Aims
The aims of this workshop are:
- To offer an overview of SOLAR and Moodle tools
- Demonstrate these tools using examples from the sector
- Offer hands on practice in using tools
Prerequisites
Before attending this workshop you should have:
- contributed to the discussion forum ‘Reflections on Workshop1’
- provided your feedback via the short survey on workshop 1
- completed the Baseline Questionnaire (academic staff only)
Workshop Two Programme
Programme Overview:
| Time | Topic | Delivery |
| 10:00 – 10:10h | Arrival, tea + coffee | |
| 10:10 – 10:30h | Introduction and Housekeeping Timesheets and Case Study Deliverables |
Jennifer Louden, CoGC |
| 10:30 – 12:30h | Introduction to Moodle eAssessment Tools | George Howie, CoGC |
| 12:30 – 13:10h | Lunch | |
| 13:10 – 13:50h | Overview of SOLAR and writing assessments | Campbell White, SQA |
| 13:50 – 14:20h | Using SOLAR in Practice | Chris Deegan, CoGC |
| 14:20 – 14:50h | Use of Wikis and Blogs in Assessment | Veronica Harris, SQA |
| 14:50 – 15:00h | Tea/coffee | |
| 15:00 – 16:00h | Facilitated discussion to begin to formulate plans for redesigning assessment | Joan Walker, Jisc RSC Scotland |
Resources
Case Study in HN Business: Expectations and Outputs (PDF). Overview of deliverables and associated timelines for case study participants.
Overview of SOLAR (pdf) Presentation by Campbell White, SQA
Common Design Issues in Multiple Choice Questions (pdf)
Designing High Quality Objective Questions (doc)
Using SOLAR in Practice (pdf) Presentation by Chris Deegan
Writing Assessments (pdf)
Desiging for Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (pdf). Examples of multiple choice questions designed to test LOTS and HOTS