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Review: How to Create and Use Rubrics for Formative Assessment and Grading

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“…this book is a complete resource for writing effective rubrics and for choosing wisely from among the many rubrics that are available on the Internet and from other sources. And it makes the case that rubrics, when used appropriately, can improve outcomes by helping teachers teach and helping students learn.”

Review: How to Design Questions and Tasks to Assess Student Thinking

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“With new standards emphasizing higher-order thinking skills, students will have to demonstrate their ability to do far more than simply remember facts and procedures. But what’s the best way for teachers to ensure that students have such skills? In this highly accessible guide, author Susan M. Brookhart shows how to do just that, by providing… Read More

Review: Team-Based Learning – Small-Group Learning’s Next Big Step

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A short 99 page book that gives an overview of the elements of TBL, how it works in the classroom, and lessons learned. Includes thoughts and observations from students.

Review: Leading the e-Learning Transformation of Higher Education

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4/5 – Great Resource Pros Great References Focused on Distance Education Cons Dense Lacks Concrete Exemplars This is an excellent resource for all instructors. The templates and rubrics available are particularly useful. Please leave your review below. (Rank the book on each category and provide a short review.)

Review: Effective Grading – Second Edition

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5/5 – Excellent Resource Pros Large Format Easy to Read Well Written Cons Lengthy Wide Target Audience This is an excellent resource for all instructors. The templates and rubrics available are particularly useful. Please leave your review below. (Rank the book on each category and provide a short review.)

May 2019

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Volume 2, Issue 3 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: What I’ve Learned About Student Engagement… Teacher’s Toolbox: SLRC PEN #2 Did You Know: You don’t need to be a designer… Pedagogy Podcast: Stop Talking, Start Influencing Research Bytes: Flipped classrooms show mixed results for students in health science…  

March 2019

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Volume 2, Issue 2 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Supporting Transitioning Faculty with Structured Professional Development & Mentoring Teacher’s Toolbox: Padlet for Collaborative PD Did You Know: Zoom offers weekly… Pedagogy Podcast: Retrieval Practice Research Bytes: 1400 respondents indicated that enabling faculty is…  

February 2019

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Volume 2, Issue 1 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Expanding Your Reach: Engaging Learners on Multiple Campuses in Active Learning Teacher’s Toolbox: Mind Maps to Reinforce Learning Pedagogy Podcast: Accessibility: Team-Based Learning (TBL): A Practical Approach… Research Bytes: Health science students in TBL had higher…  

November 2018

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Volume 1, Issue 8 In this issue:   The Teaching Scope: Teaching Empathy… Teacher’s Toolbox: Digital Storytelling with Adobe Spark Pedagogy Podcast: But You Can’t Do That in a STEM Course Research Bytes: Program rep influences attrition in a bad way? What’s Next?: Monday Morning Mentor The Waiting Room: What am I? Riddle…  

October 2018

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Volume 1, Issue 7 In this issue: The Teaching Scope: Reinforcing Lectures to Engage… Teacher’s Toolbox: Sync Learning with PhET Did You Know? My Mediasite has a polling option… Pedagogy Podcast: Dynamic Lecturing… Research Bytes: 95% of dentistry students surveyed value…