When it comes to online education, one question still persists: “How do I know what my online students have learned?” While there are no simple answers, with a little creativity you will soon discover that the online learning environment opens up a host of new student assessment possibilities. And, just as with traditional courses, the trick is finding the right combination that works best for your particular course.
 

A reader favorite, Assessing Online Learning: Strategies, Challenges and Opportunities features 12 articles that will cause you to examine your current methods of online assessment, and perhaps add something new to your assessment toolbox. The report even covers some of the common assessment mistakes you will want to avoid.

Take a look at a few of the articles contained in the report:

• Ongoing Student Evaluation Essential to Course Improvement
• Four Typical Online Learning Assessment Mistakes
• Strategies for Creating Better Multiple-Choice Tests
• Using Self-Check Exercises to Assess Online Learning
• Measuring the Effectiveness of an Online Learning Community

Click here to read the full report.

NMC Horizon Report > 2012 Higher Ed Edition

The NMC Horizon Report > 2012 Higher Education Edition is a collaborative effort between the NMC and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI), an EDUCAUSE Program.

This ninth edition describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, a decade-long research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in higher education. Six emerging technologies are identified across three adoption horizons over the next one to five years, as well as key trends and challenges expected to continue over the same period, giving campus leaders and practitioners a valuable guide for strategic technology planning.

The 2012 Horizon Project Higher Education Advisory Board initially voted on the top 12 emerging technologies — the result of which is documented in the NMC Horizon Project Short List > 2012 Higher Education Edition. This Short List helped the advisory board narrow down the 12 technologies to six for the full publication.

Click here to access the NMC Horizon Project Short List: 2012 Higher Education Edition