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'''Workshop''' is a very powerful peer assessment activity. The documentation on '''[[Workshop settings]]''' explains the different options available. | |||
[[ | Students submit their own work and then receive a number of submissions from other students which they must assess according to the teacher's specifications. Text may be typed directly into Moodle's editor, or files of any type may be uploaded, as long as others have the software to view them. See '''[[Using Workshop]]''' for details of the phases involved. | ||
Two grades are given and appear in the Gradebook: a grade for the student's own submission and a grade for the quality of their peer assessment skills. See '''[[Workshop grading strategies]]''' for more information. | |||
Workshop is primarily a student-focused activity; however, the teacher may guide the students by providing example submissions for them to try out before assessing their peers and at the end of the workshop the teacher may publish some good (or less good) examples. | |||
For a working example of a workshop activity, see the [http://school.demo.moodle.net/course/view.php?id=59 Celebrating Cultures course in the School Demonstration site.] with the username teacher and password ''moodle.'' | |||
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QypkOcAEaE</mediaplayer> | <mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QypkOcAEaE</mediaplayer> |
Revision as of 15:43, 7 January 2016
Workshop is a very powerful peer assessment activity. The documentation on Workshop settings explains the different options available.
Students submit their own work and then receive a number of submissions from other students which they must assess according to the teacher's specifications. Text may be typed directly into Moodle's editor, or files of any type may be uploaded, as long as others have the software to view them. See Using Workshop for details of the phases involved.
Two grades are given and appear in the Gradebook: a grade for the student's own submission and a grade for the quality of their peer assessment skills. See Workshop grading strategies for more information.
Workshop is primarily a student-focused activity; however, the teacher may guide the students by providing example submissions for them to try out before assessing their peers and at the end of the workshop the teacher may publish some good (or less good) examples.
For a working example of a workshop activity, see the Celebrating Cultures course in the School Demonstration site. with the username teacher and password moodle.
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QypkOcAEaE</mediaplayer>