Technogogy

Education technology

tools for assessment/evaluation

Charlene MacKenzieDonna Thek

Agenda

• Definition of technagogy• Educational technology types• Assessment Related technology• Challenges, Benefits of technagogy• Let’s play with technagogy!• Recommendations• Growing Trends

tech•na•go•gy

[tek-nuh-goh-jee ]

-noun

the processes involved with using technology to

enhance instruction

Source: John Krutsch . Retrieved from www.edtechtools.wetpaint.com

Educational technology types

• Websites• Blogs • Wikis• Software• Email• Mobile devices• SmartBoards• Video• Social Media• Virtual Learning Environments, i.e. WebCT,

Blackboard, Moodle

Assessment Related Technology

• Online testing• Online dialogue and debates• Simulations and role plays• Problem solving• Digital scrapbooks and Portfolios• Peer & Self-Assessments• Teamwork and collaborative

assessments

Challenges

• Specialized training required• Lack of availability of resources• High implementation resources

required• Technology does not serve all

evaluation techniques• Reliability of technology resources• Privacy concerns

Challenges continued

• Technology for education, rather than entertainment

• Difficulty in regulating student integrity• “Spoiled for choice”• Presenting your business case• The ‘Guess’ Factor• Limited opportunity for real-time

clarification

Benefits

• Easy access to materials • Shared workspaces for learner

groups• Increased student engagement • Broader geographical reach• Immediate feedback• Efficient marking, analysis and

storage of assessment results

Benefits continued

• Increased communication• Authenticity• ‘Go Green’• Reusable assessment resources• Technological options to support

majority of domains, taxonomies• Built-in guards against cheating,

plagiarism

Recommendations

• Educate yourself on resources available• Try resources out ahead of time• Follow upcoming trends (Horizon Report)• Use technology for various assessment

types (formative, summative)• Consider suitability of resource options• Align resources to the learning outcomes

Growing Trends

• Distance Learning• Technology to support learning, not

just a means to evaluate• “m-learning”• Gaming as training *

* Source: The 2009 Horizon Report, The New Media Consortium, p. 5