2019 Dialogues in the Disciplines
Contrasting Low Tech - High Tech Approaches to Assessing and Advancing Learning in the Classroom
Opening Session
How Boomers and Gen Xers Use Low and High Tech to Know Millennials and Gen Z Students are Learning
This session will begin with an overview of the changing demographics and the implications for higher education classrooms. What are the characteristics and behaviors of our Millennial and Generation Z students and how might these behaviors and characteristics impact how we conduct our classroom and employ technology? Participants will then be engaged in conversations centered around i) the increasing importance of frequent and varied feedback in the classroom, ii) the incorporation of classroom-based assessment techniques that may or may not rely on the use of technology, iii) the use of assessment data collected at the classroom level through formative assessments to supplement summative assessment efforts at the program and institution levels, and iv) the use of technology for advancing and assessing learning for all students.
Presented by: Kem Barfield, Three Rivers Community College
Concurrent Session
Navigating Technology in Course Room Management to Enhance Assessment of Student Learning
As technology becomes more prevalent within higher education, it is critical to utilize technology to improve instructor access to assessment data for the purposes of enhancing student learning. This session will focus on how the Management and Leadership and Business Administration programs at Goodwin College have implemented and integrated technology in the classroom to measure and advance learning. The presenters will provide concrete examples of how to incorporate technological-based formative assessments. They will demonstrate how technology can be used to map trends in the assessment data allowing for targeted curricula or pedagogical changes to improve learning. Lastly, the presenters will show how instructors can use technology to support UDL (Universal Design for Learning) initiatives in the classroom by allowing students to demonstrate their learning in multiple ways using multiple mediums.
Presented by: Matthew Connell and Michael J. Wolter, both from Goodwin College
Concurrent Session
A Fun Classroom: How to Use Games and Energizers to Engage Students and Monitor their Learning
In this session, the facilitator will involve participants in the use of classroom-based activities designed to engage and energize students while providing the classroom instructor with information to monitor learning. The use of music, the kahoot game, group energizers, and more will be discussed.
Presented by: Syamak Moattari, Worcester State University
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Concurrent Session
Formative Classroom Assessment Techniques: Using Quick Quizzes
This session will explore low tech, medium tech, and high tech methods of assessing students in class using quizzes. Some methods explored include Total Physical Response, Quick Poll, PowerPoint Games, Socrative, and Poll Everywhere.
Presented by: Sarah Strout, Worcester State University