Assessment in Virtual Worlds

Assessment inVirtual Worlds : 

Assessment inVirtual Worlds

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Assessment Ideas from 2010 Research Projects

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Location in Second Life http://slurl.com/secondlife/transforming%20assessment/254/254/23/ Examples http://www.transformingassessment.com/moodle/ Discussion Forum http://transformingassessment.com/community/

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Assessment OF learning Summative assessment Focus on product Teacher-directed Some thoughts on assessment Assessment FOR learning Formative assessment Focus on process Teacher-directed Assessment AS learning Self assessment Reflection Student-directed

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Be clear about learning purposes and desired outcomes Be ready for unintended learning Be prepared to facilitate rather than teach Be open to play Some thoughts on using immersive learning environments Student-directed learning

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Evidence for assessment: Text Chat Text chat can be captured by copy/paste of a section from the open chat window or by accessing chat logs. See videos: Retrieving Chat History Where are my chat and IM logs stored? Chat bubbles may be a useful feature Chat bubbles

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Evidence for assessment: Audio Chat Second Life has voice-chat but it may not be accessible through firewalls. Skype is useful where voice is not available. It can also facilitate learning. voice recording file transfer screen sharing calls to phone/mobile Fraps or Jing can record audio with video. (See next slide) Skype download

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Evidence for assessment: Screenshots Screenshots can be captured using viewer 'snapshot' tool 'snipping tool' for Windows Vista/7 Jing or Fraps (most graphics apps) Crop and resize screenshots for blogs or ePortfolios. Videos: Saving a screenshot from viewer Cropping & Resizing with Picture Manager Using viewer 'snapshot' tool

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Evidence for assessment: Video Video Capture Software ScreenR - for quick web-based screen capture Jing Pro - Screen capture - high quality (up to 15 frames per second) with small file size Fraps - Real-time video capture with high frame rates Using Jing Pro

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Evidence for assessment: Professional Video Space Navigator for smooth pan/zoom User Interface (UI): CTRL + ALT + F1 Heads Up Displays (HUDs): SHIFT + ALT + H Recording for YouTube looks better in 16:9 format. Camtasia Studio integrates with Jing Pro and comes with hosting at Screencast.com which is useful if YouTube is blocked. (Blip.TV is also useful.) Space Navigator

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Evidence for assessment: Blogs and ePortfolios It is relatively easy to capture digital evidence for a digital folio. Blogs and ePortfolios promote learner responsibility encourage reflection develop communities of inquiry facilitate peer assessment

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Building Capacity for Reflection 1. DESCRIPTION What have you been doing? How did you do it? What resources did you require? Who did you need support from? 2. ANALYSIS What were the results? How did it work? Which research does this relate to? What pattern or trend is emerging? 3. REFLECTION How do you feel about what has happened? Have the results met your expectations? What have you learned? What has surprised you? What questions have emerged? What planning, knowledge, skills, resources... do you need for your next step? 4. CONNECTION What connections have you made with people, organisations, theories, ideas... Reply to comments others have made on your post (come back later and check). Comment on other journals in the class - or journals/blogs/forums related to your project.

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Assessment Tasks in Virtual Worlds 1. DESIGN & BUILD Create objects, rooms, buildings, environments, simulations 2. ROLEPLAY Appropriate dress Appropriate language Process & procedure OH&S 3. PLAY Create, innovate Imagine Machinima 4. SIMULATIONS Scenarios Demonstrations 5. PRESENTATIONS Interviews Exhibits Performances 6. COMMUNITY Building networks Collaborating Mentoring Advocacy 7. RESEARCH Exploration

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More Assessment Tasks in Virtual Worlds…

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