Increase student motivation (and reduce cheating) using Moodle and Mahara

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Increase student motivation (and reduce cheating) using Moodle and

Mahara

2015 Moodle-Mahara Meetup

Allison Millerallison@vanguardvisions.com.au

16 April 2015

Slides available at

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E-learning =

flexibility

E-assessment =

cheating

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“best means we have to reduce cheating is to increase

motivation and learning”

(Lang 2013 via Morris, 2014, An Australian guide to the risk management of VET online e-assessment)

Ways to increase motivation (= reduce cheating)

(Morris, 2014)

activities which help you interact with students

variety of assessments which are real and applied

peer activities for students to interact and learn from each other

self-assessment activities to understand why they are learning something

Get to know your students by finding out more

about them

bit.ly/AM-Resumebit.ly/AM-Profile

Get to know your students by finding out more

about them

Use real and applied assessment tasks

bit.ly/AM-AssessAct

Real and applied (learning-centred) approaches

Individual Learning Plans

Action/Project based learning

Problem seeking & solving learning (Design thinking)

Work-based/Situated/Authentic learning

Service learning

Peer/Collective (Tribe/Gang) learning

Professional Learning Communities /PLNs (Circles)

Informal/Just-in-Time/Social/Self-organised learning

Scenario-based learning

Others?

Include peer activities

Support self-assessment

bit.ly/AM-Journal

It’s win-win -

Assessment + Apply for Job etc

bit.ly/C-Lemoine

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It’s a win-win -Learners learn how to learn (& not just get feed the content)

Find this document at: bit.ly/MaharaEgs

Lots of examples and

resources

Eportfolio activity in Australia

Australian Mahara User

Group

Do we need one?

17 April

Adelaide

moodlemaharameetup.org

2015 Eportfolio Forum & Workshops

Standing out from the crowd

30 September-1 October 2015

Edith Cowan University, Joondalup Campus, Perth, Western

Australia

eportfoliosaustralia.wordpress.com/forums/2015-eportfolio-forum-home-page/

Previous Eportfolio Forums and Workshops

Great resources available

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Allison Miller0400 732 270

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