Technology-Enhanced Learning Flashcards
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A postsecondary instructor wants to use a free online quiz tool that requires students to create accounts. The PRIMARY concern before requiring student use is:
Answer: Whether sharing student data with a third-party vendor complies with FERPA and institutional data agreements
Third-party tools that collect student data must be vetted for FERPA compliance and typically require a data-use agreement with the vendor.
Which instructional strategy MOST effectively uses discussion forums to promote higher-order thinking rather than simple information recall?
Answer: Posing ill-structured problems that require students to analyze evidence and defend a position
Ill-structured or open-ended problems require analysis, evaluation, and synthesis — the higher tiers of Bloom's Taxonomy.
Online proctoring software that uses facial recognition raises which primary ethical concern for postsecondary instructors?
Answer: It may produce bias against students of color and raises surveillance privacy issues
Research has documented higher false-positive error rates for facial recognition systems on individuals with darker skin tones, creating equity and privacy concerns.
Which of the following is the BEST application of gamification in a postsecondary technology-enhanced course?
Answer: Using badges and progress indicators tied to learning milestones to motivate continued engagement
Aligning badges and progress indicators with meaningful learning milestones motivates engagement without displacing rigorous assessment.
When developing an online module, an instructor writes specific, measurable learning objectives first and then selects technology tools. This approach is called:
Answer: Backwards design / backward mapping
Backward design (Wiggins & McTighe) starts with desired learning outcomes and then selects instructional strategies and tools to achieve them.
An online student reports that they cannot access course PDFs due to a screen reader incompatibility. The instructor's immediate corrective action should be to:
Answer: Provide an accessible tagged PDF or an alternative HTML version of the content
Providing a properly tagged PDF or alternative HTML version directly resolves the accessibility barrier without delay.
Which of the following metrics from LMS analytics is MOST useful for identifying students at risk of failing before midterm?
Answer: Login frequency combined with assignment submission rate and discussion participation trends
Combining login frequency, submission rates, and participation trends provides a multi-indicator early warning that is more predictive than any single metric.