November 23, 2022 Oral Assessments: Benefits, Drawbacks, and Considerations Reading Time: 6 minutes This tip discusses factors to consider when deciding whether to add an oral exam as a course assessment. Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Student Focused Assessment/Teaching
April 14, 2022 Writing Assignment Descriptions Reading Time: < 1 minute Evaluation is a key part of teaching. But, when it comes to assignments, what information should you include? How much information is too much? And... Categories Assessing Learning/Assessment Quick Guides/Creating Assessments/Teaching
November 24, 2021 Supporting Marked Group Writing Assignments Reading Time: 6 minutes Prepared by the Teaching & Learning team, this tip provides advice to faculty supporting collaborative group writing assignments, including reports and papers, as well as... Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Group Work/Improving Assessments/Teaching
July 16, 2021 Review and Reflection and How to Assess Them: Part 2 Reading Time: 3 minutes Part 2 of a two-part teaching tip on assessing review and reflection as skills includes suggestions to help students build their ability to reflect both as learners and as practitioners in their field. Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching
July 16, 2021 Review and Reflection and how to Assess Them: Part 1 Reading Time: 6 minutes In part 1 of a two-part teaching tip on assessing the professional skills of reflection/review, reflection is defined and explained in a historical context. Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching
April 20, 2021 Creating Clarity in Assignment Descriptions Reading Time: 2 minutes This teaching tip was prepared by Conestoga College’s Library Services department. Help your students to understand their assignments and get started sooner by clearly defining... Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Library Services
September 21, 2020 Evaluating Professionalism in College Courses Reading Time: 2 minutes This post was collaboratively written by Nancy Nelson and Joel Beaupré, Teaching and Learning Consultants Background Many college educators aspire to teach, reinforce, and assess professionalism in their courses, though they... Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Teaching
May 28, 2020 Assigning, Coaching, and Marking Recorded Presentations Reading Time: 4 minutes Strategies and suggestions for coaching and grading recorded student presentations. Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Online Synchronous
February 10, 2020 Preparing for Assessment Reading Time: 4 minutes Assessment properly understood represents a continuation and culmination of the teaching and learning process. With the course learning outcomes firmly in view, we teach, we... Categories Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Teaching
