Conference presentation
One size does not fit all: Personalised approaches to intensive online learning by leveraging technology
SCU Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Symposium (Online, 09/11/2021 - 11/11/2021)
09/11/2021
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Abstract
Designing assessments for digital learning under the SC Model requires a range of considerations including student engagement, course duration, and study patterns to be integrated into the assessment planning process. Initial evidence from other similar models reveals a range of integration and pedagogical challenges (Nguyen et al., 2017) related to the design of meaningful assessments that not only take into account the online environment but the broader realities of a 6x6 model (McCluskey et al., 2019). This paper presents a range of assessment design approaches that have been used in similar delivery models in undergraduate and postgraduate business courses in Australia and internationally, and examines the impacts of those assessments on student learning and engagement. The paper examines the use of online, real-time case studies that require students to utilise by-the-hour news regarding firms to determine appropriate management solutions as well as custom-designed, simulated scenarios that require groups to compete to arrive at a business result. A third assessment method is also analysed which requires students to create a scenario and allocate it to another group in the class to arrive at a solution, allowing groups to participate in the learning process. It analyses challenges and presents solutions in aligning new assessment approaches with learning outcomes, appropriate AQF levels, and the new SC Model.
McCluskey, T., Weldon, J., & Smallridge, A. (2019). Rebuilding the first year experience, one block at a time. Student Success, 10(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.v10i1.1148
Nguyen, Q., Rienties, B., Toetenel, L., Ferguson, R., & Whitelock, D. (2017). Examining the designs of computer-based assessment and its impact on student engagement, satisfaction, and pass rates. Computers in Human Behavior, 76, 703-714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.03.028
Details
- Title
- One size does not fit all: Personalised approaches to intensive online learning by leveraging technology
- Creators
- Mo Kader - Southern Cross University
- Conference
- SCU Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Symposium (Online, 09/11/2021 - 11/11/2021)
- Identifiers
- 991013143569902368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Business, Law and Arts; The Hotel School
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation
- Local Fields
- Evidence Based Practice - SoLT