This is an readiness assessment for online learning. It was developed by Calstate Stanislaus to give students an idea of criteria for success in online learning.
Type of Material:
Assessment Tool
Recommended Uses:
Could be used by individual students to determine their readiness for taking an online course. Educators could use the site to help them develop awareness of important aspects of online learning. K-12 teachers and learning coaches could use the checklist to help them prepare for online teaching and learning.
Technical Requirements:
Online access.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Determining a student's readiness for online learning.
Check your preparation for online instruction.
Target Student Population:
K-12, High School, College Upper Division, parents/learning coaches
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Online access
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Survey has been used successfully for several years. The survey is weighted so that students and educators can see which are the most important aspects of student success in online learning. Because of the Creative Commons license, users can reuse, remix, and add their own learning management system to the survey.
Concerns:
The current content lists Blackboard as the LMS.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The survey weights some elements of the user's readiness. It addresses a wide range of aspects of online instruction. There is the potential for students to recognize that their commitment to online education is a necessity and the survey gives them guidelines and areas to target for further development.
Concerns:
Some criteria beyond student control.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
It is one page, linkable, self-scoring. Results can be obtained immediately. The Creative Commons license allows users to readily adapt the survey for your specific needs.
For redistributing revised or remixed versions of this page: This material is based on original content by Glenn Pillsbury at Stanislaus State, which was published freely under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license at https://www.csustan.edu/teach-online/online-readiness-self-assessment.
Creative Commons:
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