Evaluation: When Should You Go Outside the LMS?

For the most part, of course, any sort of assessment — quizzes and tests, say — occur within the LMS. This allows for scoring and posting of grades in the gradebook. But sometimes you might want to give students the option to submit feedback anonymously. As far as I know, this is not possible through the LMS, and even if it ostensibly were possible, I … Continue reading Evaluation: When Should You Go Outside the LMS?

“What’s He Building in There?” | Verifying Quality of Online Classes

As an instructor of online and blended courses, I was recently sent (by an administrator concerned with such things) a “Compliance Audit” policy used by another college, for review. The audit form consists of several pages where instructors are asked to describe and quantify what happens in their courses in various ways. But what can be ascertained with this process? Though the audit provides a … Continue reading “What’s He Building in There?” | Verifying Quality of Online Classes