Peer Assessment in Cyber Fellows: A conversation with Professor Aspen Olmsted
"Everyone thinks online education doesn't work. But the truth is that we can actually deliver better education online." Professor Aspen Olmsted is the director of Tandon Online's Cyber Fellows program and an adjunct in Tandon's Computer Science and Engineering department. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of South Carolina. Before his academic career, he was CEO of Alliance Software Corporation, where he developed N-Tier enterprise applications for the performing arts and humanities market. Sr. Instructional Designer, Jay Leibowitz, recently met via Zoom with Mr. Olmsted to discuss his work implementing peer assessment in Tandon Online's Cyber Fellows program. Jay Leibowitz: Thanks for taking the time to talk with me today. I’m particularly interested in discussing with you your use of Peer Assessment in online learning and the reasons this practice has become a core component of Tandon Online’s Cyber Fellows prog