The Teaching Excellence: Measurements of Learning course provides a practical teaching and learning toolkit for instructors looking to enhance alignment and assessment strategies within their courses.
Divided into three bite-sized learning modules, this course covers the following topics: assessment purpose, constructive alignment, learning outcome creation, Bloom’s Taxonomy, Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development theory, rubric creation and active assessment strategies. Course modules are packed with engaging videos, real-life, interactive examples, and guided opportunities to apply your learning immediately.
Upon completion of this two-hour course, you will receive a certificate and access to the Teaching Excellence: Measurements of Learning eBook, so you can easily apply these concepts on your own.
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Course Outcomes
- Learners will recall the importance of an alignment between assessment and learning outcomes.
- Learners will explain the types of assessment and their purposes.
- Learners will create authentic assessments aligned to existing curriculum outcomes.
Learning Outcomes
Module 1: Understanding Aligned Assessment
- Explain the importance of assessment.
- Demonstrate alignment of learning outcomes to assessment.
- Recall the relationship between feedback and student engagement and learning.
Module 2: Understanding Formative and Summative Assessment
- Identify the effective use of formative assessment.
- Identify the effective use of summative assessment.
- Identify common assessment pitfalls.
Module 3: Developing Authentic Assessment
- Recall an authentic learning experience from one's own life or education.
- Identify examples of authentic assessment.
- Identify examples of authentic online assessment.
- Create an authentic assessment aligned to existing curriculum outcomes.
