INSDSG650 Assessment of Educational Technologies
Course Description
This course on formative and summative evaluation brings the students’ practical experience in computers and multimedia together with the study of the ways these technologies get used in the classroom. Students examine the formative evaluation process for technology-based programs in corporate training programs and school curricula. By obtaining feedback from representatives of the target audience in the early stages of a product’s development, the developer can assure that it meets goals while staying within its budget. Formative evaluation plans are now required by most funding sources and corporations. Summative evaluation-the evaluation of an educational product at the end of its development process-is a way to determine whether the project has met its goals. Students learn to apply these assessment procedures in a project based on a real-world application.

Prerequisite: INSDSG 601. Masters in Instructional Design student or permission.
Academic Information
Credits: 3
Schedule & Fee
Dates: Sep 13 - Dec 10
Class #: 15400
Course Fee: $1335
Lab Fee: $0
Total Course Fee: $1335
Instructor
Ron Frattura
Ron.Frattura@umb.edu
Book Information
  1. William Horton. Evaluating E-Learning
Wimba Requirement
UMB online courses use Wimba classroom (a live discussion tool) at least twice during the semester. Information about Horizon Wimba can be found at www.dlvpc.umb.edu/wimbasupport.htm. Your course instructor will inform you about dates and times of course meetings in Wimba Classroom.