Reflection on Third Meeting Friday’s session was another productive meeting. I was pleased that the group seemed to like the presentation on troubleshooting. One of the challenges in preparing for it was trying to document and be specific about a process that seems more intuitive than a specific process. Granted, knowledge has been gained somewhere along the way but overall, it’s just something that I do.

I thought that our group session went very well. It was very beneficial for me to listen to Bill & Doug talk about how they use assessment in their classes. I look forward to hearing more from them in future meetings. I want to learn more about how they link course-level goals with their programmatic goals. It was also reassuring to hear support for taking “baby steps” into new assessment approaches. As such, at some time this week I plan to use one or two of the classroom assessment techniques (CATS) I identified.

I’ve been trying to identify source applications to assist me in using the iPaq more in the classroom. I’ve already introduced it to the class and told them a little about the FDW workshop. I’m thinking about asking the class if they have any ideas how I might incorporate into assessment. After all, they are significant stakeholders.

My next goal is to identify one of the software applications for the iPaq and specify at least one explicit use for it in my class. We’ve discussed several general ways in which we might use the device but I’d like to be able to share an actual application at our next meeting or at least the progress that I am having in implementing the strategy.  ¶ 8:47 PM