Peer Evaluation. The evaluation phase of your project will give you an opportunity to get valuable feedback on your Learning Object (LO). A LEARNet funded evaluation team trialed a peer evaluation scheme which you are welcome to adapt for your LO. The following files should help you to prepare for, create and conduct your evaluation:

• Evaluation Checklist
• Set of Generic questions - Please read the footnotes, which offer suggestions for tailoring the questionnaire for your LO.

Examples. It may also help to have a look at the LOs that participated in the trial:

• Evaluation Reports of the trial Objects
• What is Biodiversity
• Biological Bases of Behaviour
• Case Based Civil Engineering
• Illustrated Glossary of Construction Technology
• E-Portfolio
• Chinese Festivals in Hong Kong
• The Balinese Gamelan Gong Kebyar
• The Interactive Graphing Object
• Flash Programs for Understanding Image Processing
• The Mathematical Garden
• The Matrix Calculator
• Understanding the Practical Consequences of Metabolic Interactions
• MP3 Learning Object
• Snow On Cholera
• Simulation Software for Statistics Learners (SSSL)
• Renowned and Super-sized Construction & Civil Information Pack

Recommendations. The evaluation team recommends that you:

• Set a firm deadline of 2-3 weeks. If an extension is necessary, try to limit it to 1 week and do not continue extending it beyond that period. The experience during the trial was that peer reviewers who did not respond within that time were unlikely to respond even if they were given more time.
  
  
• Try to keep the number of questions to 20 or less (if possible) so that your peer reviewers do not become overburdened.
  
  
• Make sure that you include enough information for your evaluators to understand the purpose of the evaluation and how to complete the questionnaire. However, also make sure to keep it as simple as possible. Do not overwhelm them with too much information.
  
  
• Make the process as simple and time efficient as you can for your reviewers. For example, if they need to become a member of your site or the LRC, help them by setting up the account in advance and then give them the login and password.
  
  
• If your Learning Object is a package that people must download and install, make sure that you give clear instructions on how to do this. Do not assume that your evaluators will just intuitively know how to do this.
  
  
• Make sure to inform your reviewers of any technical requirements your LO may have (i.e. is it PC only, do you need IE 6.0 or higher, do you need to install java or other plug-ins?)
  

Happy Evaluating!