FLO MicroCourse: Future Facing Assessments OER 2023
Topic outline
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READ THIS SECTION FIRST, TO ORIENT YOURSELF TO THE COURSE
Welcome to Future Facing Assessments: How to use AI in the Design of Alternative Assessments!
This section orients you to this course to ensure you get the best out of this experience. It provides information about:
- How to navigate this online platform;
- What this course is about, it's learning goals, and the proposed activities to help you achieve those goals;
- Who are your facilitators;
- And there is a space to ask questions about anything related to this course - be they technical or content-based.
To proceed with this orientation, click on each item below. Clicking on the item will open a new page where further information will be provided. To return to this HomePage, you can navigate with your browser's back button, or you may use the menu on the left-hand side of this page, or you can click on the breadcrumb at the top of every page on this site and select FLO MicroCourse: Future Facing Assessments: How to Use AI in the Design of Alternative Assessments.
We hope you enjoy the course! Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions:
Eliana: eelkhoury@athabascau.ca
Annie: anniepg@mail.ubc.ca-
From time to time, the facilitators will post announcements here to provide information and feedback on the day's activities. As a course participant, you are automatically registered in this forum, which means you will receive email alerts whenever something new is posted here.
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Two videos provide an orientation to this course platform and an overview of the course so that you can navigate it like a pro.
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This short book is like a syllabus. It provides an overview of the week, time commitments, and requirements for obtaining a digital badge certifying your completion of the course.
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Meet Eliana and Annie.
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Monday and Tuesday
This section of the FLO course brings you up to speed with generative AI. You will read about the different types of GenAI tools, explore assessments that use GenAI, and discuss how you might want to introduce a GenAI assignment to your students.
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This book is a primer on GenAI and its uses in education.
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Make forum posts: 1
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Consider joining us for an optional synchronous (Zoom) session.
In this session, we will:- Review the course structure
- Meet our colleagues
- Explore examples of using GenAI in assessments.
- Review the course structure
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Wednesday and Thursday
This is the heart of the FLO course, where you will apply what you learned about generative AI to develop your own alternative assessment. The Guidebook will take you through developing your assessment step-by-step, providing resources along the way. The Brainstorming Sandbox is an optional discussion forum where you can solicit the help of your peers as you develop your assessment. Finally, you will showcase what you developed to your colleagues.
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This step-by-step guidebook will provide instructions, questions to ask yourself, and resources. Following these steps will help you create an alternative assessment where students use GenAI.
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Use this space to interact with each other, brainstorm ideas for your assessment, and discuss alternatives and possible ways forward. This is your workspace as you develop your assessment. Use it to solicit the ideas of your peers and facilitators.
The use of this forum is optional.
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Start discussions: 1 Post replies: 1
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Friday
This final day of the FLO course is about reviewing and celebrating the range of alternative assessments that use GenAI that were developed as part of this course, provide feedback and suggestions, and considering the next steps.
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On Thursday, you posted a description of your assessment to the discussion forum Showcase your Assessment. On Friday, you will return to that forum, review what others have posted, and respond to at least one question posted by a colleague about their work. Consider also reviewing the comments that others have made in response to your question about your assessment.
[Note: Responding to at least one colleague's post is a requirement for obtaining the digital badge for this course.]
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This page provides a few more resources and suggestions for next step.
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Curious about the history and goal of BCcampus FLO courses? This short book provides an introduction.
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