Sierra Emilson
Dual Major – Elementary and Special Education
Ball State University
Learning Management System – ICE Conference
Online assessment is a powerful method to engage students, encourage
learning and test student understanding of subject content. Using a learning
management system (LMS) in the classroom provides teachers with a wide
variety of features to support assessment of students.
I recently had the opportunity to attend ICE 2015, the Indiana Connected
Educators conference held at Noblesville High School. At the conference, I
attended a session that featured the LMS, itslearning. In this session “The
Hoosier LMS: Hands-on w/ itslearning” with Bryan Bennett, I learned the ins and
outs of the itslearning software, including how you can use LMS in the classroom
for assessment.
With itslearning, a teacher can give informal assessments to their students
with frequent checks for understanding using surveys and polls and can also
build a test or quiz for their students to take online. Teachers even have the
option to link tests to assignments so students can easily access and understand
learning objectives. The test questions can be aligned to course standards in
order to pull reports on student mastery of standards. The software offers a
variety of item types, including either/or, multiple choice, multiple response, short
answer, open answer, select from a list question, fill in the blank, match, order
and hotspot (click the picture). It also features a lock-down browser so that
students cannot access other websites or applications while taking their test.
Once the students have taken a test, teachers can give feedback to their
students in a variety of ways. They are able to give written, audio or even video
feedback to their students. This option allows teachers to provide specific,
constructive, actionable feedback using preferred learning styles to move
learners forward.
When students are given clear learning targets, frequent, meaningful
feedback, With learning management systems such as itslearning, teachers have
access to a variety of features that allow them to adapt teaching according to
student need, and advance learners through their learning journey.
For more information on ICE, visit their website http://www.iceindiana.org
