evaluation

El objetivo de RACEV es facilitar el aprendizaje colaborativo en línea entre estudiantes a través del análisis de fenómenos de interacción social en Educación Superior. A partir de este estudio, la finalidad de la Red es proporcionar estrategias pedagógicas a los docentes.

En esta Jornada, que se celebrará en Barcelona, los días 26 y 27 de noviembre de 2012, invitamos a los participantes a aportar experiencias y reflexiones orientadas a explorar y profundizar sobre la temática de aprendizaje colaborativo en red desde tres perspectivas:

Eje temático 1: Experiencias sobre herramientas y plataformas colaborativas

• Herramientas que fomenten el aprendizaje colaborativo entre estudiantes.
• Propuestas conceptuales y experiencias prácticas innovadoras en el aprendizaje colaborativo en red.
• Redes sociales y comunidades virtuales. Tema

Eje temático 2: Procesos metodológicos en colaboración

• Orientaciones pedagógicas para el aprendizaje colaborativo mediante las TIC.
• Orientaciones pedagógicas para apoyar la colaboración e interacción entre estudiantes que aprenden en línea.
• e-Learning para una cultura colaborativa.

Eje temático 3: Evaluación de los procesos colaborativos

• Fundamentos y consideraciones para la evaluación de procesos colaborativos.
• Herramientas e instrumentos para la evaluación del aprendizaje colaborativo en red.

The range of experiences, options and solutions in the marketplace is growing rapidly. For those selecting, implementing or using computer based assessment (in all its forms) this is challenging and the change management processes, daunting.

A broad range of learning, training and study is now assessed using technology. The scope and coverage grows each year

• The tools and techniques in the marketplace are becoming increasingly sophisticated and traditional doubts and barriers are being overcome.
• A number of large scale qualifications are using e-Assessment and considerable experience is being gained in education, training and industry.
• There is an increasing expectation by students, employees, assessors and government that the technology will be available to use in a secure, robust and fit for purpose manner.

The e-Assessment Question has become the key event for discussing all the issues surrounding the practical application of computerised testing and assessment. The impressive attendance of the last seven years and the wide range of speakers and exhibitors have shown that there is real interest from the classroom to the workplace in the use of e-Assessment.

It is difficult to rate the quality of educational material since it depends on each context and also on how the resources are used. The quality of eLearning courseware can not be objectively measured by size, length or weight. For this reason, subjective oriented criteria play an important role and naturally shift the challenge to the evaluators themselves, their selection and their own perspective.

‘epprobate’ provides an international quality label for eLearning courseware, but more importantly offers a consultative and collaborative improvement process by taking into consideration the points of view of the different stakeholders. According to Harvey Mellar, director of ‘epprobate’, the objective of ‘epprobate’ is to complement rather than to compete with the existing quality initiatives: “Many of our colleagues who are participating in ‘epprobate’ are already running a national quality label; however, their particular interest in coming together in ‘epprobate’ is to build an international consensus ”.

Starting in last May 2011, the ‘epprobate’ initiative developed its first prototypes including the review process and the quality grid in July. Rolf Reinhardt, managing director of the ‘Learning Agency Network’ and one of the co-founders of ‘epprobate’, explains that one of the key factors in achieving a fruitful and enriching scenario was the collaboration of more than 16 experts from all over the world: “During our benchmark analysis we compared existing quality grids from different nations - in the end, we agreed on a flexible grid with 11 indicators, with the courseware to be rated on each one by excellence and importance”.

The group rejected the use of a simple formula based on numerical processing of scores on the indicators, which is the classic basis for excellence ratings. Instead, the international awarding committee will hold discussion meetings with the client, provide feedback reports, and communicate the agreed ratings on each of the indicators. The decision to award the label will be based on a transparent process of weighting of indicators by their importance. ‘epprobate’ has already identified national partners from 28 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Pacific region, as well as in North and South America.

The official roll-out of the label will be in March 2012, to coincide with an informative and festive event in Brussels.

More information:

Rolf Reinhardt

epprobate

+32 (0)2 808 03 65

+32 (0)2 791 97 11

secretariat@epprobate.com