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Bootcamp EMMA MOOC Assessment for learning in practice
Olga Firssova, Francis Brouns
EDEN conference Re-imagining Learning Environments
15 June 2016 Budapest, Hungary
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Programme • Introduction into EMMA project
• Enrolling in the AfL MOOC
• Introduction to AfL
• Technology to combat cheating. How does it match with assessment?
• Assessing assessment for learning
Further information • Olga Firssova, olga.firssova@ou.nl
• Francis Brouns, francis.brouns@ou.nl
• Presentations: dspace.ou.nl
MOOCs: Massive Open Online Courses European universities Multiple languages Cross-cultural and multi-lingual learning
EMMA offers:
EMMA platform
• Assessment for learning in practice MOOC
Introduction EMMA platform
• New MOOC authoring and learning environment
• MOOC catalog • Open educational learning resources • Multiple languages and subtitles • Interaction with other learners • Learning analytics progress monitor • Personal learning environment
Enrol in AfL MOOC
• http://platform.europeanmoocs.eu • Two-step registration process • Register: Create user account • Enrol in MOOC of choice
Languages in EMMA
• Courses in Italian, Spanish, Estonian, English, French, Dutch, Portuguese
• Course content translated into English, Spanish, Italian
• Video subtitling and translated into English • Multilingual user interface EMMA platform
• Fill in registration • Confirmation e-mail and activate
Enrol
• Find your MOOC http://platform.europeanmoocs.eu
• Enrol
Course structure
• Lesson, unit, assignment
Navigation
• Lesson/unit structure • Next, previous • Unit/assignment button
Communication
• Blog • Conversations • Closed Facebook group • Twitter #AfLMOOC
Profile
Selecting language
• Designed in Dutch • Course content in English • User interface in English • Dutch and English subtitling
Choose language in course
AfLMOOC on EMMA
Formative assessment
• things you do, • you don’t do (yet) or • you know little about
in relation to assessment for learning
• things you do, • you don’t do (yet) or • you know little about
in relation to assessment for learning
Discuss with your neighbour/group:
What are your top three items in each category?
Things you do
Things you do not do (yet)
Things you know little about
• How do you define AfL? • What are the AfL
methods? • Can you use summative
tests as AfL?
Discuss with your neighbour/group:
What AfL methods do you know (and use)?
https://answergarden.ch/306048
• What are the AfL methods? • Can you use summative
tests as AfL?
AfLMOOC on EMMA
How is (formative) assessment integrated in MOOC design?
Analyse lesson 3 of this MOOC with the help of a template (available in Study materials)
• What is your take on cheating? Do you have any experience with it? What preference do you have when it comes to the prevention – detection span?
• Would you be interested in using technology to prevent and/or detect cheating? Why would you be or why not?
• What is in your opinion the impact of solutions that TeSLA will provide for formative assessment?
AfLMOOC: what next?
Further information • Olga Firssova, olga.firssova@ou.nl
• Francis Brouns, francis.brouns@ou.nl
• Presentations: dspace.ou.nl
• an hosting service for 17 – 20 existing MOOCs which will be made available in 2 or more languages
• providing support to other potential MOOC providers in order to help them to set up and publish their own MOOCs on EMMA
EMMA is:
• Easy access to MOOCs from across Europe • Transcription and translation services to give access to
courses in many languages • Opportunities to explore Europe’s rich cultural diversity
by reviewing similar topics from different course providers
• Ability to create personalised learning paths
What’s in it for students?
Self-assessment
• Simple self-assessment
Progress monitor
Personal learning environment
• Toolbox • Coursebook • Virtual classroom integration:
– EMMA blog, twitter, Facebook, Google+, Google Drive, Youtube, Vimeo, Instagram, Tumblr, Wiki, Wordpress
EMMA Toolbox and Coursebook
• Personalise your learning experience on EMMA
• How to use the toolbox? • Toolbox and Saved Elements • EMMA A-Z Tutorial
EMMA Toolbox
View saved elements