Barish Golland

Learning Ecosystems Support and Solutions Manager

For ETUG Unconference – Nov 13, 2014

#BYOD Online Assessment – Procedures,

Benefits and Pitfalls

Online Exam

Procedures

Time before

start

Actions by Head invigilators Student activity

30 minutes 1. Turn on Projectors / Screens

2. Turn on Rack / Desktop PC

3. Turn On DocCam

4. Manage student seating arrangements

1. Get seated

2. Plug in power

3. Power up Laptop

20 minutes 1. Display Online Midterm Instructions

(provided by LS) on Doc Cam on 1st

projector screen

2. Display Connect COMM290 Course on 2nd

projector screen, access using

[username/password] and displaying

“Midterm Exam” link from Left Hand Panel

3. Instruct students on logging into UBC

Secure, connect, COMM290 course

1. Log into UBC Secure.

2. Log into connect.ubc.ca.

3. Log into COMM290 course in Connect

4. Click on Midterm Exam link on left

hand panel

5.

10 minutes 1. Click on “Midterm Exam Folder” in Connect

/ Midterm Exam

2. Distribute Sign-in Sheets as necessary

1. Click on “Midterm Exam” folder

2. Click on “Midterm Exam

3. Sign sign – in sheets

Exam start time 1. Display Password in staggered release on

DocCam (e.g. SWNG121=5:00, 122=5:01,

221=5:03, etc. ) coordinated by Learning

Service Director

1. Click on “Begin” exam

2. Enter Password

Online Exam Prep Procedures – 30 minutes Before Exam Start

Benefits

1. Instant grading / feedback to students

2. Better use of resources (TA grading time, paper)

3. Exam analysis

4. Short Answers / Essay questions – typing on keyboard preferred to

hand writing

Catching students cheating via copy/paste coding clues

Pitfalls

1. Hardware issues (mitigated by sending students to computer lab

2. Wireless / Connectivity issues

3. Exam integrity

4. Cheating (screenshots, sharing passwords)

Security issues