Publications on assessment in VE and online learning

Although the article does not describe assessment in a virtual exchange course, the adopted approach may inspire teachers involved in designing assessment in virtual exchange. The authors present practical tools that support video recordings of student presentations and post-performance assessment (including self- and peer assessment) on the basis of clearly defined criteria presented in the form of rubrics. The presented assessment approach is based on open-source Moodle module developed by Sapporo Gakuin University. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.38.992 https://research-publishing.net/publication/chapters/978-2-490057-54-2/992.pdf

This practical handbook offers hands-on ideas that guide practitioners throughout the entire telecollaborative process – from finding partners, designing tasks and selecting appropriate tools to assessing student learning and evaluating project outcomes. Additionally, practical suggestions on how to design peer or group assessment and to use Bloom’s taxonomy to write assessment rubrics can be found in the “idea bank”.

The article offers a detailed sequence of collaborative tasks in higher education, including a clearly defined assessment plan and a list of learning outcomes for intercultural virtual teamwork.

The text focuses on the value of peer teaching and learning as an attempt to ensure a more effective exchange of knowledge and language between the telecollaborative partners. It discusses the constructive feedback course (whose content is freely available) that helped to prepare the students to become e-tutors.

This report presents the results of the INTENT project, a large-scale project funded by the European Commission that aimed to explore virtual exchange practices in foreign language education at university level. Section 4.4.9 reports on teachers’ responses as regards the assessment content and methods in virtual exchanges. Additionally, some of the case studies outline approaches to assessing and acknowledging learning outcomes in virtual exchanges at tertiary level.

The chapter discusses the use of soft certification in the form of badges as an incentive for participant engagement in virtual exchanges. The use of Open Badges is illustrated on the basis of a real virtual exchange between two European universities.

This open-access collection of case studies presents a wide range of examples of real virtual exchange in language and content subjects organised as a part of Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange Project. Each case study contains a separate section devoted to assessment and evaluation.

The Author offers an overview of available literature that touches on the topic of assessment and discusses assessment practices reported by practitioners by means of interviews. The article concludes with examples of real assessment tools used in virtual exchanges (e.g. a scoring rubric, assessment criteria, portfolio instruction).

Open Virtual Mobility self-assessment tool is an online tool was developed as part of the Open Virtual Mobility project. This tool, in the form of online surveys, allows students to self-assess students’ own virtual mobility skills in each of the 8 areas of the skills framework: 1 - Intercultural skills and attitudes; 2 - Interactive and collaborative learning in an authentic international environment; 3 - Autonomy-driven learning; 4 - Networked learning; 5 - Media and Digital Literacy; 6 - Active self-regulated learning skills; 7 - Open-mindedness and 8 - Gaining Knowledge of Virtual Mobility and Open Education. The tool is available in Open Virtual Mobility Learning Hub upon login.