Category: Teaching & Learning Resources
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Assessments (Formative vs. Summative)
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(Adapted from Carnegie Mellon’s: Design and Teach a Course) Assessments should provide instructors and students with evidence of how well students have mastered the course objectives. There are two major reasons for aligning assessments with learning objectives. Alignment increases the probability that we will provide students with the opportunities to learn and practice knowledge and skills…
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Essential Statement for Your Course
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Much of instructional design and online learning focuses on objectives which gauge student progress by measuring what students do. This is important because teachers ought to know the degree to which student mastery results from the instruction of the course. Yet, those objectives cannot get at the immeasurable benefits of learning that we hope students…
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First Week of Class
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As the first week of class draws nigh, instructors naturally turn their thoughts to those first moments that form a new community. These initial interactions offer instructors and learners an opportunity to set the tone for learning for the semester. We searched our library and reached out to UW-Green Bay faculty who have presented on…