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TaskStream

Explore the benefits of TaskStream for your course, including managing in-class and out-of-class writing assignments, group work, peer-reviewing, and revision exercises.

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TaskStream

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  1. TaskStream ‘Tools of Engagement’ for Higher Education Technology Day 2008

  2. Why Use TaskStream for Your Course? • Does your course include in-class writings, out-of-class writing homework, or writing assignments for major assignments? • Does your class encourage students to work as a group to complete in-class group work, out-of-class group work, or group work for a major assignments? • Does your course require peer-reviewing, free-writing, drafts, and revision exercises? Technology Day 2008

  3. TaskStream for Your Course • Allows the course to work in synchronous and asynchronous time • Great management system for on ground, online, and blended courses • Creates an e-portfolio system to collect writing assignments • Enables peer-reviewing for writing assignments Technology Day 2008

  4. TaskStream for Teachers • Role as authors, reviewers, and evaluators • Ability to create reports • Program Resources store course documents • Evaluate using “Web Marker” Technology Day 2008

  5. TaskStream for Students • Role as authors and reviewers • View their grades and scored rubrics • Program Resources display course documents Technology Day 2008

  6. Student Feedback from ENG 101 • The portfolio requirement helped me do my best work for the course. • Agree Strongly or Agree = 72% • TaskStream facilitated my invention, revision, and reflection processes. • Agree Strongly or Agree = 63% • The course encouraged me to think differently about how and why writing gets done. • Agree Strongly or Agree = 88% Technology Day 2008

  7. Other Benefits • ENG 101 and 102 students have experience using TaskStream • Renewable subscriptions for post-semester uses • Develops and/or adds to the students and instructors’ technology skills • Don’t have to use email or create group pages in Blackboard to share documents Technology Day 2008

  8. How Other Universities Use TaskStream • Western Carolina University- Teacher Education Program • Watson School of Education • Western Governors University – Education Program Technology Day 2008

  9. E-Portfolio Resources • What about E-portfolios?(YouTube video) • Using Technology to Support Alternative Assessment and Electronic Portfolios(Dr. Helen Barrett) • Example of Professional Portfolio using TaskStream Technology Day 2008

  10. Thinking About Using TaskStream? • Read more from UIS IT department • Go to TaskStream’s home page Technology Day 2008

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