Posts Tagged ‘rubric’
August 5 - Techniques for Helping Students Take Control of Their Learning
By: Rob Kelly in Effective Teaching Strategies
It’s a balancing act educators often face …how to structure interactions with students to provide appropriate levels of assistance, while encouraging them to take ownership of their learning. In preparation for an online seminar on this topic Dr. Ike Shibley, associate professor of Chemistry at Penn State – Berks, provided a few strategies for faculty to try.
June 5 - Promoting Collaborative Learning in Online Courses
By: Rob Kelly in Online Education
One of the biggest problems with doing group projects online (and face-to-face) is student resistance, says Jan Engle, coordinator of instruction development at Governors State University. “One of the best ways to overcome resistance is obviously for students to have a positive experience. Unfortunately, many of them come into an online class having had a
May 22 - Balancing Challenge and Support in Undergraduate Teaching
By: Mary Bart in Online Seminars
It’s a dilemma every teacher faces: How much help can you give your students before you’re being no help at all? Learn how you can empower students to grow and solve problems independently, while providing the necessary support to help them stay on track.
May 18 - Student-Centered Teaching: The Academic Leader’s Role in Shifting Paradigms
By: Mary Bart in Teaching and Learning
During the past 10 years or so, higher education institutions have made strides in transitioning from an instructor-centered approach to a learner-centered approach to teaching. These strides, both large and small, have transformed the college classroom environment to provide students with greater opportunities for active learning, collaboration, and engagement.
May 4 - Online Assessment: Tips on Rubrics, Discussion Boards and Gradebooks
By: Mary Bart in Educational Assessment, Online Education
Even the most experienced educators can feel overwhelmed when they teach their first hybrid or fully online course. On top of dealing with the time and space constraints of asynchronous learning, there are so many different tools to learn. Tools, it seems, that all of their students either know how to use or master very quickly.
March 27 - Creating a Class Participation Rubric
By: Adam Chapnick in Educational Assessment, Effective Teaching Strategies
After years of stating my expectations for tutorial participation orally, I have developed a rubric that I think both improves my accountability as an assessor and provides my students with a clear sense of my expectations for class discussions. It also makes clear my focus in the small group setting: creating a “learners-centered,” as opposed to a “learner-centered,” environment.
February 20 - Creating a Sustainable, Faculty-Driven Assessment Initiative
By: Rob Kelly in Educational Assessment
Meaningful program assessment requires faculty participation. The challenge of getting faculty involved and staying involved lies in convincing them that the benefits of educational assessment are worth any additional work it generates.
