accounts to access
based, in the “cloud.”
and use the system.
Learning, data
collection & analysis
can take place in the
same system.

15. Get into pairs to discuss:
 What is your main reason for using
technology to track and assess?
 What are the key features you would
look for in an LMS?
 What are the major concerns or
drawbacks you anticipate?
 WRITE DOWN: your main
reason, and personal list of questions
to answer about an LMS.

16. What is one personal question
you have about using an LMS?

17. Let explore! Free options
 Google Apps for Education
 Edmodo
 Moodle
 Khan Academy

18. Paid options (but worth the price)
Blackboard
America Learns

19. SMALL GROUP
EXPLORATION OF LMS

20. Decide which LMS to explore
1. Which LMS do you want to explore?
Get in a group with others who want
to try that option.
2. Select one person to report back to
the large group.
3. Take 5 minutes to decide on your top
5 shared questions to answer about
the LMS you chose.

21. Discuss & Explore Online
 Go to: http://farrellink.com/blog
 You will see Tech to Track & Asses:
◦ Powerpoint to download (at home or work)
◦ A section on each LMS to explore with links
◦ Area to comment
 Explore the LMS and discuss your
questions.
 At 11:10am, one person from your group
should comment on the blog with the
answers to your questions.
 At 11:15am, report back to the large
group.

22. Report Back!

23. Discussion:
 What was your main reason for trying
an LMS?
 Did you get your personal questions
answered about the LMS you
explored?
 How could you pilot or test an LMS
before making a final decision?

24. Thank You for Coming!
 Please complete an evaluation & turn
it in.
 Did you remember to SIGN OUT of
everything?

25. Thank You & Disclaimers
 This workshop was developed with the
support of The Literacy Cooperative of
Greater Cleveland.
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