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March 12, 2025

Designing Asynchronous Assessments

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen designing your asynchronous course using backward design, start by clearly defining the learning outcomes students should achieve each week. Then, determine the most appropriate assessments to evaluate their progress. Your ultimate goal is to ensure students can effectively demonstrate their learning and meet the intended outcomes. In an asynchronous environment, assessments must be thoughtfully designed to accommodate self-directed learners,...
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January 27, 2025

Evaluating Professionalism in College Courses

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis post was collaboratively written by Nancy Nelson and Joel Beaupré, and revised by Jesslyn Wilkinson, Marcia Chaudet, Nasreen Sultana, and Ada Sharpe Background  Many college educators aspire to teach, reinforce, and assess professionalism in their courses, though they may approach this objective in different ways, using different language. The grading category of ‘professionalism’ generally relates to skills and attitudes that are transferrable, non-technical, and essential to many workplaces. Separate from marks for content knowledge, professionalism marks...
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October 1, 2024

Smart Solutions: Authentic Assessment for GenAI-Era Academic Integrity

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe rise of generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) in education has brought significant benefits, but it sometimes poses challenges to academic integrity. Traditional assessments are increasingly vulnerable to misuse of GenAI tools, which can generate human-like responses to various tasks. Authentic assessment, however, offers a promising solution to this problem by focusing on real-world applications, critical thinking skills, problem-solving, and the...
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July 31, 2024

Why Using Generative Artificial Intelligence Models for Grading High-Stakes Assessments is Problematic

Reading Time: 5 minutesGenerative artificial intelligence has undoubtedly proven to be a useful tool in education, especially in supporting teachers and students in the teaching and learning process (Baidoo-Anu & Owusu Ansah, 2023). Recognizing the valuable role of GenAI in enhancing learning, many educational institutions, including Conestoga College, have started exploring ways to ensure safe, responsible and ethical use of GenAI in promoting...
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July 3, 2024

Alternatives to Graded Weekly Pre-Reading Quizzes

Reading Time: 8 minutesMany faculty wish that students would engage more meaningfully with assigned class pre-readings and other materials. When students show up to class not having spent significant time reviewing pre-work (or even opening the materials at all!), it can feel disheartening and you may be unsure how to proceed. Should you adapt your lesson plan in the moment and go over...
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June 12, 2024

Practicing Student-Centered Assessments in Contemporary Classrooms 

Reading Time: 4 minutesContemporary classroom assessment emphasizes ongoing feedback, student involvement, and diverse assessment methods to enhance learning outcomes. It reflects a shift from traditional testing and grading to more holistic, student-centered approaches catering to diverse student demographics.  Research suggests a connection between faculty’s past assessment experiences and how they implement assessments and evaluate students in contemporary classrooms (Brown et al., 2019). For...
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May 22, 2024

Understanding Socio-Culturally Responsive Assessments

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis post was co-authored by Dr. Monsurat Raji and Dr. David Baidoo-Anu, Assessment of Learning Consultants. As postsecondary schools continue to educate a more diverse student population, there is an increased need to ensure every student has the opportunity for success, regardless of their social, economic, educational, and cultural background and differences.   What is Socio-Culturally Responsive Assessment? Socio-Culturally Responsive Assessment...
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March 6, 2024

Rethinking Academic Integrity in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Reading Time: 4 minutesAs professors, our responsibility to uphold academic integrity becomes increasingly complex with the integration of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) in the learning environment, prompting a need to rethink academic integrity in educational institutions. You may have seen some of the following effects of genAI in the teaching and learning space: Unethical Use: GenAI can be used unethically to generate complete...
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February 5, 2024

Josh Peressotti and Ryanne Spies Co-Construct Student Learning Through Industry Software Demonstrations

Reading Time: 3 minutesRyanne Spies has taught at Conestoga full-time since 2013, and for a number of years as a part-time/sessional professor. Prior to teaching, she worked as a graphic designer in lead roles for international organizations. She holds an MFA in Media and Design and an RGD professional designation. Ryanne teaches in Conestoga’s Bachelor of Design program in the School of Creative...
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January 17, 2024

Want to Improve Learning? It’s Easy as Repeat, Repeat, Repeat

Reading Time: 6 minutesWe all want our students to remember what we teach them.  This is a reasonable expectation considering all that time you spent preparing lessons, activities and assessments.  But sometimes you might find that your efforts did not align with your expectations from those assessments.  Remember the results from that test you gave? Maybe the results left you feeling frustrated and...
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December 13, 2023

Using Exemplars to Support Student Success with Assessments

Reading Time: 3 minutesExemplars are “carefully chosen samples of student work which are used to illustrate dimensions of quality and to clarify assessment expectations” (Carless & Chan, 2017, p. 1). Exemplars can help students increase their understanding of the skills, content, or knowledge and internalize established criteria or standards (Sadler, 2010). Particularly, through exemplars, your students can get a clear idea of the...
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November 30, 2023

Connecting Active Learning Activities and Assessments to Sustainability

Reading Time: 3 minutesLaura Matheson, an educator since 2008, joined Conestoga College in 2013 to develop and teach in the Sustainable Business Management post-graduate program. Passionate about education, Laura fosters diverse learning experiences for students and the community, influencing thoughts and actions throughout her 15-year career. In 2020, she co-founded the School of Business PRME initiative, fostering collaboration among faculty and enriching student...
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October 12, 2023

Designing Multiple Choice Questions with EAL in Mind 

Reading Time: 4 minutesA Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) item consists of a problem, known as the stem (written as a question or as a partial sentence that requires completion), and a list of suggested solutions, known as options. The options consist of one correct or best option, which is the answer, and incorrect or inferior options, known as distractors.   Research indicates that the linguistic structure...
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