However, we think an interesting use case exists for using Office Mix as an assessment and feedback tool within the edX platform. Currently, there is an existing xBlock that enables faculty to embed a non-editable Mix into courseware. Our Instructional Design (ID) and User Experience (UX) teams collaborated to produce a concept for an xBlock based on Mix. It was developed as a tool to quickly create video-based presentations on top of PowerPoint. Office Mix is an extension of Microsoft PowerPoint. We are proposing a Microsoft Office Mix xBlock for Open edX (and eventually edX itself) that would address these limitations and, thus, increase the ease of deploying such assessments. Traditionally, online learning hasn’t done authentic assessment well due to limited faculty time, costs, and the limitations of machine grading. One of the things we think a lot about at ExtensionEngine is creating new and improved mechanisms for authentic assessments in online learning.
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