Topic 7 (Administrative Software: Presentation Software. Portfolio Assessment Software.)

Presentation Software

It’s been almost seven years since i do and wrote on using PowerPoint in the classroom. All my slides are changing every semester which is i changing it based on total of my student in class. I choose power point because it easy to arrange the things that we want to used  in one place.

According Karen L. Smith, Slide presentation software such as PowerPoint has become an ingrained part of many instructional settings, particularly in large classes and in courses more geared toward information exchange than skill development. PowerPoint can be a highly effective tool to aid learning, but if not used carefully, may instead disengage students and actually hinder learning.

Challenges

• Teacher-centered. 
• Lack of feedback. 
• Student inactivity. 
• Potentially reductive. 
• Presentation graphics should be about learning, not about presentation.
• PowerPoint presentations should help students organize their notes, not just “be” the notes. 

But nowadays as technology rapid changing, there are a lot presentation software we can used in our class. Example:

Prezi (Personal)

Summary – The mothership of powerpoint alternatives, they’ve been around for many years. Leveraging the concept of ZOOM and transitions to new spaces on a slide, they give the effect that the presentation has not moved to a new slide.  Prezi provides people with creating better style and effect in their presentations.  Prezi uses the concept of Pathway Points instead of slides to give the visual cinematic appeal of their presentations.

Slideshark

Summary – Taken directly from the horse’s mouth, SlideShark is an app used by sales professionals and other presenters worldwide to present and share PowerPoints via their chosen devices.  It’s features include cloud storage integration, sharing and tracking views, broadcasting or presenting over the web, creating annotations on the slides, and of course presenter mode.

Powtoon – Animation Presentation Software

Summary – Probably one of the leaders in the DIY presentation animation space, Powtoon allows consumers to create presentations and videos that are animated, interesting, and engaging.  It is not difficult to learn how to use and the software is a breath of fresh air to those looking to create presentations that are different and engaging.

Keynote – Powerpoint Alternative

Summary – One of the standard bearers in the presentation software space, Keynote is meant to allow presenters to create customizable presentations.  it comes with 30 themes that you can start with and pre stock photos.

Slide Bureau

Summary – Slide Bureau is an interesting software device.  It is mainly used for iPads, but it does allow for people to create presentations that are more customized than your traditional powerpoint slide.  The interface is centered on pre-made templates but they are categorized to fit the profession and overall need of the slide. 

Cite:

http://fctl.ucf.edu/TeachingAndLearningResources/Technology/PowerPoint/index.php
https://www.customshow.com/best-powerpoint-alternatives-presentation-programs/

Portfolio Assessment Software

In my experience in teaching we are using offline and online assessment for th ae student which are conduct quizzes, midterm and final exam paper based. But in subject based on project we instruct student to submit their work through online such as create website and upload in free hosting, create video and upload in youtube. The assessments are divided by two categories, individual and grouping. The individual assessment will be evaluated based on answer scheme. But the grouping we will evaluate by rubric.

How can I assess group work?

All of the principles of assessment that apply to individual work apply to group work as well. Assessing group work has added challenges, however.

First, depending on the objectives of the assignment, the instructor might want to assess the team’s final product (e.g., design, report, presentation), their group processes (e.g., ability to meet deadlines, contribute fairly, communicate effectively), or both. Second, group performance must be translated into individual grades – which raise issues of fairness and equity. Complicating both these issues is the fact that neither group processes nor individual contribution are necessarily apparent in the final product.

Assess process as well as product

If developing teamwork skills is one of your learning objectives for the course, it’s important to assess students’ progress toward that goal. In other words, you should assess process (how students work) as well as product (the work they produce).

Process can be assessed according to a number of dimensions, such as the ability to generate a range of ideas, listen respectfully to disparate perspectives, distribute work fairly, resolve differences, and communicate effectively. Since instructors don’t always have a direct window into the dynamics of student groups, they often rely on teams to self-report via:

• team evaluations: each member of the team evaluates the dynamics of the team as a whole. 

• peer evaluations: each team member evaluates the contributions of his/her teammates. 

• self-evaluations: each team member documents and evaluates his own contributions to the team.

Assessment Methods

Traditional assessment methods such as examinations often discourage deep learning. With the changing attitude of the young generation and students with increasingly diverse background and experience entering higher education, it is important that appropriate assessment methods are used in order to meet the needs of the students.

There are many different assessment methods used in Higher Education. When deciding which assessment method to use, both the learning outcomes and the learning activities need to be considered so that appropriate assessment methods are aligned and used.

Example:

Cite:

https://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/design/instructionalstrategies/groupprojects/assess.html

http://ar.cetl.hku.hk/assessment_method.htm