Ending the Semester with Intention
Here we are, another semester comes to an end! Whatever this term looked like for you, however it unfolded in ways that you planned for and ways you didn't, you showed up for it. And finishing the semester is itself an accomplishment. We mean that!
The end of a semester has a way of collapsing into...
Exams that Reflect Learning
We are thinking ahead to exam season here, and we know that one of the hardest things to do in a course is to create an assessment, like an exam or a project, that truly demonstrates how much students have learned in a course. In this newsletter, we offer a few options for thinking through how you...
Teaching Newsletter: Aligning Your Syllabus with Instruction
In the latest issue of the teaching newsletter, we explore strategies on aligning your syllabus with instruction that will last throughout the semester..
Final Exams in bCourses: Strategies and Effective Practices
Many instructors find it valuable to deliver a final exam or end-of-semester assignment in bCourses. Delivering an exam in bCourses makes it easy for students to access the exam content and convenient for the instructors to grade at the end of the term. Yet some instructors worry about safeguarding...
Teaching Newsletter: Grading for Growth
In the latest issue of the teaching newsletter, we explore strategies on how and what we are grading as we near the end of the semester.
