Online Assessment Strategies for STEM
For STEM and other technical subjects, the results of our assessments often have a very similar form for every student (at least when they solve the problems correctly). And when we give proctored in-person assessments, we provide some reasonable oversight that each student is providing their own work. This March, when the whole education system moved online, we all landed in a new boat - one with no in-person proctoring. We can assess with digital proctored systems, but the costs are high, there are valid concerns about student privacy, and the allowed exam design is not ideal for the complex concepts we need to assess. In this webinar we will specifically focus on creating a balanced, fair, and transparent assessment strategy for STEM courses. The result will be a long-term assessment strategy for improving equity for non-traditional STEM students, improving persistence in STEM fields, and lowering academic dishonesty.
Bio
Dr. Maria Andersen has spent most of her career teaching at the college level and developing digital products for learning. For ten years she taught chemistry and mathematics full-time at Muskegon Community College and now she teaches Math and Education courses for Westminster College in Salt Lake City. Dr. Andersen has a B.S. in Chemistry, a B.A. in Biology, an M.S. in Mathematics, an MBA, and Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership. As a side note, she also took all the undergraduate courses in Physics and Engineering required for a ChemE degree. Maria stepped out of academia full time to embrace online learning and the underlying technology. She has built iPad games to teach algebra, launched the Canvas Network Massive Open Online Course platform, designed adaptive learning platforms for STEM used by McGraw Hill, and worked as the Director of Learning Design for WGU (a fully-online CBE institution). Currently Maria is the CEO and Cofounder of Coursetune, a software platform that helps educational institutions to design and manage their curriculum.