Echo-assignment is a Moodle module developed at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University (Moodle site: elf.phil.muni.cz) as a tool fostering tutored text production and work revision. If interested, contact us at: elf@phil.muni.cz. iMoot session: http://2013.imoot.org/course/view.php?id=485

1. Echo-Assignment
A module for tutored text
production and work revision
Petr Sudicky, Lenka Belanova, Libor Juhanak, Filip Benco
elf@phil.muni.cz

2. • Introducing
our
(Moodle)
environment
• Assignment
module
overview
• Echo-­‐assignment
characteris:cs
• Se<ng
up
a
new
echo-­‐assignment
• Using
the
module
+
live
demonstra:on
• Examples
of
real
use
at
the
faculty
• Q&A
session
Presentation outline

3. Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
Brno (Czech Republic)
.

4. Our Moodle siteelf.phil.muni.cz
Moodle
1.9
(2010)
Moodle
1.3
(2004)
Moodle
2.3
(2012)
750
81
270
echo-­‐assignment
1.0
2005
echo-­‐assignment
2.0
2012

5. Our Moodle siteelf.phil.muni.cz

6. Assignment module
Assignment
general
features
• The
assignment
module
allows
teachers
to
collect
work
from
students,
review
it
and
provide
feedback
including
grades.
• The
work
students
submit
is
visible
only
to
the
teacher
and
not
to
the
other
students.

7. Why another assignment module?
Academic
wri?ng
instruc?on
• Revising
and
edi:ng
of
several
versions
of
the
same
text
by
each
student.
• Assessing
and
commen:ng
on
each
version
of
the
text
by
the
instructor.
• Evalua:ng
and
reviewing
model
texts
(both
good
and
bad)
by
each
student.

8. Echo-assignment features
Echo-­‐assignment
general
features
• The
module
can
separately
store
several
submissions/re-­‐submissions
by
each
student
along
with
a
full
history
of
grades,
teacher
comments
and
feedback
files
for
each
version.
• The
module
makes
it
possible
to
display
student
submissions
and
teacher
feedback
among
the
whole
group/class.

9. Echo-assignment features
Echo-­‐assignment
specific
features
• Submission
type:
file
x
online
text
(no
draR)
• Advanced
grading
op:ons
available
• Several
final
grade
op:ons
(similar
to
Quiz)
• Submission
publishing
– which
submissions
to
publish
and
at
which
:me
– anonymous
publishing
if
needed
• Bulk
submission
downloads

10. Echo-assignment settings
Grade
seDngs
!

11. Echo-assignment settings
Publica?on
seDngs
!

12. Echo-assignment settings
Publica?on
seDngs
!
Publish
submissions
• No
• ARer
submission
• ARer
acceptance

13. Echo-assignment settings
Publica?on
seDngs
!
Publish
feedback
• No
• Only
files
• Files
and
comments

14. Echo-assignment settings
Publica?on
seDngs
!
Publica?on
?me
• Any:me
• ARer
submission
• ARer
due
date

15. Teacher
Student
Teacher
sets
up
the
assignment.
Iterative workflow

16. Teacher
Student
Iterative workflow
Student
submits
the
first
draR.

17. Teacher
Student
Iterative workflowTeacher
evaluates
the
first
draR,
provides
feedback
and
rejects
the
first
submission,
so
that
student
can
submit
the
next
version.

18. Teacher
Student
Iterative workflow
Student
rewrites
the
assignment
according
to
teacher’s
feedback
and
submits
a
new
version.

19. Teacher
Student
Iterative workflowTeacher
evaluates
the
second
version,
provides
feedback
and
either
accepts
or
rejects
it…

20. Teacher
Student
Iterative workflow

21. Teacher
Student
Iterative workflow

22. Teacher
Student
Iterative workflow

23. Teacher
Student
Iterative workflow

24. Teacher
Student
Iterative workflow
…
at
the
end,
student
gets
the
final
grade
for
the
assignment.

25. Sumbission form – student’s view

26. Grading summary – teacher’s view

27. Grading summary – teacher’s view
Assignment status

28. Grading summary – teacher’s view
View submission info
and set a grade

29. Grading summary – teacher’s view
Number of versions

30. Grading summary – teacher’s view
Latest submission

31. Grading summary – teacher’s view
Link to all versions page

32. Grading summary – teacher’s view
Current submission grade

33. Grading summary – teacher’s view
Final grade for the assignment

34. Submission status
- teacher’s view

35. Submission status
- teacher’s view
Latest version
Teacher view -
Submission

36. Submission status
- teacher’s view
Link to all versions
Teacher view -
Submission

37. Submission status
- teacher’s view
Set a grade for this version
Teacher view - Feedback

38. Submission status
- teacher’s view
Choose the assignment status
Teacher view - Feedback

39. Submission status
- teacher’s view
Current final grade
for the assignment
Teacher view - Feedback

40. Submission status
- teacher’s view
Teacher can provide
feedback comment
and/or upload feedback file
Teacher view - Feedback

41. Submission status
- student’s view

42. Submission status
- student’s view
Latest version
Student view -
Submission

43. Submission status
- student’s view
Student view -
Submission
Link to all versions

44. Submission status
- student’s view
Feedback from the teacher

45. Submission status
- student’s view
The first version has been rejected,
so the student has to upload a new version
Feedback from the teacher

46. Submission status
- student’s view
Upload a new version

47. Submission history
- student’s view

48. Submission history
- student’s view
Submitted versions

49. Submission history
- student’s view
Submitted versionsVersion-specific grade and teacher feedback

50. Model examples
Thesis
supervision
In
this
type
of
prac:ce,
the
possibility
to
store
previous
versions
of
student
work
and
review
the
gradual
progress
is
essen:al.
Similarly,
students
have
a
complete
diary
of
their
own
progress
supplemented
by
detailed
teacher
feedback,
sugges:ons,
comments,
ideas,
etc.

51. Model examples
Transla?on
training
With
transla:on
training,
providing
feedback,
scaffolding
learning
progress
and
using
student
models
form
an
integral
part
of
teaching
experience.
In
transla:on
training,
student
prac:ce
transla:ons
are
usually
brought
together
at
a
later
stage
for
group
feedback
and
assessment.

52. Model examples
Speaking
prac?ce
The
Echo-­‐assignment
module
can
be
u:lized
for
speaking
prac:ce
in
language
educa:on.
In
such
a
se<ng,
students
record
short
sequences
of
their
own
speaking
performances
(according
to
a
concrete
assignment
descrip:on)
for
which
they
receive
feedback
-­‐
either
wri^en
or
recorded
-­‐
from
their
teachers
or
tutors.

53. Future perspectives
• Compare
selected
submission
versions
by
the
same
student
directly
in
the
Moodle
interface
• Bulk
feedback
uploads
• Add
group
submission
op:ons
(Moodle
2.4+)
• Develop
the
module
into
an
extension
of
the
standard
Moodle
Assignment,
so
that
it
can
be
more
easily
maintained
and
distributed

54. Q/A session
Ques:ons
and
comments
welcome!
J

55. The end…
Thank
you
for
your
a^en:on!
J
Petr Sudicky, Lenka Belanova, Libor Juhanak, Filip Benco
elf@phil.muni.cz

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