Resources for evaluating learning technologies

Our Learning Technologies Advisory Committee met last week to start to brainstorm what the current issues on campus are, with respect to learning technologies. One of the key themes was a need to systematically evaluate learning technologies to make sure we understand what people need to do, and how the tools/supports/resources can best meet those needs. After the meeting, I was asked to pull together some links to resources that can be used to help evaluate learning technologies from an instructor/admin and student perspective.

For Instructors/Administrators:

• A Rubric for Evaluating E-Learning Tools in Higher Education
  • PDF version of the rubric
  • The rubric, implemented as a Qualtrics survey on UCalgary’s server
• US Department of Education - Evaluation Tool

For Students:

• EDUCAUSE Students and Technology Research Study
  • EDUCAUSE Students and Technology Research Survey Instrument

For Institutions/Communities:

• Annual survey of online and digital learning in Canadian public post-secondary education by the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association
  • Full results and analysis of the 2019 survey
• BCCampus ETUG Community Survey
  • Full results and analysis of the April 2019 ETUG community survey

UPDATE:

• Clint Lalonde followed up with a blog post chock full of linky goodness. Thanks, Clint! (and I’m looking forward to learning about Clint’s CAREET framework)
• Bob Bodily shared a link via comment on Clint’s post, to the PIC-RAT framework by Royce Kimmons.

I’ll continue updating this post as I gather more resources.