1. The A’s Have IT:
What Do These “A” Words
Really Mean?
* Assessment
* Analytics
* Applications
* Academic Honesty
* Accountability and * Aftermath
Presented by Dr. Cindy Hoss C2C Symposium April 20, 2012
2. ???? Question 1 ????
Do these “A” words mean, that:
• accountability drives applications to
assessment and assessment to
analytics which leaves no one with
academic honesty left standing in the
aftermath?
3. ???? Question 2 ????
OR
Do these “A” words mean, that:
• aftermath means we have applied
academic honesty and are
accountable to assessment analytics;
thus we have satisfied endless
reporting requirements?
4. ???? Question 3 ????
OR
Do these “A” words mean, that:
• academic honesty is assessed and
applied to an analysis of
accountability thus producing
equilibrium in the aftermath—
and all is one in harmony?
5. YOUR TURN
• Go ahead make a sentence with the “A”
WORDS . . . .
• Definition helps both concept formation, one
aspect of critical thinking.
6. ???? Bigger Questions ????
OR Like our students,
• How do we manage prior learning about these words?
Depth—breadth -- accuracy
• How do we think and learn?
Big picture -- piece at a time
Whole—sequential
Verbal—imagery
Surface—deep
• How do we manage our learning self-efficacy?
Capable of succeeding
Willing to try
Attitude
Not worried about errors
Willing to assume effort
7. Etymology and Word Origin
Our group of “A” words came into being:
Application(s) early 15th century Middle English
Aftermath 1520 Germanic
Assessment 1540 Middle English
Accountability 1580 Old French
Academic 1580 French
Honesty early 14th century French
Analytic (logic term) 1590-1600 Middle Latin/Greek
8. Historical Beginnings
Source: Online Etymology Dictionary
• Assessment . . . estimation. . . evaluation of nature, value, or quality
• Analytic . . . dissolved . . . . unloose . . . dissect each points
• Applications . . . fold or fasten to . . . joining or attached
• Academic . . . relating to the academy, theoretical, not practical,
not leading to a decision
Honesty. . . honor received from others. . . reputation, character
• Accountability . . . called into account . . . to be explained or
understandable
• Aftermath . . . mowing--a 2nd crop after 1st crop has been harvested
9. “A” Word Synonyms
Source: Thesaurus.com
• Assessment—appraisal, judgment, computation, estimation,
recognition of worth
• Analytics—big data from various sources to make better,
faster decisions, and automate processes
• Application—use, hard work, approach, appeal, bearing,
attention, administration
• Academic—highbrow, intellectual, savant, scholarly
Honesty—truthfulness, straightforwardness
• Accountability—burden, fault, liability, millstone, obligation,
duty, culpability, Herculean task
• Aftermath—consequence, effect, eventuality, outcome, result
10. “A”s
in Education
• Assessment—examining student learning
• Analytics—exploring/analyzing trend data
• Applications—(context dependent) software or
learning that is both thinking and doing
• Academic Honesty—integrity in the learning process
• Accountability—documentation/proof
• Aftermath—consequences or outcomes
11. “Assessment” in an online
environment?
Assessment means (examining)
• Processes to document and improve student
learning in online delivery
• ongoing faculty development assists with online
toolbox to assess and evaluate learning
• regular student assessment/evaluation in online
courses; students perform as well (or better) than
students in traditional courses
12. “Analytics” support of
online teaching/learning?
Analytics means (trend data across time/sections)
• consistency of content in the form of outcomes
• student evaluations with plans for improvement
• faculty development interventions in course shells
• clear indicators of student persistence, completion,
and retention rates (similar to traditional-delivery)
13. “Applications” in an
online environment?
Application means (joined)
• Course differentiation based on content,
pedagogy and delivery
• Courses include same quantity/quality
interaction as traditional courses
• Faculty/students participate/equally involved in
communication and feedback
14. “Academic honesty” in
online education?
Academic honesty (truthfulness) means
• students receive orientation about the differences/
expectations
-- course content
-- writing
-- participation/interaction
-- technology
• students follow same academic honesty policy/with
similar consequences
• security (student verification of identity)
15. “Accountability” in an
online environment?
Accountability means (explainable/understandable) that:
• Courses/programs are mission-driven
• Infrastructure exists at a quality level to sustain/enhance
capacity, delivery, and service
• Complaints are circumstantial/not repetitious
• Quality improvement process involves ongoing analytics
• Most importantly, student learning objectives reflect
documented gain in outcomes
16. “Aftermath”
• Strategic planning looks forward to future needs of
online service, programming, and delivery
• Online delivery maximizes engagement of both
faculty/students in rich contextual teaching/
learning
• Second (and third, and fourth. . .) crop is as plentiful
as the first—students persist/successfully complete
17. “A” Definition
These “A” words do mean:
• that as educators, we will employ assessment strategies
including applications,
• with academic honesty in both teaching/learning to develop
and enhance our online delivery analytics (trend data)
• to sustain/improve our educational accountability with
students, college/community members, peer institutions,
accreditors/ regulators, business/industry, and taxpayers
• to produce a positive aftermath (student have learned what
they came to learn).
