assessment and evaluation

example 1: usability test

Description
For this assignment (IT 521), I worked with a classmate to conduct usability testing of a web authoring tool.

Rationale
The report shows how I gained experience in evaluating an electronic media for the purpose of instruction. In doing so, my partner and I examined Google sites in depth by looking at its intended audience and functions. I also gained knowledge of how to design a usability testing plan as well as how to implement it. Finally, I learned how to sift through the results and use them to make recommendations for future design improvements of the tool.

Alignment to Career Goals and Professional Standards
  • ISTE Standard 1: Visionary Leadership
  • ISTE Standard 4: Professional Development & Program Evaluation
Being able to evaluate technology tools to determine if they support instruction is a skill I need to have as an instructional technology coach. I have to be able to objectively look at tools for learning and figure out if they meet the needs of its intended audience.

example 2: assessment plan

Description
For a course in understanding online interaction (IT 566), I worked with a small group to prepare an assessment plan for a K-12 online setting.

Rationale
The assessment plan demonstrates my ability to assess learners in an online setting by using a mix of formative and summative assessments. We chose to use discussion posts with a grading rubric and brief quizzes to formatively assess our learners. To determine summative learning, we decided to use a “show what your know” portfolio assessment with a grading rubric.

Alignment to Career Goals and Professional Standards
  • ISTE Standard 2: Teaching, Learning, & Assessments
By working with a team, I was able to strengthen my abilities to “coach teachers in and model effective use of technology tools and resources to continuously assess student learning and technology literacy by applying a rich variety of formative and summative assessments aligned with content and student technology standards” (ISTE, 2011, standard 2.g).

Supporting document
Presentation slides
Reference
International Society for Technology in Education (2011). ISTE Standards for Coaches. Retrieved from www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards/standards-for-coaches