ALTO: Designing effective online assessments

This session aims to support participants in making effective use of the available tools and technologies for online assessment. The workshop will consider approaches to managing assessment for students studying online and explore key design challenges in terms of academic integrity, student engagement, quality of feedback, marking and moderation, as well as student attainment.

Please contact Chris Wilson if you have questions about the session and would like further information.

Self access recording

The live webinar session ran in June and July, but a recording is available on the ALTO Blackboard course, along with other self-access resources

How to access the ALTO Blackboard

1. Log into Blackboard at https://vle.aston.ac.uk
   ideally using the Google Chrome or Safari browsers. Note that Internet Explorer will not work.

2. Find the course Active Learning Teaching Online in the My Courses list on the right of your Welcome Page – it is a University or Staff level course.

   If you really can’t find the course in your list, please see this help page.

3. Self-access recordings: select the menu item Designing effective online assessments and follow the instructions.

4. Live webinars: click its title to open the course and then select Webinars from its navigation menu. Then select the session Designing effective online assessments to enter the webinar.