The document provides questions to consider when exploring assessment tools in Blackboard, including what the course objectives are, how student achievement of objectives is currently measured, and what instructional materials and methods are used. It asks what active learning processes students engage in, what types of assessments are currently used and their purpose, and how learning is defined. The bottom line is that learning outcomes should drive assessment choices, not the available technology.

1. Assumptions of Assessment Preliminary thoughts prior to exploring assessment tools in Blackboard

2. Questions for Consideration What are the objectives of your course? How are you currently measuring whether or not students are meeting your objectives? What instructional materials or methods do you currently use to help facilitate the learning process?

3. Questions for Consideration 2 What active processes do students engage in during your course? What types of assessments are you currently using? What is the purpose of these assessments? Are they fostering the learning process or are they simply a formality?

4. Questions for Consideration 3 How do you define learning? Is regurgitation true learning?

5. Attainable Goals C ritical thinking A pplication R eflection

6. The Bottom Line… Outcomes should drive assessment, not the available technology