Evaluating 2.0 tools

[Jenna Kammer]

I would like to solicit feedback from the group on what you all use to evaluate the success of any 2.0 tools you have used in class. Are you using the same evaluation rubrics you would use for any other learning projects? How do you measure the learning curve involved with learning a new technology AND completing an assignment?

[Eduardo Peirano]

Jenna, I am sorry but I am not a teacher and I don't have any experience on evaluating learning projects. Perhaps the post Evaluating Teaching in Online Courses may help you.

[Gabriela Grosseck]

Jenna

I am not sure if this helps you, but since I am started using Web 2.0 I try to evaluate the students asking to build an e-portofolio. I establish some rules for each tool I use (e.g. Blogs: how many posts, about what - related or not with the subject, how many comments etc.)
Gabriela

[Harry C. Lord]

Such good questions and thought-provoking! I am surprised that you have not had some valuable responses. I teach chemistry in a F2F class setting (although I have also taught it as a hybrid course with the lab on campus, and the rest online). Students tend to fit into several catagories..the extroverts that will answer every qurestion (even when it is only a guess), those that reply when they are sure of themselves, and those that never reply because they are afraid of making a mistake. To deal with this, I started using Moodle (at one college, blackboard at another and Etudes at a 3rd) to post my Syllabus and start Discussion Forums. The Discussion Forums were a great hit! I break the class into many small groups and have them do group work. The groups meet and interact with the other groups online. I require that each
member of the group take turns being moderator, so everyone gets involved. It has been amazing! This has eliminated F's (except for one of two that simply don't show up, for whatever reason). I am really excited about the benefits of collaborative learning and the direct result of improved grades. [And once you have a site, now it is easy to post Tutorials, practice tests, and other materials for them to work on].