Assessing Learning

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.

Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Lesson and Course Planning/Teaching

June 23, 2021

Creating an Extra Loop in Assignments to Scaffold Students and Their Learning

Reading Time: 2 minutes This teaching tip explores the value of having students submit an assignment to further their achievement of the learning outcomes and to scaffold their ability...

Assessing Learning/Giving Feedback/Rubrics and Marking/Student Focused Assessment/Teaching

April 26, 2021

Rubric Items and Riders

Reading Time: 3 minutes Checklist and Statements for Ensuring Academic Integrity (AI) in Submissions Statements around academic integrity share clear expectations with students. You can use the points below...

Assessing Learning/Group Work/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...

Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Library Services

April 13, 2021

Marking Dilemmas

Reading Time: 5 minutes During challenging times, how should we proceed with grading in order to balance academic rigour and fairness with care and understanding for our students? This teaching tip helps you to manage a number of marking dilemmas you may experience.

Assessing Learning/Assessment Challenges/Rubrics and Marking/Teaching

March 31, 2021

Working With Mark Pushback and Course Concerns from Students

Reading Time: 4 minutes Thoughts by Kathryn Brillinger on the challenges of ensuring clarity on expectations and building rapport with online and remote students, and suggestions for responding to students who push back on the marks they receive.

Assessing Learning/Assessment Challenges/Online Synchronous/Rubrics and Marking/Teaching

January 18, 2021

Exam Proctoring in Zoom

Reading Time: 3 minutes Advice for proctoring live online exams and tests using ID checking strategies

Assessing Learning/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Rubrics and Marking

November 24, 2020

Test Preparation: Providing Guidance for Students Taking Tests

Reading Time: 4 minutes Exams can be stressful, especially now. Here are some suggestions for setting clear yet welcoming guidelines for for your students to follow.

Assessing Learning/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous/Teaching

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...

Assessing Learning/Creating Assessments/Teaching

June 3, 2020

Providing Feedback in an Online Environment

Reading Time: 3 minutes We in Teaching and Learning share the commitment to find ways to enact the aspects of the Evaluation of Student Learning Procedure through thoughtful planning for each learning...

Assessing Learning/Online Asynchronous/Online Synchronous

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