Digital Blog Post #J

Our first topic for this weeks blog will be, The Role of  Assessment in Teaching and Learning. This section of the chapter really puts a couple things in perspective. We are going to have educators, colleague, future employers assessing one to evaluate performance. Of course we evaluate the students, but the teachers have to being their part as well, and what a better way, then to have someone sit in and evaluate. How the classroom is being managed, if one has any chemistry with the students, and if one is also involved with the students families. The book continues with student assessment, grades, oral presentations, individual assignments,and cooperative assignments. He is where the question is asked, "Are Students learning?" and then as a teacher one wants to solve the problem by asking "What can I do to change this?" If a student is falling behind.

The second topic we will be discussing will be, digital portfolios for students. I remember when I was much younger the phase, "Personal Record." I would always envision a big binder detailing every aspect of my behavior, and academic history. The book mentions that when binders where being used only a select few would be able to have access to ones information. Now, we have digital portfolios and these portfolios can be seen by anyone with access to the information. There are many advantages to having these e-portfolios, the accessibility, portability, the speed at which one can receive the information. The book names a few disadvantages, though I do not completely agree. The book considers it a disadvantage for students to have to learn to used a computer, camera, scanner, and different programs and software. Where I see this as an opportunity to advance students academically and getting them ready for what the would is throwing at them.

The next topic for this week, Reasons for Teaching with Clickers. The book mentions, the clickers are a great way to get students involved, and create an active learning environment. I used clickers back when I was studying at USF, and I would say they do a good job at maintaining students attention. Partly because I felt like I was on a game of Jeopardy, but it also gave real time results, and competition was a great motivator. Clickers could be used in fun ways, have the students pair in groups, design learning games with these clickers, and use them once a day with different topics.


Maloy, R. (n.d.). Transforming learning with new technologies (2nd ed.)