Developing a Moderation Community of Practice

This paper reports on a study to evaluate technology-based processes for assessment moderation.The aim was to evaluate standard features found in an institutional Learning Management System,and their compatibility with the values and practices of a large teaching team. The process used anonline disc...

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Main Authors: Von Konsky, Brian, Watkins, Annette, Broadley, Tania
Other Authors: M. Brown
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Massey University 2012
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Online Access:http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/wellington12/2012/images/custom/von_konsky,_brian_-_developing.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47809
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description This paper reports on a study to evaluate technology-based processes for assessment moderation.The aim was to evaluate standard features found in an institutional Learning Management System,and their compatibility with the values and practices of a large teaching team. The process used anonline discussion board forum for tutors, the paring of more experienced tutors with those new tothe process, and further meetings conducted in both face-to-face and web conferencingenvironments. Online rubrics were used for assessing student work and the provision of feedback.A focus group conducted after marking was concluded and the analysis of the discussion boardforum demonstrated a strong community of practice with a shared understanding of assessmentrequirements.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-478092023-02-07T08:01:23Z Developing a Moderation Community of Practice Von Konsky, Brian Watkins, Annette Broadley, Tania M. Brown M. Hartnett T. Stewart online community of practice moderation assessment rubric discussion board This paper reports on a study to evaluate technology-based processes for assessment moderation.The aim was to evaluate standard features found in an institutional Learning Management System,and their compatibility with the values and practices of a large teaching team. The process used anonline discussion board forum for tutors, the paring of more experienced tutors with those new tothe process, and further meetings conducted in both face-to-face and web conferencingenvironments. Online rubrics were used for assessing student work and the provision of feedback.A focus group conducted after marking was concluded and the analysis of the discussion boardforum demonstrated a strong community of practice with a shared understanding of assessmentrequirements. 2012 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47809 http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/wellington12/2012/images/custom/von_konsky,_brian_-_developing.pdf Massey University fulltext
spellingShingle online community of practice
moderation
assessment
rubric
discussion board
Von Konsky, Brian
Watkins, Annette
Broadley, Tania
Developing a Moderation Community of Practice
title Developing a Moderation Community of Practice
title_full Developing a Moderation Community of Practice
title_fullStr Developing a Moderation Community of Practice
title_full_unstemmed Developing a Moderation Community of Practice
title_short Developing a Moderation Community of Practice
title_sort developing a moderation community of practice
topic online community of practice
moderation
assessment
rubric
discussion board
url http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/wellington12/2012/images/custom/von_konsky,_brian_-_developing.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47809