Evaluating a blended learning approach

Pre-launch

• Consider an evaluation (focus groups, short questionnaire) with past students and colleagues prior to the launch of an online activity to identify any usability issues.

• Request Advice on Module Page (AMP) service from the Educational Technology Team who will provide up to three recommendations to improve your Moodle module design.

Online questionnaire can be distributed using the Feedback activity in Moodle.

You can get quick feedback during a focus group using Poll Everywhere.

Log a request on ServiceNow.

During the module

• Getting feedback during the module can engage students as they are able to view the results. Any changes made impact directly on their learning experience. To confirm results it is recommended to triangulate evaluation methods (use multiple methods of evaluation to confirm results). Combine formal and informal evaluation methods (e.g. Evasys end of module survey and Poll Everywhere mid-module survey).

• Use reporting tools in the technologies you are using (e.g. Logs from Moodle) to identify regularly-used and under-used resources and students who are not accessing online resources and activities. Explain to students that their activity online can be monitored and how you plan on using this data.

• Use the one-minute paper technique to evaluate students’ learning during the module and identify areas that students are struggling with.

• Provide feedback to students on any evaluation done during the module and demonstrate how you are acting on this feedback.
  
  
• Request a peer review of the online aspects of your teaching as well as peer review of your face-to-face teaching.
  
  
• Remember to include a self-assessment of your teaching and to reflect on peer review.

You can gather informal feedback during face-to-face sessions using Poll Everywhere.

Logs in Moodle generate a huge amount of data on student activity on Moodle activities.

The one-minute paper technique can be done in class using Poll Everywhere or online using the Feedback activity in Moodle. 

End of module

University end of module evaluation forms. Disseminate and communicate results of evaluations to the department and to students.

Future iterations of module

Use all the feedback gathered to feed into further developments of the module. Explain to future cohorts of students how feedback from students has informed the development of the module.