A Syllabus Analysis Tool to Advance Evidence-Based Teaching Practices at MIT Overview The syllabus often informs students’ first impressions of a class, the instructor, and their evaluation of whether they […]
Read, Refine, Define & Articulate The sheer daily volume of new information and insights about Generative AI (genAI) makes it imperative for all of us to set aside regular periods […]
Why is feedback important? Feedback has been known to be an important part of the learning process. Especially when coupled with deliberate practice, feedback can help students spend their time […]
A rubric is a document that describes the criteria by which students’ assignments are graded. Rubrics can be helpful for: Making grading faster and more consistent (reducing potential bias). Communicating […]
How to Design Assessments that Probe for Understanding Assessments are often thought of as snapshots of student learning. Students take an exam or write a paper; they receive a score, and […]
What to include in your syllabus A syllabus can serve several functions beyond outlining the grading procedure and the topics to be covered. Slattery and Carlson (2005) identify 3 different […]
Backward design “Backward Design” is an approach to creating curriculum, subjects, and even single class sessions that treats the goal of teaching as not merely “covering” a certain amount of […]