While I’d rather discuss innovative assignments using cutting edge technologies, I’ve discovered one of the real challenges of digital pedagogy is figuring out how to assess learning outcomes and evaluate students’ work. Yes, let’s use Twitter in the classroom, create maps from datasets, and edit Wikipedia pages. But how do we assess it in a transparent and meaningful way for both students and ourselves?
This is a very useful topic. While sometimes it is quite easy to find sample assignments, I’ve found figuring out (and making clear to students) criteria, very challenging–even down to what percentage of the final grade an assignment should be.