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Evaluating the content of your collection

Evaluating the content of your collection Discussion of the quality of resources allowed to be a part of the collection Siva Kumari siva@rice.edu apdl.rice.edu. The Context Specific subjects – Biology, Physics and Chemistry Specific audience – AP/Pre-AP teachers and students

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Evaluating the content of your collection

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  1. Evaluating the content of your collection Discussion of the quality of resources allowed to be a part of the collection Siva Kumari siva@rice.edu apdl.rice.edu

  2. The Context Specific subjects – Biology, Physics and Chemistry Specific audience – AP/Pre-AP teachers and students Specific content – nationally accepted outlines Specific purpose – provide free, usable, classroom-ready resources

  3. A five step process to ensure quality Step One: How we addressed quality before initiating the collection Subject specific meetings with a review panel of teacher leaders Ensured a diverse representation in each panel Included high-tech and low-tech perspectives Included those who lead workshops for other teachers Included HE perspective – Rice advisory board and panel members

  4. A five step process to ensure quality • Step Two: The content specialist • Panel’s view: interactive, easy to use (glitz vs. content), low on plug-in’s, dependable, valid, content authenticity • Ensures high fidelity to panel’s view of quality – hence higher retention, community building • Looks for level of learning that fits the end-users – teachers and students

  5. A five step process to ensure quality Step Three: Review Panel Level of learning – Pre-AP/AP Content validity and place in the content outline Pedagogical value/ advice Interactivity review – animations, applets, quizzes,

  6. A five step process to ensure quality Step Four: What makes it to the collection Two reviewers agree that resource is to be hosted – compiled review One reviewer disagrees – re-review the site or send it for a third review

  7. A five step process to ensure quality Step Five in Phase II: User analysis User logs? Gaps in interactive content? Re-review of archived records that have been rejected Teacher and student generated submissions Teacher and student generated requests for content

  8. Evaluating the content of your collection Discussion of the quality of resources allowed to be a part of the collection Siva Kumari siva@rice.edu apdl.rice.edu

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