etug unconference 2014 - #byod online assessment
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by Barish GollandTRANSCRIPT
Barish Golland
Learning Ecosystems Support and Solutions Manager
For ETUG Unconference – Nov 13, 2014
#BYOD Online Assessment – Procedures,
Benefits and Pitfalls
Online Exam
Procedures
Time before
start
Actions by Head invigilators Student activity
30 minutes 1. Turn on Projectors / Screens
2. Turn on Rack / Desktop PC
3. Turn On DocCam
4. Manage student seating arrangements
1. Get seated
2. Plug in power
3. Power up Laptop
20 minutes 1. Display Online Midterm Instructions
(provided by LS) on Doc Cam on 1st
projector screen
2. Display Connect COMM290 Course on 2nd
projector screen, access using
[username/password] and displaying
“Midterm Exam” link from Left Hand Panel
3. Instruct students on logging into UBC
Secure, connect, COMM290 course
1. Log into UBC Secure.
2. Log into connect.ubc.ca.
3. Log into COMM290 course in Connect
4. Click on Midterm Exam link on left
hand panel
5.
10 minutes 1. Click on “Midterm Exam Folder” in Connect
/ Midterm Exam
2. Distribute Sign-in Sheets as necessary
1. Click on “Midterm Exam” folder
2. Click on “Midterm Exam
3. Sign sign – in sheets
Exam start time 1. Display Password in staggered release on
DocCam (e.g. SWNG121=5:00, 122=5:01,
221=5:03, etc. ) coordinated by Learning
Service Director
1. Click on “Begin” exam
2. Enter Password
Online Exam Prep Procedures – 30 minutes Before Exam Start
Benefits
1. Instant grading / feedback to students
2. Better use of resources (TA grading time, paper)
3. Exam analysis
4. Short Answers / Essay questions – typing on keyboard preferred to
hand writing
Catching students cheating via copy/paste coding clues
Pitfalls
1. Hardware issues (mitigated by sending students to computer lab
2. Wireless / Connectivity issues
3. Exam integrity
4. Cheating (screenshots, sharing passwords)
Security issues