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==About the AS4ODFL online course==
 
==About the AS4ODFL online course==
  
''{{:AS4ODFL/Links/course title}}'' ({{:AS4ODFL/Links/tag}}) was developed by the [https://oerfoundation.org/initiatives/unesco-icde-chair-in-oer/ UNESCO Chair in OER] at the [https://oerfoundation.org/ OER Foundation] for the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning.
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''{{:AS4ODFL/Links/course title}}'' ({{:AS4ODFL/Links/tag}}) was developed by Saide [https://www.saide.org.za/] for the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning.
  
 
===Summary===
 
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|body=Improve digital skills using Free and Open Source Software to develop teaching materials for your classroom and share these as Open Educational Resources (OER).
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|body=On successful completion of this short course learners will design online activity-based assessment to support teaching and learning.
 
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Assessor badge
 
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In this short online course you will:
 
In this short online course you will:
  
* Discuss and reflect on why open matters in education with Pacific teachers
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* Understand assessment for learning, assessment of learning and assessment as learning in relation to summative and formative assessment
* Review what constitutes an Open Educational Resource (OER)
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* Reflect on the relationship between assessment and activity-based teaching and learning
* Apply knowledge of the six Creative Commons open licenses including legal remix compatibility for derivative works and requirements for attribution.
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* Appreciate the value of feedback in meaningful assessment
* Search for openly licensed images and audio for reuse.
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* Explore ways of providing meaningful feedback
* Gain hands-on experience in using Free and Open Source Software packages to remix content, images and produce audio graphics for use in your classroom.
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* Design alternatives to formal, summative assessment
  
 
===What's involved===
 
===What's involved===
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This is a hands-on, activity-based course in which you will complete:
 
This is a hands-on, activity-based course in which you will complete:
  
# ''Enabling activities'' covering: what constitutes an OER, Creative Commons licensing, attribution, and remix compatibility.
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# ''Activity-based learning'' covering: definitions of assessment, activity-based learning, formative and summative assessment, integrated activity-based assessment.
# Four ''digital skills learning challenges'' to develop teaching resources for use in the classroom:
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# Two ''learning challenge quizzes'' as formative assessment of your understanding:
#* Open image challenge
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#* Activity example quiz
#* Vector chart or diagram remix challenge
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#* Summative or Formative quiz
#* Static audio graphic remix challenge
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# A final Integrated Activity to apply what you have learned
#* Lesson plan challenge
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===Certification options===
 
===Certification options===
  
Participants who successfully achieve the six digital badges summarised below for the DS4OERS course will receive a PDF Certificate of Completion.
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==Partial completion badge==
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* There is a learning challenge quiz at the end of Week One and Week Two. The learning challenge quizzes mark your progress through the course. They serve as formative assessment for you to check your understanding.<br>
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* The consolidated formative assessment quiz is based on the learning challenge quizzes in Week One and Week Two.
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* Participants who successfully complete the consolidated formative assessment quiz at the end of Week Three will receive a '''partial completion badge'''.
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==Assessor badge==
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Participants who successfully complete the consolidated formative assessment quiz '''and''' an integrated activity at the end of week three will earn an '''assessor''' badge and a PDF Certificate of Completion.
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* The consolidated formative assessment quiz is made up of the learning challenge quizzes in Week One and Week Two.
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* You will complete the integrated activity at the end of Week Three.
  
 
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|Develop a printable teaching resource in PDF format in a curriculum area of your choice to be used in a classroom incorporating openly licensed images you have found on the internet. Share it online as an OER under an open content licence.
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|Complete the consolidated formative assessment quiz at the end of Week Three.
 
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|OER Diagram Remix
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|Assessor badge
|Develop a chart, diagram, or graphic organiser in a curriculum area of your choice, that you can use as a single page printable resource in a classroom. Include SVG graphics you have sourced on the internet and Share it online as an OER under an open content licence.
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|Complete the consolidated formative assessment quiz '''and''' an integrated activity at the end of week three.
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|OER Audiographic
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|Make a static image audiographic (in a subject area of your choice), to use in a lesson. Share it online as an OER under an open content licence.
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|OER Lesson plan
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|Prepare a lesson plan in a subject area of your choice, including three teaching resources, and different activities and assessments for different parts of your lesson. Share it online under an open content licence.
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|DS4OERS Participant
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|Complete and pass an online quiz on core concepts covered during the DS4OERS course.
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|OER Practitioner
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|This is an cumulative badge awarded to DS4OER participants who have achieved the five preceding badges. Holders of the DS4OERS Practitioner Badge will be awarded a Certificate of Completion for the course.  
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Latest revision as of 07:46, 12 July 2022

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This section provides information about the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning, and the Assessment skills for open, distance and flexible learning (AS4ODFL) online course.

About the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning

Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning (ODFL) in the Pacific is a 5-year project (2020 – 2025) funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade to support enhancing capacity and efficiency of education sectors in the Pacific through greater use of innovative delivery mechanisms and technology.

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL), together with the Pacific Centre for Flexible and Open Learning for Development (PACFOLD) are implementing the initiative.

About the AS4ODFL online course

Assessment skills for open, distance and flexible learning (AS4ODFL) was developed by Saide [1] for the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance and Flexible Learning.

Summary

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Learning outcome

On successful completion of this short course learners will design online activity-based assessment to support teaching and learning.



Course code AS4ODFL
Duration 3 weeks
Workload 3 - 5 hours per week
Badges Partial completion badge and/or

Assessor badge

Certification Certificate of Completion

What will I learn?

In this short online course you will:

  • Understand assessment for learning, assessment of learning and assessment as learning in relation to summative and formative assessment
  • Reflect on the relationship between assessment and activity-based teaching and learning
  • Appreciate the value of feedback in meaningful assessment
  • Explore ways of providing meaningful feedback
  • Design alternatives to formal, summative assessment

What's involved

This is a hands-on, activity-based course in which you will complete:

  1. Activity-based learning covering: definitions of assessment, activity-based learning, formative and summative assessment, integrated activity-based assessment.
  2. Two learning challenge quizzes as formative assessment of your understanding:
    • Activity example quiz
    • Summative or Formative quiz
  3. A final Integrated Activity to apply what you have learned

Certification options

Partial completion badge

  • There is a learning challenge quiz at the end of Week One and Week Two. The learning challenge quizzes mark your progress through the course. They serve as formative assessment for you to check your understanding.
  • The consolidated formative assessment quiz is based on the learning challenge quizzes in Week One and Week Two.
  • Participants who successfully complete the consolidated formative assessment quiz at the end of Week Three will receive a partial completion badge.

Assessor badge

Participants who successfully complete the consolidated formative assessment quiz and an integrated activity at the end of week three will earn an assessor badge and a PDF Certificate of Completion.

  • The consolidated formative assessment quiz is made up of the learning challenge quizzes in Week One and Week Two.
  • You will complete the integrated activity at the end of Week Three.
Digital badge Requirement
Partial completion badge Complete the consolidated formative assessment quiz at the end of Week Three.
Assessor badge Complete the consolidated formative assessment quiz and an integrated activity at the end of week three.

Prerequisites

Any teacher is free and welcome to participate in this course. The course will be conducted in English. We recommend that you have:

  • Access to a personal computer for 3 – 5 hours per week
  • Basic computer skills (saving files in different formats, setting up and deleting folders, starting programs, etc.)
  • Access to the internet for 3 – 5 hours per week while working online on the course.
  • Basic skills in navigating websites using a browser
  • Ability to install, or have access to a colleague or friend to help you install Free and Open Source Software programs (we will provide links to free downloads of the software).