Faculty Instructional Technology Summer Institute

FITSI 2022

Assessment for Learning: Enhancing Learning with Equitable Assessments and Effective Feedback

June 7-9, 2022

2 Days Virtual, 1 Day in-person

Objectives: 

FITSI participants will: 

• Explore varied assessment and feedback options through discussions with colleagues. 
• Examine new ways to use assessment and feedback to promote improved student learning. 
• Utilize different technology tools available at UNH to aid in assessment and feedback strategies
• Evaluate their current assessment practices to look for ways to improve student learning 

• Formulate a plan for revising assessment techniques for their Fall 2022 or Spring 2023 courses (face-to-face, online, and blended) 

Keynote: Claire Howell Major

Claire Howell Major’s research interests are in the areas of faculty work, pedagogical approaches, technology for teaching, and online learning. She has authored and co-authored several books, including:

• Learning Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty
• Online Learning: A Guide to Theory, Research, and Practice
• Teaching for Learning: 101 Intentionally Designed Learning Activities to Put Students on the Path to Success
• Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty

Keynote: John Hattie

John Hattie is the director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include performance indicators, models of measurement, and evaluation of teaching and learning. John is the author of:

• Visible Learning
• Visible Learning for Teachers
• Visible Learning Feedback

He also authored a chapter in Applying Science of Learning in Education, titled,  “Using Feedback to Promote Learning”.