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Posted in Assessment Strategies, Course Design on Aug 10th, 2015
With the start of the semester fast approaching we will spend this week’s post examining a simplified introduction to Backwards Course Design by focusing on determining learning goals and planning out assessment styles for a new class. And make sure to come back next week, when the topics of syllabus creation and lesson planning will […]
Posted in Assessment Strategies on Apr 13th, 2015
Multiple choice tests are: the best assessment strategy regardless of the situation easy to write and easy to grade unable to accurately measure a student’s knowledge assessment tools that can be useful in many situations Multiple choice assessments are one among many assessment tools that can be used to provide formative or summative feedback […]
Posted in Assessment Strategies, Course Design on Apr 7th, 2014
In her recent two-part workshop series, Amy Buchmann–a Graduate Associate of the Kaneb Center for Teaching and Learning–discussed some of the fundamentals of course design. An integrated course design (Fink, 2003) has three primary elements: (1) learning goals, (2) feedback and assessment, and (3) teaching and learning activities. Figure 1. Integrated course design model. Fink, […]
Posted in Assessment Strategies on Apr 2nd, 2013
Many courses use collaborative projects throughout the semester which culminate with a large end of semester deliverable (oral presentation, written report, etc). Evaluation of the deliverable and each students contribution can be difficult. The Center for Faculty Excellence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests weighted peer evaluation as a method for […]
Posted in Assessment Strategies, Classroom Strategies on Mar 26th, 2013
The following entry from the 2012-2013 Teaching Issues Writing Consortium: Teaching Tips was contributed by Ken Sagendorf, Ph.D Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL), Regis University. ————————————————————————————————————– Inclusive learning environments are promoted by finding out about your students and responding to what you learn. It is this responsiveness to your students that […]
Posted in Assessment Strategies on Nov 26th, 2012
Try having a conversation with your students about the course during the last week of class.
Posted in Assessment Strategies on Sep 24th, 2012
Having trouble motivating your students? See the Kaneb Center blog post “Formative and Summative Feedback and Its Impact on Learner Motivation” for a tip!
Posted in Assessment Strategies, Classroom Strategies on Sep 17th, 2012
The following entry from the 2012-2013 Teaching Issues Writing Consortium: Teaching Tips was contributed by Kathy Watson, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Faculty Development at Eckerd College. Dr. Watson chose to highlight important excerpts pertainting to effective feedback methods from Ambrose, S. A., et al. (2010). How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. […]
Posted in Assessment Strategies, Classroom Strategies, Course Design on May 24th, 2012
Over the next few months, members of the university teaching community will revisit and revamp their courses for the next academic year. While many know that the Kaneb Center offers one-on-one consultations, not many know exactly what this process entails. Typical conversations during a consultation are structured around designing your course/syllabus, designing early semester feedback […]
Posted in Assessment Strategies on Feb 7th, 2012
You can use a Google Form with this technique for collecting student feedback.
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