Slides from webinar on 'Social Learning and Online assessment' given by Eloise Tan in the 2012 Online Assessment and Feedback Module at Dublin City University.

1. LI502: Assessment and Feedback in the
Online Environment: Social Learning
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2.  Social learning, social software, collaborative
learning, web 2.0 – What do they all mean?
 Web quest (5 minutes) Choose one of the terms
above and search in your browser to find a useful
definition or resource for you.
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3.  Social, collaborative
activity rather than an
online repository of
information
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4. Social learning v. Online
repository
Example: Wikis, google docs
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5.  Organisational
Learning Theory Community of
Social Learning
Theory (Bandura) Practise (Lave
and Wenger,
1999)
 Zone of
Proximal
Development  Collaborative
(ZPD) Learning
(Vygotsky)
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6.  Social Learning Theory (Bandura) : People can
learn through observation, imitation, and
exposure to others‟ behaviours
 Collaborative Learning: When two or more people
are learning together through sharing of skills,
resources, ideas. Can involve peer assessment;
is related to ZPD (Vygotsky) and community of
practice (Lave and Wenger)
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7.  Communities of practice are groups of people
who share a concern or a passion for something
they do and learn how to do it better as they
interact regularly.
 ZPD is the distance between the actual
developmental level as determined by
independent problem solving and the level of
potential development as determined through
problem solving under adult guidance, or in
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11. Related to last webinar:
Sage on the stage v. guide on the side (King, 1993)
http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Conceptual_Change
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12. Related to: Principles of effective
online assessment (p.30)
 Learner-centred
 Encourage self reflection
 Include rubrics for discussion / assignments /
collaboration
 Encourage self and peer assessment
 Contextual and aligned to learning outcomes
 Include learner input
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13. Some useful videos
 Social learning in the  Overview of
online environment Bandura‟s Social
http://www.youtube.co Learning Theory
m/watch?v=NIlwGYY (2.23)
0_AA&feature=related http://www.youtube.com
 Educational /watch?v=H-
Psychology students IJzoE4Xls&feature=relat
explain Vygotsky‟s ed
ZPD (3.39)
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=ccKvAcasSV
0&feature=related
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14. Current Featured Resource on
Moodle
 http://www.jisc.ac.uk/
media/documents/pro
grammes/elearningpe
dagogy/iowpersonalso
ftwarepdf.pdf
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15. Other examples of social
software
 Pinterest http://pinterest.com/wiredinstructor/e-
learning-and-online-teaching/
 Livebinderhttp://www.livebinders.com/
 Twitter #mootieuk12 #edtech
 Moodle: Discussion forum, wikis, workshop
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16. Group discussion
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17. Group discussion
 Hrastinski, S. (2009). "A theory of online
learning as online participation". Computers &
Education 52, 78–82.
 Cole, M. (2009). "Using Wiki technology to
support student engagement: Lessons from
the trenches". Computers & Education, 52,
141–146.
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18. Group discussion instructions
OVERVIEW
 We will split you into groups and “send” you to a new room
to discuss one of the two case studies.
 Task instructions to be discussed by your group will be
displayed on the whiteboard
 You will have 10 minutes to spend on the discussion
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Appoint a group chairperson to keep the task on track
2. Appoint a notetaker (could be the same as chair)
3. Discuss using prompts
4. If you wish, you can use the whiteboard to keep notes
5. One member of the group should report back to the rest
of the class
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19. Using the whiteboard
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20. Using „Talk‟ Button in the breakout
rooms
 Press the Talk button
once, you do not
need to hold it down.
 When the blue mic
appears on the button
you are transmitting
sound.
 You can leave your
talk button on during
the group discussion.
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21. Help while in the breakout room
 A member of the group should raise their hand
 For audio difficulties, raise your hand and take the
following actions while waiting for me:
1) turn off your mic by pressing the Talk button once so
as not to disturb your group members,
2) participate using the chat box instead.
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22. 4 key characteristics of online participation:
(1) is a complex process of taking part and maintaining relations with others,
(2) is supported by physical and psychological tools,
(3) is not synonymous with talking or writing, and
(4) is supported by all kinds of engaging activities.
 Which characteristic of participation would you be consciously fostering in your teaching
practice? Which, if any, are you assessing? Could you suggest another way to conceptualize
participation online based on your experiences in this module / or others?
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23. "As Cunningham and Leuf (2001) note, „„Not everyone needs a wiki. Not everyone wants a wiki.
Not every situation benefits from becoming an open discussion or collaboration forum.” (p. 30).
Educationalists must be clear about the intended outcomes of the technology used. Curricula
should be created that does not confuse technological interactivity with
interactive learning"(p.146).
 Given the existing drivers for online learning and assessment where lecturers are
encouraged, if not mandated, to move assessments online, how would you respond to this
statement based on what you know about designing assessments online?
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24. Questions?
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