What does a meaningful assessment look and feel like? How can Moodle be used to enhance a learner's assessment experience? In this session I will cover a few of the key factors to consider when designing assessments, as well as some of the activity types in Moodle that can be used. I will also dip into a couple of example to illustrate what can work well ... and what might not. By the end of the session you should have some additional ideas to take away and use when creating assessments in Moodle, along with considerations that will help ensure that they work for your learners and for you.

1. The idea is. CC0 Public Domain licensed Pixabay image by
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Moodle Moot, 2016
Hazel Owen
Considerations for
creating meaningful
assessments in
Moodle

2. Overview
- Develop further understanding of
what meaningful assessment
looks & feels like
- Identify tools in Moodle that can
be used + some ideas on how
- Explore a couple of examples +
some practical considerations Autumn leaves. CC0 Public Domain licensed
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3. What is
meaningful
assessment?
Skateboarder. CC0 Public Domain licensed
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“Education is a social process;
education is growth; education
is not preparation for life but is
life itself.”
― John Dewey

4. Types of assessment
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5. What we measure =
What we value
Tape measure. CC0 Public Domain
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6. What is being measured?
Learning continuum:
Development to performance. cc licensed
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7. Choice
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Peas in a pod. CC0 Public Domain
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8. Design Thinking
IBM Design thinking.
image by Hal Wuertz http://bit.ly/2bIXE3M

9. Tools in Moodle
Proto Tools. CC ( BY SA NC ) licensed
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Matching the assessment to
the tool
Activity tracking
Badging
Gaming
Scenarios

10. Swiss army knife. CC0 Public Domain licensed
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● Submit files or type into a
text box
● Number of files / max file
size
● Deadlines / cut-off dates
● Exchange comments
● Use a Rubric / Direct
feedback
Moodle assignments

11. Self-check
Moodle quizzes
● Wide range of
question-types
● Feedback
Moodle survey
● Responses to a topic
● Graded for overall
activity
Justice. CC0 Public Domain licensed
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12. Collaboration
Database: can include images,
files, URLs, numbers, text, etc.
Glossary: list of definitions (inc
multimedia)
Wiki: page(s) a group create
together
Workshop: peer assessment
Quizzes: create own Connect. CC0 Public Domain licensed
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13. When it goes wrong
● Forum posting (new course)
●5 posts over 5 months
●100+ students
●Expectation that the tutor will
respond to each post?
●Peer responses? Purpose?
Quality?
Anger. CC0 Public Domain licensed
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14. When it goes well
● Poster: Integrated
● Instructions
● Model in Moodle
● Submitted into Moodle +
printed version
● Students ‘present’ posters
● Rubrics (in advance)
● All graded on one day Weave. CC ( BY NC ND) licensed
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15. My social Network on Flickr, Facebook, Twitter and MyblogLog
cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo by Luc Legay
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Meaningful assessment?

16. Questions?
Nature's question mark cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo by
Cathy Jacobs https://flic.kr/p/672JHt