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Review
. 2021;18(1):55.
doi: 10.1186/s41239-021-00290-x. Epub 2021 Oct 18.

A heutagogical approach for the assessment of Internet Communication Technology (ICT) assignments in higher education

Michael Lynch  1 , Todd Sage  1 , Laurel Iverson Hitchcock  2 , Melanie Sage  1
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A heutagogical approach for the assessment of Internet Communication Technology (ICT) assignments in higher education

Michael Lynch et al. Int J Educ Technol High Educ. 2021.

Abstract

Pedagogical foundations exist for incorporating technology in instruction; however, these foundations have not kept pace with technology's evolution. Through the use of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs), students now can share content directed at external audiences, i.e., audiences other than the instructor. These audiences are referred to as authentic audiences as they are public-facing and exist outside of the classroom. The existing literature offers evidence of student satisfaction with assignments directed at appealing to external audiences, however, the literature provides no comprehensive pedagogical rationale for assignments directed at authentic audiences wherein the goals are self-determined. The authors discuss the theory of heutagogy, the study of self-determined learning, as an approach for assessing assignments that utilize ICTs and are directed at authentic audiences. Finally, the authors offer an approach for the assessment of these assignments, including a rubric.

Keywords: Assessment; Authentic audiences; Evaluation; Heutagogy; Internet Communication Technologies (ICT); Self-directed learning.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interestsWe do not have any conflicts of interest with publishing this manuscript, and we have seen, read, and understood the journal’s guidelines on copyright.

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