Authentic Assessment in the Online Classroom

Author(s): Shaw, A.
Date: 2019
Publication: Center for Teaching and Learning | Wiley Education Services
Citation: Shaw, A. (2019). Authentic Assessment in the Online Classroom. Center for Teaching and Learning | Wiley Education Services. https://ctl.wiley.com/authentic-assessment-in-the-online-classroom/.
Section on webpage: Grading
Tenets: Creating cultures of care in online classrooms. Using technology intentionally to build communities and enhance learning.
Annotation: In this article, the author discusses how using authentic assessments which, “require the student to ‘do’ the subject,” make the classroom more equitable and provide for a better way to understand what students know. It also promotes the idea of students as co-educators as they work to assess themselves and their own knowledge.

 

Q&A: Toward Better Assessments in Online Courses

Author(s): Lieberman, M.
Date: 2018
Publication: Inside Higher Ed
Citation: Lieberman, M. (2018). Q&A: Toward Better Assessments in Online Courses. Inside Higher Ed. https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/10/31/qa-strategies-better-assessments-online-learning.
Section on webpage: Grading
Tenets: Using technology intentionally to build communities and enhance learning.
Annotation: Here, the author provides a Q&A that discusses what a “good” assessment is. Several topics are discussed including innovative examples of online assessment, concerns from educators regarding online assessment, technology tools, and the end goals of these assessments.