EL109 - Using Rubrics to Enhance Online Learning

This course will inform you about the purpose of rubrics and will provide you with the techniques to develop rubrics as an assessment tool for student performance, processes and products. This course will explore types of rubrics, the role rubrics play in assessment, as well as the use of rubrics in evaluating elements of your online course to ensure your course is truly student-centered.


 

Course Reviews


Course Rating
"Really helpful and motivating!"
"EL109 is a must for all online teachers! As facilitators, we will all have a time where we need to either write or refine existing rubrics within our courses or departments. EL109 adds that extra enhancement and clarifies any misconceptions to creating a dynamic rubric for the online environment. The course even provides external websites from which to draw information and ideas to create a rubric perfect for your setting."
"I thoroughly enjoyed this course and learned a great deal about rubrics and their use in classroom and online. "
"This was a very helpful course! I am a very strong believer in well developed rubrics, and this will help me take mine to the next level. "
"This course was a very effective tool for helping me understand how to assist the students in learning the objectives in a course. This can be accomplished by providing clear, effective rubrics in order for students to have a clear understanding of the expectations of the course and assignments."
"I really enjoyed reading the information on building a rubric. It made me think of ways that I can incorporate this into my class as a scaffolding tool for my students."
"Course was very informative and will help me in developing better rubrics."
"This is one of my favorite topics so I was able to learn the material quickly and effectively in this format."
"Great class! Helps to understand how rubrics for our classes are built"
"I really enjoyed this course and is probably one of the most relevant in my line of work. The structure is very good and it is very informative. I like that outside resources about rubrics were provided as I will surely use those. I took notes and learned a lot and I hope to implement it in my future classes."
"The course has been beneficial and exciting for me. I teach writing, and a Rubric is the best tool to guide my students through the process of learning."
"Great learning experience. I feel prepared and motivated to develope my rubrics for my courses."
"I found the information particularly useful now that I'm involved with TEAM. The information went beyond the construction of the rubrics to the underlying ways to make them effective and versatile. e.g. I never thought of using rubrics as diagnostic instruments."
"I am very happy with this class. I like being able do take my time and be self paced. "
"Feel that I have a better understanding of the function and development of Rubrics now."
"This course provided good information on how to review and improve rubrics."
"The course is a complete guide and instruction for us to enhance the use of the rubric for evaluating students works."

Course Structure


Course Format

  • Can Start Anytime
  • Self-paced (within course enrollment timeframe)
  • 4 Hours of Activities

Completion Requirements

  • Study Course Content
  • Pass ALL Required Quizzes

Certificate of Completion

  • 4 Hours of Continuing Education
  • Available for download at the end of the course

Technology Requirements

  • A Web browser with JavaScript and cookies enabled
  • Adobe Flash Player
  • Speakers or headphones

Course Objectives


Module 1: Purposes and Roles of Rubrics

  • Define and explain a rubric.
  • Discuss the role of feedback in online instruction.
  • Identify the types of rubrics.
  • Examine the advantages of using rubrics.
  • Examine the disadvantages of using rubrics.

Module 2: Issues When Using Rubrics

  • Examine common mistakes designing and using rubrics.
  • Explain the importance in planning for the assessment.
  • Identify differences in assessing performance, process, or product.
  • Examine learner-centered assessment and feedback.
  • Recognize the role of rubrics in self- and peer-assessment.

Module 3: Building and Testing the Rubric

  • Identify rubric terminology.
  • Recognize the parts of a rubric.
  • Build a rubric from scratch.
  • Identify tools to assist in building rubrics.
  • Evaluate an effective rubric.

Module 4: Evaluating Rubrics

  • Examine rubric reliability.
  • Identify the use of student-generated rubrics.
  • Discuss the importance of rich feedback.
  • Recognize the importance of using metarubrics.
  • Recognize the importance of reviewing and revising rubrics.

Module 5: Community TV

  • NA

Lounge Group


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