by Mendi Benigni | Nov 24, 2020 | Assessment, OAKS, OAKS Tips
I’ve been asked, on a few occasions, “How can I make an OAKS test where the students can choose say 5 out of 8 questions to answer?” And I have to admin, this stumped me! However, I will not be beaten and I think I’ve found the answer. The...
by Mendi Benigni | Oct 13, 2020 | Assessment, Best Practices, Distance Ed, OAKS
As was mentioned in a previous Online Teaching Tips, with ANY quiz, test, or exam there is a chance a student will cheat, even in a face to face class. But the temptation is often greater in an online class because there is no one watching. With Respondus Lockdown...
by Mendi Benigni | Sep 29, 2020 | Assessment, Innovative Instruction, instructional technology, Video
I love video projects. I think they are one of the best ways to get students to let loose their creativity and focus on delivering information in a succinct manner. In addition, creating a video forces the students to plan and to spend more time with the material...
by Mendi Benigni | Sep 17, 2020 | Assessment, Best Practices
Let’s be clear, with ANY quiz, test, or exam there is a chance a student will cheat, even in a face to face class. But the temptation is often greater in an online class because there is no one watching. So I have done some research and come up with some tips...
by Mendi Benigni | Jun 1, 2020 | Assessment, Distance Ed, OAKS, OAKS Tips
Monitoring Students Online When you teach on online class, especially an asynchronous online class, it’s easy to “lose” students. If you are an OAKS user, there’s a tool that can help you keep up with your students and help you identify those...
by Mendi Benigni | Apr 16, 2020 | Assessment
In response to everyone going online, Akindi (our bubble sheet scanning application) has created new features that allow you do use the program in your online class. This option is great for quizzes, tests, and exams that are time consuming to recreate online such as...