Content tagged: assessment
Can Clickers Enhance Student Learning?
Article: Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Dr. Peter M. Saunders, director of Oregon State University’s Center for Teaching and Learning, has heard the horror stories, and understands why faculty were hesitant to use clickers in the ... Read full story »
Effective Strategies for Improving College Teaching and Learning
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Innovative Teaching Strategies for bringing out the best in your Students Effective Strategies for Improving College Teaching and Learning It’s been said that few things can enhance student learning more than ... Learn more »
For the Best Assessment Standards Try the Combo Platter
Article: Monday, September 28th, 2009
If there’s a holy grail in higher education, it just might be the perfect assessment benchmark. From local and external standards to norm-referenced and value-added benchmarks, to name just a ... Read full story »
The Evolution of Accountability: Look Who's Accountable Now
Article: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
We hear a great deal these days about “accountability” in the academy. Many states (including South Carolina, where I try my best to be a “responsible” college administrator) have some ... Read full story »
Using Clickers to Assess and Engage Student Learning
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Get Best practices for integrating clicker technology into your classroom Using Clickers to Assess and Engage Student Learning “Clickers” are quickly becoming vital teaching tools for engaging and involving ... Learn more »
Designing Effective Assessments: Q&A with Trudy Banta
Article: Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
In their new book, Designing Effective Assessment: Principles and Profiles of Good Practice, Trudy Banta, Elizabeth Jones, and Karen Black provide assessment profiles from a wide variety of institutions and ... Read full story »
A Modular Course Design Benefits Online Instructor and Students
Article: Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Andrea Henne, dean of online and distributed learning in the San Diego Community College District, recommends creating online courses composed of modules—discrete, self-contained learning experiences—and uses a course development method ... Read full story »
Eight Ways to Support Faculty Needs with a Virtual Teaching & Learning Center
Article: Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Teaching and learning support professionals, particularly those who must perform miracles as a “Department of One,” can have one of the most challenging jobs on campus. They not only support ... Read full story »
Aligning Assessment Strategies with Institutional Goals
Article: Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Troll through university websites and you’re likely to see mission statements with such lofty phrases as “instill a passion for lifelong learning” or “a commitment to student-centered education.” But ... Read full story »
Mentoring Undergraduates in Research and Scholarship
Article: Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Interested in a good example of how teaching, student scholarship, and service can be integrated into a single activity? Cecilia Shore [reference below] suggests that mentorship of undergraduates doing scholarship ... Read full story »
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