byte size assistance

1. Byte Size Assistance

2. Design, development and implementation of a supported assessment environment .
Funded by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework and the Australian Institute of Management - 2009
3. The problem.....
... How to improve completion rates
4. The qualification.....
... The Certificate IV in Frontline Management
5. The solution.....
... aWetpaint wiki
6. 7. The Team
8. What
Select tools
Adapt materials
Pilot
Evalulate
Report
Where
Online
Face to face
How
Exploration
Collaboration
Teamwork
Cooperation
When
Apr-Nov 2009
9. Technology selection criteria
Simple
Facilitation
Discussions
Collaboration
Upload
Download
10. Virtual Conference Room
Inititialonline meeting space
11. Online space for meeting minutes
12. Social Network
Considered for our learners
13. Learning Management System
14. Wiki
15. Wetpaint Wiki
Our tool of choice!
16. Byte Size Chunks!
17. Support
18. The pilot
Introducing Sue Nunn.....
19. The unexpected hiccups
Firewalls always test
Delayed start due to firewall
Participant profiles registeringwith nicknames
More than one way to access the site- some participants missedthe support pages
20. Facilitation issues
Privacy
Etiquette
Time
21. The results
Successful completion rate
90%
22. The benefits
23. ..............an excellent way to do assessment
I might actually learn something about the net........
What a shame our other assessments could not be accessed online
The learners
24. A strong relationship between assessors and learners increased the learners motivation to complete the assessment tasks
.......great return on investment for the Ambulance Service
The client was impressed by the collaborative nature of the environment.
The client
25. The opportunity to provide coaching as part of the assessment process
Maintaining contact with the students throughout the assessment process
Continually offering feedback to students on the development of their portfolio
The assessor
26. Framework project expert
Ann Morris has been involved in several Framework projects and is currently working with AIM in the Curriculum Development department.
What impressed me most in this project was the commitment of those involved to choose online applications and support that met the needs of the participant group. Often projects become so caught up in the wonder of flexible options available that they lose sight of participants needs and the actual outcome being sought. Managing the collection of evidence in an online environment was challenging but the project team were innovative in actually defining evidence and working within the restriction of having to maintain consistency between paper based and online assessment for the client groups.
27. The Byte Size Assistance
Online Supported Assessment Model
The RTO
28. Client sign off
Client:
completes customisation request
AIM:
issues quote
Client:
signs off
29. Preparation(Time and costs vary)*
Client:
completes templates on page design and inclusions
AIM:
custom designs wiki pages, including introduction, links, graphics
loads assessor profile
AIM/Client:
customises assessment to suit collaborative environment
*depends on customisation required
30. Start-up(1 week)
AIM:
sends out initial survey to participants
loads participants names into wiki
conducts induction training for participants (face-to-face or online)
sends info packs to participants
Participants:
set up own profiles
complete induction activity
31. Assessment(6 weeks)
Participants:
post assessment responses onto the wiki and upload evidence
AIM Assessor:
monitors, motivates and provides immediate feedback
resolves issues offline when more appropriate
tracks progress and reports to client and AIM as required
follows up those falling behind
32. Completion(1 week)
AIM:
sends out post survey to participants and compares and collates results
AIM assessor:
places group feedback and farewell message to participants on wiki
advises individual participants of their final outcomes offline
updates AIM records with outcomes
retains info from wiki in permanent storage