1. Student creation of interactive learning resources using Xerte for authentic assessment
Jane Guiller
Glasgow Caledonian University
QAA Using Technology to Support Assessment and Feedback
March 2015
Your presentation should be about ten minutes long. What you cover in the presentation is largely up to you. However, we would be particularly interested to hear about how you went about your practice and give an indication of the main challenges you faced and how you overcame them. Try to focus on what you did, why you did it and what you have learnt.  If you wish you could finish your presentation with a challenge/question for your audience that could then be discussed in the 10 minute discussion session.

2. A set of free, browser-based, open source tools used to create interactive learning resources known as ‘learning objects’.

3. The Assessment
“In groups, design an online information resource for a particular target audience using psychological literature and research in cyberpsychology.”
Final learning objects peer-assessed using marking rubric
Xerte demo, online resources, lab and drop-in sessions with support team of learning technologist, academic development tutor and graduate student

5. The Challenges Existing staff and student digital literacies
No external-facing server for Xerte
Learning curves, keeping track of student progress and trouble- shooting
Inability of Blackboard to support peer assessment using rubric
Getting the completed learning objects to target audiences

6. What the students said…
“It encouraged us to think about different ways of presenting the content and getting the audience engaged.”
“It has been interesting researching and collecting information in order to turn it into a learning tool for other people.”
“These could be used to create interactive objects that really teach people in a better way than just reading from a textbook or webpage.”

7. Question
Can you think of ways that you could use Xerte to create OERs and facilitate…
Assessment and feedback
Enhancement of student/staff digital literacies
Staff/student partnerships
Social entrepreneurship
Student transitions