Course Design & Assessment

0 Unit · Graduate

Developing course designs and facilitating learning environments in a transparent and equitable manner are practices that promote success for all students. Teacher-scholars in the ‘Course Design & Assessment’ course are invited to analyze and reflect on their commitment to teaching through in-depth discussions of topics such as learner-centered course design, equitable assessment methods, and designing grading rubrics. We define artifacts as evidence of the work that instructors do in preparation for and in reflection upon their work with students. By the end of the course, participants have developed and received feedback on their artifacts, which models the practice of “authentic assessment” involving complex tasks and real-world challenges (Wiggins, 2006). Not only will these artifacts demonstrate emerging understanding of approaches to teaching and learning, developing a sample assignment, for example, will be implementable in the future.