Reflecting on Quality |
Quality with a capital Q and we're not talking about Quaker State Motor Oil, we're talking about rubrics. And some other things too. (But not pool. It's a capital Q not a capital T. And this isn't River City.)
Rubrics are a touchy subject. Everyone has their opinion, as well as their own BBQ recipe, and feels complete conviction in their belief. I think rubrics have their place, but they are limited in what they can tell us about quality. A generic rubric just simply can't apply properly to all situations. Which brings me to the new word I learned. Yes. I learned a new word from the BKR. The word is 'axiomatic.' | Axiomatic. Say it with me. Axiomatic. I love it. Sounds like the name of the ancient canister vacuum my mother had in the 1970's. The Axiomatic 970D2+ now with real boar hair bristle brush and retractable cord. Get yours before they're gone! Only $19.99. Call now 1-800-RONCO. |
And as I babble along I just realized I didn't explain we are talking about quality of blended courses and using rubrics to determine the level of quality for those courses. Now that we're both on the same page, or blog post, whatever, moving on --
Rubrics are great as far as they go but by the very nature of their design they are lacking. And what they lack is the real life experience with the course. Instructor feedback. Student feedback. Metadata feedback. (Statistics on learning gains, that kind of thing.) Even the best course can be made better. Each iteration of a course should be informed by feedback from the previous iteration, ad infinitum . Happily for me again, the BKR is in agreement.
And there you have it.
The last BlendKit reading reflection post. Tah-Dah.
There was no monster at the end of the book.
Not even Grover.
Had Kermit been waiting at the end I would have rushed to get to the last page.