tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.comments2024-03-21T21:21:57.584+10:30ATNConference08Learning Connectionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08228005665144583213noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-13242788625268903312010-05-17T20:49:49.260+09:302010-05-17T20:49:49.260+09:30I have been visiting various blogs for my term pap...I have been visiting various blogs for my term papers writing research. I have found your blog to be quite useful. Keep updating your blog with valuable information... RegardsTerm Papershttp://www.usatermpapers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-32062416185615301622008-12-14T10:05:00.000+10:302008-12-14T10:05:00.000+10:30Great post, Narelle. It's comforting to see the f...Great post, Narelle. It's comforting to see the fish go to a good home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-74833130183766831712008-11-25T04:43:00.000+10:302008-11-25T04:43:00.000+10:30There were two recordings of the actual song made ...There were two recordings of the actual song made by Alice and Omkar - two of our Student ambassadors. These are mostly of the singing delegates rather than the Gavin. Will try and source in the next few days.<BR/>Cheers, DianaDr. Diana Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515811740526724961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-79074375506165091152008-11-24T17:53:00.000+10:302008-11-24T17:53:00.000+10:30Hi Sally, my heart sank when I heard the keynote p...Hi Sally, my heart sank when I heard the keynote presenter couldn't come and was to beam in from afar- but you were sensational- so much energy and such inspiring thoughts and stories.<BR/>thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-28407371515315297842008-11-24T15:54:00.000+10:302008-11-24T15:54:00.000+10:30Thankyou so much Gavin - you are quite a performer...Thankyou so much Gavin - you are quite a performer. Can we have the other half of the day 2 songs - especially the conference song?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-38109879968180934242008-11-22T07:17:00.000+10:302008-11-22T07:17:00.000+10:30Hi Sally, Had to let you know that for me your vir...Hi Sally, <BR/><BR/>Had to let you know that for me your virtual keynote was just so impressive - and bizarre - I have not felt that close and engaged with a keynote (you were 4 metres tall) and yet in reality we were on opposite sides of the planet! <BR/><BR/>The fit for purpose one was spot on too and, together with John and Catherine's more practical keynote on constructive alignment - I reckon I will be able to sort out that one troublesome assessment piece that my students have always done badly. I now see it was not really fit for purpose and not really aligned either! Got lots of good ideas from the other contributors about what has worked for them too - so all round this conference was an inspirational and fun affair for me. <BR/><BR/>All the best wishes to you and Phil!<BR/><BR/>KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-47790660757240924062008-11-12T16:36:00.000+10:302008-11-12T16:36:00.000+10:30Why not invite your partners or colleagues to the ...Why not invite your partners or colleagues to the dinner? If you would like to do so, you will need to register through the conference site or email narelle.walker@unisa.edu.auAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-50601440665268237142008-11-10T12:14:00.000+10:302008-11-10T12:14:00.000+10:30This fast feedback idea is a challenge isn't it?Th...This fast feedback idea is a challenge isn't it?<BR/><BR/>There is an interesting paper in the program by Margaret Green that presents a case study of functional feedback (Session B) where the 24 hour feedback principle is applied. It will be interesting to see how she does it.Dr. Diana Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515811740526724961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-9215745785853491002008-11-07T12:57:00.000+10:302008-11-07T12:57:00.000+10:30I would setle for 3 weeks! I rarely receive feedba...I would setle for 3 weeks! I rarely receive feedback within that timeframe at UniSA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-313196147502403062008-08-12T15:16:00.000+09:302008-08-12T15:16:00.000+09:30Hi Brian, Did you hear about the prize for the bes...Hi Brian, <BR/><BR/>Did you hear about the prize for the best Big idea from a delegate?<BR/><BR/>Befre responding, a clarification please...would the 4 courses all be at the same study period/semester?<BR/><BR/>DianaDr. Diana Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515811740526724961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-90039235075799769952008-08-12T13:52:00.000+09:302008-08-12T13:52:00.000+09:30Hi BrianThis would seem to me to be a holistic app...Hi Brian<BR/><BR/>This would seem to me to be a holistic approach - taking into account that learning does not occur discretely in a single course over one single point-in- time but rather as an integrated package of experiences which takes place a particular program.<BR/><BR/>A blog is one 'system' where students can actually document their learning experiences through reflection and introspection and a suite of rich tasks. <BR/><BR/>I'm going to pass this one on to Diana because I'm sure she'll have some useful views to add.<BR/><BR/>AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-88573303267136852832008-08-12T13:46:00.000+09:302008-08-12T13:46:00.000+09:30Hi Andrea, What do think of this Big Idea?An Integ...Hi Andrea, <BR/>What do think of this Big Idea?<BR/>An Integrated Assessment system which uses the same set of rich tasks to award grades across 4 different subjects ? In other words, instead of Integrated, Learner-Oriented Assessment within a single subject, an Integrated Learner Oriented Assessment which operates across different subjects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-68586393890977698672008-08-06T13:28:00.000+09:302008-08-06T13:28:00.000+09:30Giving immediate feedback in the manner suggested ...Giving immediate feedback in the manner suggested would be very difficult as for nearly every piece of assessment some students have been granted an extension.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-29990398600962794032008-08-01T09:53:00.000+09:302008-08-01T09:53:00.000+09:30Hi PollyannaCouldn't go past this without respondi...Hi Pollyanna<BR/><BR/>Couldn't go past this without responding. Anna Reid and I have been exploring some of this (at least from the point of view of Art and Design students) and it seems many have a deep 'love for the subject', amongst other dimensions, as part of their engagement. This wasn't so for staff, many of whom saw engagement as much more instrumental and conative.<BR/><BR/>I can't come to ATN but it looks like a great conference. There is though, a link below to a recent paper we published for the Pedagogic Research in Higher Education Conference on the subject of enagement earlier this year.<BR/><BR/>All the best<BR/><BR/>Ian Solomonides<BR/><BR/>http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/Resources/la/Mawson%20Lakes%20blog/Sol_Reid%20Pedagogic%20Research%20inHigher%20Education%202008.docIan Solomonideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367531637738724724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-13624981533390527792008-07-30T11:50:00.000+09:302008-07-30T11:50:00.000+09:30Hi,I too was interested in Pollyanna and side with...Hi,<BR/>I too was interested in Pollyanna and side with her in principle! Oh the dream. We do know marks are the key! However, how can we lure students into those exciting 'Eureka' moments? <BR/><BR/>We hope by providing resources we can get some engagement happening ... but research (sorry forgot the reference) shows that students do still not necessarily use the online resources. So what can we do? <BR/><BR/>I think that we need to increase the dialogic aspect of assessment and keep the interaction between peers and lecturers alive! (aka Vygotsky). <BR/><BR/>I say that because in my research with International students I was interested to note how the research interview acted as an affordance and promoted students interaction with and use of online resources which were provided to support assignment writing. For the first assignment they used them in a limited fashion but then we talked about them in the interview and I believe students could see their potential. <BR/><BR/>In the interview we were able to say what wasn't understood, where confusions still existed and come to a new place in understanding. SO maybe we need to let students talk knowingly wrong stuff, but talk anyway. My understanding of Vygotsky would indicate that the utterance (including in early formation of conpects i.e. learning) albeit incorrect has an important place in learning. <BR/><BR/>So maybe if we added more dialogue we could get more engagement.<BR/><BR/>What do you reckon?<BR/><BR/>Monica Behrend<BR/>PhD candidate in Education<BR/>University of South AustraliaMonica Behrendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017680618147019065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-14788876884737762782008-07-30T10:45:00.000+09:302008-07-30T10:45:00.000+09:30Hello dear readersI've had a number of email r...Hello dear readers<BR/><BR/>I've had a number of email responses to this post where I have, in fact, found a similar number of coy Pollyanna's lurking.<BR/><BR/>Someone (not naming names, Ian Reid) pointed me to Tara Brabazon's article:<BR/><BR/>http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=402966&c=1<BR/><BR/>Tara throws down the gauntlet with:<BR/><BR/>During the years of formal education before entry into a university, the motivation and pleasure of writing is weathered through examinations, tests and generic coursework. Because of this history, announcing an essay as a university assessment is immediately followed by student groans rather than enthusiasm.<BR/><BR/>Hello - anyone out there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-25998054967273285522008-07-27T14:09:00.000+09:302008-07-27T14:09:00.000+09:30Hi Phil / Susanna,As very few students seem to eng...Hi Phil / Susanna,<BR/><BR/>As very few students seem to engage with learning objectives on subject or course documentation, they are handing in assignments without really understanding the subtlety of the requirements for assessment.<BR/><BR/>Also, even if the assessment criteria are issued in documentation they often tend to be less than explicit. Given that few students read them anyway, they are handing in work with an undefined or perhaps ill-defined target for their learning.<BR/><BR/>We are having some early successes engaging students in self assessment with some online software, against explicit criteria BEFORE they hand in the assignment. <BR/><BR/>This is probably a better example of FEED FORWARD. The interim approaches already mentioned tend to double the workload whereas getting the students to do it may actually reduce the workload due to more finely tuned submissions of work.<BR/><BR/>There is also evidence that students' self reflecting against criteria is already causing learning whether they get feedback from an academic or not.<BR/><BR/>Darrall Thompson<BR/>SL and Dir of T&L<BR/>School of Design<BR/>Uni of Technology, Sydney (UTS)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-12456065031680264442008-07-21T13:25:00.000+09:302008-07-21T13:25:00.000+09:30I agree with this idea but how do we fit this type...I agree with this idea but how do we fit this type of assessment into University policies on limited assessment items and workload forumla that do not recognise additional effort required for innovative assessment?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-25863849563267010772008-07-21T12:57:00.000+09:302008-07-21T12:57:00.000+09:30Hi PhilI agreed with you absolutely!However, I thi...Hi Phil<BR/><BR/>I agreed with you absolutely!<BR/><BR/>However, I think that a major reason feedback is not working or that students are frustrated with it is that students do not see the value in fixing an assignment where the door is already closed to an improved grade. <BR/><BR/>In an ideal world students should get a formative and then summative mark for their assignment and have more than one try at getting it right, then feedback could be worked into the teaching plan and the assessment. Feedback would then, I think, become a hot topic amongst students.<BR/><BR/>Susanna Carter<BR/>Learning Adviser UniSA City East Campus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-89706930756693949232008-07-20T03:01:00.000+09:302008-07-20T03:01:00.000+09:30Self assessment (wish we could find an alternative...Self assessment (wish we could find an alternative to the assessment word) is a great way to engage students.<BR/>We are having some success at UTS facilitating this with some software (ReView)... there is a three-minute (home-made) video clip on the site at http://www.reviewsecure.com/<BR/>... don't bother clicking on anything else there is nothing up there yet...<BR/>regards,<BR/>DarrallAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-30200649871823383042008-07-08T14:48:00.000+09:302008-07-08T14:48:00.000+09:30I find that in employing rubric form self assessme...I find that in employing rubric form self assessment, the criteria set (developed by student-teacher cooperation) is one of the ways to provide effective 'feedback'.. it seems to be feed-forward as well. <BR/><BR/>That is, prior to performing a task, students do know what are the expectations required to achieve certain level. If their own self assessment can be justified satisfactorily (by students themselves) than I'd say it's a very good model of classroom assessment tool.<BR/><BR/>It's like throwing a stone to hit two birds - implementing an effective self-assessment tool engages learners as well as provides feedback.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-9712816504049411822008-06-18T23:37:00.000+09:302008-06-18T23:37:00.000+09:30Hi JanThanks for this. This rings lots of bells wi...Hi Jan<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this. This rings lots of bells with learning advisers, in particular. I particularly like your point about modelling! Which Uni are you from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-24371570495717156202008-06-14T07:32:00.000+09:302008-06-14T07:32:00.000+09:30We are very excited about having John Biggs and Ca...We are very excited about having John Biggs and Catherine Tang join us as keynotes for the ATN Assessment conference. <BR/><BR/>If you are unfamiliar with their work, an enjoyable way to learn more is to watch the award-winning video called "Teaching teaching and understanding understanding" (~20 minutes). <BR/><BR/>We have linked to it on the right hand navigation, under the heading videos. If you are new to this area then it is certainly a worthwhile investment of your time.Dr. Diana Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515811740526724961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-72055561271786683862008-06-13T11:00:00.000+09:302008-06-13T11:00:00.000+09:30Boy did I need some sleep when that photo was take...Boy did I need some sleep when that photo was taken!Dr. Diana Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515811740526724961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7351018523784462274.post-40827923941625986732008-06-13T02:00:00.000+09:302008-06-13T02:00:00.000+09:30And Canada! Sorry 'bout that Ann Marie (Vaughan f...And Canada! Sorry 'bout that Ann Marie (Vaughan from Memorial University of Newfoundland).Learning Connectionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08228005665144583213noreply@blogger.com