This document discusses ways to increase student motivation and reduce cheating when using Moodle and Mahara for e-learning. It suggests getting to know students better through resumes and profiles. Real and applied assessment tasks are recommended over theoretical tasks. Including peer activities and supporting self-assessment are also proposed to boost motivation. An Australian Mahara user group is mentioned to help users, and an eportfolio forum in September 2015 is advertised.
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“best means we have to reduce
cheating is to increase
motivation and learning”
(Lang 2013 via Morris, 2014, An Australian guide to
the risk management of VET online e-assessment)
5. Ways to increase motivation (= reduce cheating)
(Morris, 2014)
activities which help you interact with
students
variety of assessments which are real
and applied
peer activities for students to interact
and learn from each other
self-assessment activities to understand
why they are learning something
6. Get to know your students by finding out more
about them
bit.ly/AM-Resumebit.ly/AM-Profile
7. Get to know your students by finding out more
about them
8. Use real and applied assessment tasks
bit.ly/AM-AssessAct
9. Real and applied (learning-centred) approaches
Individual Learning Plans
Action/Project based learning
Problem seeking & solving learning (Design thinking)
Work-based/Situated/Authentic learning
Service learning
Peer/Collective (Tribe/Gang) learning
Professional Learning Communities /PLNs (Circles)
Informal/Just-in-Time/Social/Self-organised learning
Scenario-based learning
Others?
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It’s a win-win -
Learners learn how to learn (& not just get feed the content)
17. 2015 Eportfolio Forum & Workshops
Standing out from the crowd
30 September-1 October 2015
Edith Cowan University, Joondalup Campus, Perth, Western
Australia
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18. Previous Eportfolio Forums and Workshops
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