{"id":5556,"date":"2025-06-06T22:01:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T05:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/2025\/06\/06\/post-3-assessment\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T22:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T05:01:29","slug":"post-3-assessment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci339\/2025\/06\/06\/post-3-assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Post 3 ~ Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo by Nguyen Dang Hoang Nhu<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

When I think of \u2018Assessment\u2019 my initial response is an anxious pit in my stomach because instead of thinking, \u201cOh! A method of displaying my understanding and to help the teacher\/receiver know what to review,\u201d I think, \u201cI\u2019m not going to get a high enough mark\/grade to satisfy me.\u201d I presume quite a few people feel the same way about assessments. What is concerning is that I fear I will transfer these anxieties onto my students. <\/p>\n

While reading through Chapter 1 of Assessment Strategies for Online Learning<\/em> by Dianne Conrad and Jason Openo, I was struck with the mentioned theory of CoI, which was defined as \u201ca process of creating a deep and meaningful (collaborative-constructivist) learning experience through the development of three interdependent elements \u2013 social, cognitive and teaching presence\u201d (2018). When exploring more about the CoI theory on the website, I found this helpful Venn diagram to portray the connection between the three interdependent elements:<\/p>\n

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The CoI website describes the three interdependent elements as follows: <\/p>\n

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Social presence<\/strong> is \u201cthe ability of participants to identify with the community (e.g., course of study), communicate purposefully in a trusting environment, and develop inter-personal relationships by way of projecting their individual personalities\u201d (Garrison, 2009, p. 352).<\/p>\n

Teaching Presence\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is the design, facilitation, and direction of cognitive and social processes for the purpose of realizing personally meaningful and educationally worthwhile learning outcomes (Anderson, Rourke, Garrison, & Archer, 2001).<\/p>\n

Cognitive Presence<\/em><\/strong> is the extent to which learners are able to construct and confirm meaning through sustained reflection and discourse (Garrison, Anderson, & Archer, 2001).<\/p>\n

Garrison, Anderson, & Archer (2000)<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

This provides great insight for how I need to consider my actions and presence as a future -and current- teacher. It suggests that I need to foster the social, teaching, and cognitive presences of my students but also reflect that in my own instruction. I expect that this will need to be more deeply addressed in developing a community within the classroom: one that fosters meaningful connections and learning experiences that invest in the students\u2019 interests.<\/p>\n

I have much more to explore on the website and theory and feel I have only scratched the surface. Please feel free to share your perspectives in a comment!<\/p>\n

References:<\/h2>\n

Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2000). Critical inquiry in a text-based environment: Computer conferencing in higher <\/a>education model. The Internet and Higher Education<\/em>, 2(2-3), 87-105. <\/p>\n

Conrad, D., & Openo, J. (2018). Assessment strategies for online learning: Engagement and authenticity<\/em>. AU Press. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15215\/aupress\/9781771992329.01<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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