Week-5 Reflections...!!!

Greetings..!!!

The week-5 also has been quite insightful and enriching due to the tasks and the readings.

1. The very first task was on reading alternative assessment and using rubrics for PBL. This has been informative and insightful as the articles have been very useful in understanding and clarifying the concept of alternative assessment. The discussion on using all these for our students could make us think keeping our teaching context in mind. This would help us in finalizing our projects well.

2. Another task was on creating the rubric on rubistar. At first, I could not create the rubric and asked for guidelines, but I could not get any help then I tried again step by step and I could create the rubric. I created a sample rubric for my students keeping their reading task in mind. Creating this rubric seems to be challenging, as we are supposed to describe the descriptors for each category in detail. Hence, I could not create from scratch so I used the guidelines given and created from there.

I would like to create one independently for my other project task.

3. Another task was on describing the technology change that we see in our classroom. Through this, I could analyse what my students are able to do, what they can do and what they will be able to do. Even, I could understand various tools that can be useful in doing so.

4. I liked the idea for extra credit. It is a good incentive for the participants to be more active. In a way, it helps to browse through the various tools and understand their proper uses. I could create the sample webquest for my students and I was very happy to see its implications. I have not used it earlier. I think this can become an important tool for interaction as well as for guided assignments.

5. I appreciate that one of our friends wanted to have an extra platform to discuss and it had been created. I hope this would help us learn better through interaction, if used properly.

Overall, this week I found myself busier with the tasks and the assignments.

The interaction with the friends has, indeed, been quite enriching and useful. Hope the same for all.

Thanks.