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Formative assessment and self‐regulated learning: a model and seven principles of good feedback practice (Nicol, D.J. and Macfarlane‐Dick, D.)
The research on formative assessment and feedback is reinterpreted to show how these processes can help students take control of their own learning,…
 Assessment and Feedback Cognitively Based Learning Interventions, Feedback, Formative Assessment
Using feedback to promote learning (Hattie, J.A. and Yates, C.R.)
While teachers claim they give a lot of helpful feedback, students report very little feedback from teachers. In response, the authors provide…
Type: Chapter
 Assessment and Feedback Feedback
Seven Keys to Effective Feedback (Wiggins, G.)
Addresses two questions: (1) What is true feedback? (2) How can it improve learning?
Type: Article
 Assessment and Feedback Feedback
Sharpening Our Focus on Learning: The Rise of Competency-Based Approaches to Degree Completion (National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment)
Unifying concepts shared by different competency-based education programs, current competency-based models, and the national policy context that…
Type: Report
 Assessment and Feedback Competency Based Assessment, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
Measuring Mastery: Best Practices For Assessment In Competency-Based Education (Center on Higher Education Reform, American Enterprise Institute)
A set of best practices for high-stakes assessment in Competency Based Education (CBE), drawing from both the educational measurement literature and…
Type: Report
 Assessment and Feedback Competency Based Assessment, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
How to Design a Competency-Based Assessment (Global Online Academy)
Four steps for designing competency-based assessments.
Type: Website
 Assessment and Feedback Competency Based Assessment, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
6 Tips for Teaching Online and In Person Simultaneously (Inside Higher Ed)
Strategies to promote meaningful engagement for online students while at the same time providing a rich face-to-face learning environment.
Type: Website
 Teaching and Learning in Special Circumstances, Teaching Modality HyFlex (Concurrent)
Project-Based Learning: Teaching Guide (Boston University Center for Teaching and Learning)
This teaching guide includes suggestions for implementing project-based learning and makes a case for the learning transfer advantage of using ill-…
Type: Website
 Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning
WPI's Project Based Learning (PBL) Educators' Resource Library
This guide for Project-Based Learning (PBL) educators provides introductory materials on PBL, resources to help develop PBL, and WPI author…
Type: Website
 Assessment and Feedback, Teaching and Learning Strategies Authentic/Case/Project/Problem Based Learning, ePortfolio
The Benefits of E-portfolios for Students and Faculty in Their Own Words (Association of American Colleges & Universities)
Faculty and student perspectives on the benefits of e-Portfolios.
Type: Website
 Assessment and Feedback, Student Success ePortfolio, Exam Alternatives, Formative Assessment, Summative Assessment
Reflective Journals and Learning Logs (Northern Illinois University Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning)
The use of reflective journals and learning logs for various types of reflections (observations, questions, speculations, self-awareness, integration…
Type: Website
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning
Journal Keeping: How to Use Reflective Writing for Effective Learning, Teaching, Professional Insight, and Positive Change (Stevens, D., & Cooper, J.)
Topics include: Reflection and adult developmental theory, introducing and structuring classroom journal writing, classroom journal writing …
Type: Chapter
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning
The Benefits of Course Journaling (Inside Higher Ed)
A summary of two instructors’ experiences using reflective journals in their introduction to American environmental history class.
Type: Article
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Active Learning
Applying Science of Learning in Education: Infusing Psychological Science into the Curriculum (V. A. Benassi, C. E. Overson, & C. M. Hakala, Eds.)
A sampling of scholarship on the science of learning and its application in educational settings, including self-explanation, cognitive load,…
Type: Chapter
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Cognitively Based Learning Interventions
Building Upon Students’ Prior Knowledge and Skills (Yale University Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning)
Suggestions for assessing prior knowledge, directly targeting misconceptions, and building upon prior knowledge
Type: Website
 Teaching and Learning Strategies Cognitively Based Learning Interventions
Study Tips and Tools (UNH Center for Academic Resources--CFAR)
Study tips and tools, including time management and organization, exam preparation, note taking, and reading strategies.
Type: Service
 Learning Resources, Student Success Study Skills
Student Cognition Toolbox (UNH Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching & Learning - CEITL)
A set of online modules that instruct students on study strategies that have been shown to improve learning, retention, and transfer of material in…
Type: Service
 Cognitively Based Learning Interventions, Study Skills
Tips for Being a Successful Online Learner (USNH Knowledge Base)
Tips for student success online and contacts for getting technology assistance.
Type: Knowledge Base
 Teaching Modality Online Courses
Principles for Online Teaching (Purdue University)
Instructional practices based on work by Chickering and Gamson (1987) and Boettcher and Conrad (2010).
Type: Website
 Teaching Modality Online Courses
Ten Best Practices for Teaching Online Courses (Stanford University)
How to maintain "presence" online, build online learning community, set expectations, implement online activities, and discussions, and…
Type: Website
 Teaching Modality Online Courses