A comprehensive guide to using group work in courses. This resource contains strategies planning, facilitating, and evaluating effective group assignments and activities, as well as quick tips for some common challenges in group work.
Keywords: group work, assignments, active learning, collaboration.
A description of the process for writing or revising course-specific policies, and examples of communication, technology, and in-class work policies.
A comparison chart of test question types that outlines the purpose of each question type, or why you would elect to use that type of question on a test. The chart also includes tips for writing each type of question. The set of reflection prompts can be used as a final check of each question you have designed.
A sample form for use by students when they are observing other students’ class presentations, focusing on constructive suggestions for improvement.
A video describing Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA) and how it can be applied to assignment descriptions.
A general structure and options for case-based role play activities and assignments.
This video explains a method to visualize student growth and the zone of proximal development (ZPD).
A description of a five-step model that instructors can use in designing in-class reflective assignments.
A video describing considerations when creating course policies.
A video describing Bloom’s Taxonomy and how it can be applied to learning objectives and course design.
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