Interactive Feedback

A Need for Feedback

http://www.waypointoutcomes.com/waypoint-demo-center

Feedback as a form of instruction

A Need for Feedback

http://deoracle.org/tech-skills-software/microsoft-word/providing-feedback-word2003.html

http://www1.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/hawks.html

Feedback as an element of retention

A Need for Feedback

http://academicmaps.blogspot.com/2008/07/customer-service-book-power-of.html

http://hubpages.com/hub/OnlineSchools

Feedback as an element of dialogue, an element of presencing, both critical to deep learning in the U Process

A Need for Feedback

http://www.hent.org/hent/hentnews/hentnews12.htm

A Need for Measurement

http://www.waypointoutcomes.com/support/cam/wpoverview/wp_overview.html

A Need for Measurement

http://waypointoutcomes.com/data-gathering/

Expectations

Grading

A Need for Consistency

http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/c/consistency.asp

Consistency occurs when all faculty use the same grading rubric

A Need for Consistency

http://waypointoutcomes.com/wp-quick-eval

Online environment where technology abounds

Need for Technological Solution

Improve ease of providing Feedback

Measurement

Consistency

Need for Technological Solution

http://waypointoutcomes.com/support/cam/quick_evaluate_11_07/quick_evaluate_11_07.html

Assessment for accreditation

Writing Across the Curriculum initiatives

Defining curriculum and outcomes, and streamlining the grading process, in 100% online programs

Feedback and competency-based assessment in Nursing programs

Waypoint can even provide assessment management services to help your institution gather data efficiently.

Used in Many Ways

http://www.waypointoutcomes.com/how-waypoint-is-used

In 2003, McCann founded Waypoint Outcomes to commercialize software he developed to dramatically improve feedback to learners while developing data on their achievement. An expert in rubric and assessment design, McCann counsels K-12 and higher education clients on accreditation, e-learning and assessment activities to achieve excellence.

Andrew J. McCann, CEO & Founder  

http://www.waypointoutcomes.com/about-us

Waypoint originated with two challenges shared by all educators:

Creating the personalized, timely feedback that learners need, and

Measuring student progress in subjective (and important) areas like written communication, critical thinking, presentation skills, and information literacy.

http://www.waypointoutcomes.com/about-us

http://www.escne.org/Services/List-of-Services/OutcomesMeasurement.aspx

Development

Innovated around the basic idea of the RUBRIC, the criteria-based assessment tool used by educators around the

A powerful platform that can be easily integrated with leading Learning Management Systems.

Waypoint has helped thousands of educators create◦ Better feedback ◦ More efficiently◦ Develop data

http://www.waypointoutcomes.com/about-us

Development

Innovative tools to help deepen the dialog amongst educators, learners, and stakeholders. http://www.waypointoutcomes.com/about-us

http://www.ubuntu.ie/DD3.php

Development

Our assessment software is used by diverse K12 and Higher  Education institutions around the world. http://www.waypointoutcomes.com/about-

us

Development

Commercialization

http://www.waypointoutcomes.com/

Commercialization

http://www.waypointoutcomes.com/about-us/clients

Since 2004, when we started with two clients, educators have been passionate about Waypoint®.

Now, institutions in the US, Canada, and Europe use Waypoint to create better feedback for tens of thousands of students, to manage course evaluations, and to generate rich data on learning outcomes.

Much of our growth is due to word of mouth, although our clients frequently present at academic conferences and we exhibit at eLearning and accreditation conferences across the US.

S-Curve

http://docs.subjectivemetrics.com/home/aboutus/press/press_details.htm

20062007

20082004

2010

Milestones include:2004 • Inaugural clients• Lead article in IEEE, an association dedicated to advancing innovation and

technological excellence for the benefit of humanity, is the world’s largest technical professional society.

2006• Partners with 4tearcher.org and integrates with Rubistar• Blackboard building block2007• Moodle integration• Released WP Outcomes, data analysis engine2008• Texas A&M University launches Waypoint institution-wide via its

Writing Across the Curriculum program• Inside Higher Education highlights Drexel's English Alive program,

the first client for WP Outcomes2010• Begins Fellows Program• Seton Hall uses WP in NCATE accreditation process• iPad integration• University of North Carolina uses WP in redesigning

curriculum to improve writing instruction• Present at Educause

Since 2004, Waypoint has

gained considerable prominence and recognition as an interactive rubric

and data gathering tool.

http://www.waypointoutcomes.com/news

Technology focused◦ Eager faculty◦ Instructional technology team (support)

Early Adopters

http://walkertm4.edublogs.org/page/2/

http://www.codelatim.org/tag/teaching-technology

Feedback focused◦ Faculty dedicated to adult learning best practices◦ Faculty interested in engaging in a dialogue

supportive of deep learning◦ Office of Student Success

Associate Dean Advisors

Early Adopters

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/history/knowles.htmlhttp://teachingadultsonline.pbworks.com/w/page/19891104/Adult-Learning-Theory

Measurement of strategic goals focused◦ VP of Institutional

Assessment and Planning◦ Office of Academic Affairs

Early Adopters

http://www.ouw.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPage&page_id=889D6F8B-E7D4-7611-19BE1F862A5AF4D8

http://www.uwyo.edu/acadaffairs/

Reticent faculty◦ Traditional background◦ Content with current feedback/grading process◦ Unwilling to give up control of grading to a rubric

Laggards

http://new.oberlin.edu/student-life/facilities/detail.dot?id=95152&buildingId=9375 http://www.corbisimages.com/

Enlargement/42-18342685.html

Strategy for adoption◦ Focus on relative advantage: As a cutting-edge,

state online school, Waypoint provides us relative advantage over our peer institutions.

Laggards

http://www.ec.edu/news/ec-recognized-us-news-world-report

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In my organization, I believe the interactive rubric, Waypoint, meets the needs of our need for relative advantage, compatibility, low complexity, and observability (Rogers, 2003).

As a cutting-edge, state online school, Waypoint provides us the ability to link learning objectives to course objectives to program objectives as well as improve feedback and facilitate dialogue between the faculty and students. This provides us relative advantage over our peer institutions, which have no technology to support either of these important tasks.

Not only is Waypoint in alignment with our organization’s goal of consistent, rubric-based, data driven institutional strategy, it’s also integrated with our Blackboard learning management system. These elements make Waypoint compatible with institutional objectives and faculty and student ease of use.

Although the Waypoint interface is fairly free of complexity, as with all new technologies, it does require training and ongoing support. Once familiar with its use, the tool is easily adoptable by end-users.

The use of Waypoint has an instant effect on the need for faculty to conduct consistent, rubric-based grading with detailed feedback. Faculty and students immediately see the feedback and graded rubric in the Blackboard grade center. Being able to observe the benefits of this innovation improves its ability for diffusion.

Attributes Necessary for Diffusion