Formative Assessment Any time, any place, anywhere JISC formative e-assessment: Practical Enquiry Day 3 rd July 2008 Kim Whittlestone Senior Lecturer in Independent Learning Jeff Bullock Software Developer (.NET) Peter Nunn e-Learning Developer Stephen May Deputy Principal and Vice Principal - Teaching Birgit Pirkelbauer LIVE Centre Manager Also, thanks to: Orange www.orange.co.uk Niall Winters & Yishay Mor London Knowledge Lab Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning www.live.ac.uk

Issue/problem/focus Veterinary degree 5 year course 66+ weeks in work-based learning Farms in years 1 & 2 Vet practices & hospitals/clinics in years 3-5 Problems Course content heavy surface approaches to study 1 Perception that students record very little in WBL and what they do is badly organised / difficult to access 1 Entwistle N.J., Tait H, McCune V.(2000) Patterns of Response to an Approaches to Studying Inventory across Contrasting Groups and Contexts. European Journal of Psychology of Education 15, 33-48.

Veterinary degree

5 year course

66+ weeks in work-based learning

Farms in years 1 & 2

Vet practices & hospitals/clinics in years 3-5

Problems

Course content heavy

surface approaches to study 1

Perception that students record very little in WBL

and what they do is badly organised / difficult to access

(e) formative assessment Students WBL experiences: record +/- share search organise & reflect on +/- feedback Bridge between theory & practice?

Students WBL experiences:

record

+/- share

search

organise & reflect on

+/- feedback

Bridge between

theory & practice?

Mobile learning diary: myPad

Mobile learning diary: myPad

Key insights/conclusions Perceived vs actual problem (ownership) Structure & support Embedding As easy as … technical pedagogical ladder reference point / ROI “ The significant factors affecting engagement of veterinary students with mobile learning” Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Mobile Learning 2008

Perceived vs actual problem (ownership)

Structure & support

Embedding

As easy as …

technical

pedagogical ladder

reference point / ROI

Next steps (post myPad/CoMo) “ The designer” “ Anya’s wound” “ Hot pants” “ Three days later” Email SMS MMS Create Post Online Personal & Community Noticeboards Private Notepad Notify (if requested) Reply

Thank you [email_address] www.live.ac.uk

[email_address]

www.live.ac.uk