Assessment Writing - Best Practices (PDF)
The purpose of this document is to provide faculty with a list of general guidelines to keep in mind when writing assessments. This will include a list of the various formats of assessment questions, appropriate times to use each type of question, times to avoid each type of question and a good and bad example of each type of question with a detailed explanation.
Assignment - Best Practices (PDF)
This document aims to provide university partner faculty with a theoretical framework and research-based foundation for planning and implementation of effective assignments.
Discussion Boards (PDF)
The purpose of this document is to provide university partner faculty with a theoretical framework and research-based foundation on using discussion in online and hybrid courses.
Essential Questions (PDF)
Essential questions replace the objective by turning the concept or skill into a question. They are also tools to assist educators in gathering evidence of what students know and what they still need to learn.
Guiding Questions (PDF)
Guiding questions are essential for helping the students grasp concepts at a higher thinking level. They are provided to students that assist them in achieving higher levels of thinking through open-ended questions that call attention to key details without being prescriptive.
Hook, Line, and Engagement (PDF)
Engaging students by grabbing their attention at the start of the lesson is what educators call a hook. A hook is deployed in many ways. This document outlines 17 ways to challenge, startle, and draw your students to the lesson or module’s content by activating prior knowledge, making connections, and correlating to objectives.
Performance-Based Rubric Development (PDF)
This document aims to provide faculty with insight and foundational knowledge of performance-based rubric development. The primary purpose of a rubric is to assess students’ performance or work based on standard-related expectations. There are two main types of rubrics holistic and analytic.
Recording Video Lecturers (PDF)
The purpose of this guide is to give you some pointers on preparing to record a video lecture (with or without a webcam). When combined with other elements of effective online learning, video lectures can bring your content to life and create a humanizing presence in any online or hybrid course.
Sync Sessions (PDF)
The purpose of this document is to provide a quick overview of the best practices for conducting synchronous sessions with students. The purpose of this document is to provide a quick overview of the best practices for conducting synchronous sessions with students.