I once heard class discussions described as “transient instructional events.” They pass through the class, the course, and the educational experiences of students with few
“When we teach online, technology is a mediator between us and the students. Because of this intervention, the way in which we understand and experience
Although group testing is still not widely used, it is an approach more faculty are exploring. Creative approaches to design and unique features can prevent
Let’s begin with what learning logs are not: diaries. They are a type of assignment by the Writing Across the Curriculum movement, and are designed
“Even measures with perfect validity can be rendered useless if they are interpreted incorrectly, and anecdotal evidence suggests that teaching evaluations are frequently the subject
Teachers are giving students rubrics to help improve the quality of their work, but do they? Does student work, say, writing a paper, improve when
Here’s a strategy you can tuck in your folder of good ideas: a survey tool for assessing student expectations for the course. The survey’s designers
Recent research verifies that when looking at small differences in student ratings, faculty and administrators (in this case, department chairs) draw unwarranted conclusions. That’s a
“I don’t believe in giving students rubrics,” a faculty member told me recently. “They’re another example of something that waters down education.” I was telling
Here’s a set of questions about large classes that I’m thinking we ought to be discussing more than we are.
1. How many students make
