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School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work Using Blogs in Summative Assessment - the Student Experience Julie Vuolo and Irene Anderson
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School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work

Using Blogs in Summative Assessment - the Student Experience

Julie Vuolo and Irene Anderson

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Background• New module; mature, part-time students N=22• Assessment strategy to:– meet module learning outcomes– respect diversity of student population i.e. differing

learning styles and preferences; prior HE experience– give less experienced students an opportunity to

gain marks for content over style– minimise plagiarism opportunities

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What we did

• September 2009: set blog as part of the summative assessment strategy for a 30 credit module (20%)

• Evaluated the student experience by survey and focus group

• 8 students in total

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Survey Outcomes

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thers en

hanced

learn

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Commenting e

ach other

benefi

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omments

helpful?

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ss time h

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Student Survey n=8

YesNoDon't Know

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Initial Feelingsapprehensive

exposedscared

annoyed

intrusive

worried

self consciousterror

nervous

additional work

expectation

in-touch

interested

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Themes

• Fear of the unknown• Bravery and willingness to engage • Collegiality and support• Impact on learning

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Fear of the Unknown

1. technology, extra work, anxiety2. associated with Face book; social not education3. Didn’t realise it would be quite so easy to

access.... ... terminology blog is very slang...it is a word that I’d heard and thrown out my head....I did ask my teenage daughters, what’s a blog?..

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Bravery and Willingness to Engage

1. forced to get involved, would not normally speak up but better for me having to do it

2. more personal but does push a bit more Tutor: would you change your mind about coming on

the course [if knew about blog in advance]?3. ..seriously consider it.. Others felt differently, prefer to know what they

were facing in advance4. . .different way of learning....exciting...going to do

something new... ...once it was explained...views definitely changed...

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Collegiality and Support1. would not have got to know people so well,

challenging as not sure who was enrolled initially2. Strategic alliance: things that you’re interested in

and the ones you are going to keep up... 3. When experiencing difficulties: that you are not

the only one. Psychologically it was good. Really interesting reading peoples’...what they have been doing.

4. Tutor support - .very worthwhile having comments from the tutor..reassured..right lines...

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Impact on Learning

1. motivation, plagiarism avoidance2. support, different way of learning3. focusing and pushing, organised more prepared to do the work, probably would

have left it. ...made me work better towards the assignment... ..makes you more aware of what you’ve got to do... ..not sure how much I learnt [from others]...great for sort of focusing..choosing your topic...getting the ball rolling.

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Feelings Afterconfident

achievable

thought-provoking

really worthwhile

advantageous

part of group

fantastic

encouraging

involved

accomplishment

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Key messagesExpect and respect students feelings of fear and anxiety

Ensure academic requirement of blog clearProvide supportive and safe blogging environment

Iterate deadlines

Pre-course information, written and verbal guidance, practical demonstration, show previous student comments & blogs; emphasise benefits Written guidance inc. marking criteria, agree ground rulesCarefully worded, timely feedback from tutors; agree input frequency; put up staff / student photo; facilitate peer support; tutors own blogsWritten and verbal deadlines; all to do blog sign off (closure)

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Future

• Evaluate other cohorts• Correlate essay and blog outcomes

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