Assessment
Assessment takes many forms, from a simple quiz to customizable and complex projects. Explore some of the various tips, options, and ideas for implementing and improving assessment in your courses.
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Redesigning Assessments in the Age of AI – New self-paced, asynchronous module available!
Blog Post
We are excited to announce that a new self-paced asynchronous module titled "Redesigning Assessments in the Age of AI" is available to faculty instructors at the Commonwealth campuses. This module...
Creating Online Assessments with Integrity in Mind
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This session explores the changes that can you make to your assessments to take advantage of the affordances of the online environment while keeping integrity in mind. Topics include setting...
Creating Online Assessments with Integrity in Mind
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This session explores the changes that can you make to your assessments to take advantage of the affordances of the online environment while keeping integrity in mind. Topics include setting...
Engaging Minds: Creative Strategies to Spark Student Interest
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This panel session explores three innovative techniques for enhancing student engagement in three academic disciplines. An introductory physics course was made engaging by having students analyze bad physics in popular...
Innovative Approaches to Student Engagement: Gamified Learning and Parallel Thinking
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In this panel, two educators share their creative strategies for enhancing student engagement. Seth Powless (Beaver) uses a flipped, gamified curriculum with application software that mirrors industry tools, providing hands-on...
Engaging Students in Tough Topics Through Self-Reflective Practices and Shared Learning Activities
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Motivating students to engage with complex topics can be challenging. In this session, learn how faculty colleagues encourage students to research, collaborate, and showcase their knowledge about difficult topics through...
Portfolios for Authentic Assessment
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This session will dive into the use of portfolios as a way to review student work. Portfolios not only help with authentic assessment of student work, but showcases students acquired...
A (Very Brief) Introduction to Copilot
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Join Allain Daigle (Instructional Designer) for an interactive demo of Microsoft Copilot. We’ll go over how to access the tool, try it out, and begin to explore ideas on thoughtfully...
Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days, Fall 2024
On August 14th and 15th, join colleagues from the Penn State Commonwealth Campuses to energize for the upcoming semester.
Strategies for Formative and Genuine Assessment
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This session provides intriguing practical strategies and evidence-based approaches to foster a supportive learning environment and deeper student engagement
Exploring Best Practices for Assignment Creation and Effective Assessment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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Join this session to explore how two instructors address assignment design in light of artificial intelligence. Learn how one instructor is meeting ChatGPT head-on using a collaborative assignment. Another instructor...
Enhancing the Learning Experience: Real-World Strategies for Engagement and Assessment
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Are you looking for new ways to create meaningful learning experiences? Join us to hear how experts from across the commonwealth campuses are using innovative real-world strategies to engage and...
Student Engagement with Top Hat and Poll Everywhere
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In this session, faculty colleagues will discuss their use of 2 student response systems: Top Hat and Poll Everywhere. Dr. Yang will discuss her uses of Top Hat for class...
Increasing Learner Success Through Universally Designed Assessments
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Have you ever struggled with what feels like a disconnect between how some learners perform on assessments and what was taught in the classroom? There are some pedagogical strategies that...
Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days, Fall 2023 (Day 2)
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On August 9th and 10th, join colleagues from the Penn State Commonwealth Campuses to energize for the upcoming semester.
Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days, Fall 2023 (Day 1)
On August 9th and 10th, join colleagues from the Penn State Commonwealth Campuses to energize for the upcoming semester.
Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Days, Fall 2023
On August 9th and 10th, join colleagues from the Penn State Commonwealth Campuses to energize for the upcoming semester.
Commonwealth Connections: Instructor Day Spring 2023
Join us for a half-day, virtual event focusing on strategies for teaching the whole student. This event will feature an instructor panel and a student panel, followed by an open...
Reflection Tool – Exam Wrapper
The Exam Wrapper is a tool to facilitate student reflection after an exam and to promote metacognition as students prepare for the next exam.
Using Learning Mastery in the Canvas Gradebook
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The vast majority of students pass their courses and progress through their major even as they accumulate gaps in their knowledge. The Mastery approach prevents these gaps by making individualized...