Resources

Resource Category Topic
Adding a Discussion Rubric to Canvas
How to add a rubric to a graded discussion to help students understand expectations for the discussion and how you intend to score their replies.
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists
VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education) Rubrics (AACU)
Rubrics for sixteen learning outcomes that both employers and faculty consider essential, developed by the Association of American Colleges and…
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
Learning To Solve Problems A Handbook for Designing Problem-Solving Learning Environments (Jonassen, D.)
A comprehensive review of problem solving research and practice, including six kinds of problems and the methods required to solve them; purposes or…
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, Cognitively Based Learning Interventions
Pioneering a New Way of Learning in a Complex and Complicated World (Michigan State University)
Rand Spiro makes the case for cognitive flexibility theory, case-based strategy for complex and ill-structured problems, requiring multiple…
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
Cognitive Flexibility Theory: Advanced Knowledge Acquisition in Ill-Structured Domains (Spiro, R. J., Coulson, R. L., Feltovich, P. J., & Anderson, D. K.)
This paper discusses some of the special characteristics of advanced learning of complex conceptual material, noting how these characteristics are…
Type: Article
Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
Effective Lectures (Iowa State University Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching)
Suggestions for creating physical presence, effective visuals, and interactive lectures.
Type: Website
Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning, Face-to-Face, Hybrid (“Flipped Classroom”), Large Enrollment Classes
Teaching with Classroom Response Systems: Creating Active Learning Environments (Bruff, D.)
This book is filled with illustrative examples of questions and teaching activities that use classroom response systems from a variety of disciplines…
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Active Learning, Classroom/Learning Assessment, Feedback, iClicker, Student Response Systems
Clickers (Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching)
Features resources on using classroom response systems (clickers), including descriptions of teaching and learning strategies and question types for…
Type: Book
Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies, Technologies for Teaching and Learning Active Learning, Classroom/Learning Assessment, Feedback, iClicker, Student Response Systems
Canvas and Box: Best Practices
This article describes some best practices when using Box with Canvas.
Technologies for Teaching and Learning Cloud Storage and Sharing
Hybrid-Flexible Course Design Implementing student-directed hybrid classes (Beatty, B.J.)
This book provides strategies, methods, and case stories related to Hybrid-Flexible (HyFlex) course design.
Type: Book
Teaching and Learning in Special Circumstances, Teaching Modality HyFlex (Concurrent)
Instructor Quick Start Guide: LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor
Instructor Guide to using the Respondus LockDown Browser to prevent cheating on quizzes and exams in Canvas.
Assessment and Feedback Academic Honesty, Canvas (MyCourses)
Instructor Quick Start Guide: LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor
Instructor Guide to using the Respondus LockDown Browser to prevent cheating on quizzes and exams in Canvas.
Assessment and Feedback Academic Honesty, Canvas (MyCourses)
Respondus LockDown Browser: Student Overview
Respondus LockDown browser is a tool used by faculty when administering quizzes or tests through Canvas. This application uses several methods to…
Assessment and Feedback Academic Honesty, Canvas (MyCourses)
How to Give Your Students Better Feedback with Technology (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Guide on how to use technology to better evaluate and comment on students’ work for both novice or expert users of technology. Includes suggestions…
Type: Article
Assessment and Feedback Feedback, Grading, Peer Assessment, Rubrics and Checklists
Assessing teaching presence in a computer conferencing context (Anderson, T.; Rourke, L.; Garrison, R. ; Arche, W.)
Introduces the concept of teacher presence as “the design, facilitation, and direction of cognitive and social processes for the purpose of realizing…
Type: Article
Learning Environment, Teaching Modality Hybrid (“Flipped Classroom”), Online Courses
A meta-analysis addressing the relationship between teaching presence and students’ satisfaction and learning (Caskurlu, S.; Maeda, Y.; Richardson, J.C. ; Lv, J.)
This meta-analysis examined the relationship between student outcomes and teaching presence and its three sub-dimensions (i.e., design and…
Type: Article
Learning Environment, Teaching Modality Hybrid (“Flipped Classroom”), Online Courses
Measuring Student Engagement in the Online Course: The Online Student Engagement Scale (OSE) (Dixson, M.D.)
Since student engagement is critical to student learning, especially in the online environment, it is important for teachers to be able to measure it…
Type: Article
Learning Environment, Teaching Modality Hybrid (“Flipped Classroom”), Online Courses
Student Experiences of Online Learning (K. Patricia Cross Academy)
A look at published research shows several factors related to the quality of student experiences that faculty can address when developing their…
Type: Website
Learning Environment, Teaching Modality Online Courses
Assessing Reflection (DePaul University Teaching Commons)
Noting that assessing reflection and reflective processes can be particularly difficult, this site provides suggestions and models.
Type: Website
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment
Designing Rubrics Workshop (DePaul University Teaching Commons, 50:46)
Rubrics are a powerful and flexible tool for assessing students' learning in classrooms and programs. This workshop was presented at DePaul…
Assessment and Feedback Formative Assessment, Grading, Rubrics and Checklists, Summative Assessment