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Small Teaching Tip #6: The Benefits of Frequent Quizzing

by Jessica Smith | Oct 18, 2016 | Assessment, Best Practices, Small Teaching Tip, Teaching Advice

In a previous post, I discussed the important role memory retrieval plays in learning. To briefly review: each time we recall a piece of information, we strengthen the neural pathways that move the information from our long-term memories to our working memories. So...

DID YOU KNOW…YOU CAN BLIND-GRADE QUIZ ESSAYS IN OAKS?

by Mendi Benigni | Oct 14, 2016 | Assessment, OAKS

I just learned that the OAKS Quizzes tool allows you to grade short answer, essay, or long answer questions without knowing which student wrote them. This blind grading feature is something that has evidently been around for awhile but is so nicely hidden most users...

Can I grade one OAKS Dropbox Assignment using two rubrics?

by Mendi Benigni | Sep 16, 2016 | Assessment, Dear TLT, OAKS, OAKS Tips, TLT

Dear TLT, I have an assignment that has two components but produces one grade. I’d like to use a different OAKS rubric to evaluate each component. Is it possible to do this within one OAKS Dropbox so that there is only one grade in the grade book? I really...

Faculty Guest Post: Using Technology to Optimize Student Feedback

by Mendi Benigni | Jun 10, 2016 | Assessment

This month’s faculty blogger is Michelle McLeod, PhD, ATC, PES, who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health & Human Performance. This blog post is inspired from the lessons and skills learned during the Faculty Technology Institute in May of...

The Essential Role of Memory Retrieval in Student Learning

by Jessica Smith | May 24, 2016 | Assessment, Best Practices, Pedagogy, Teaching Advice

Too often, at professional development workshops or on education blogs, there’s an emphasis on designing courses that encourage students to reach the summit of Bloom’s pyramid. There’s absolutely nothing inadvisable about helping students analyze, evaluate, and...

Faculty Guest Post: Evolution of a Group Research Project

by Jessica Smith | May 5, 2016 | 1-1-1, Assessment, Best Practices, Research, TLT

Today’s Faculty Guest Post is from Chris Mothorpe, Assistant Professor of Economics. Chris attended TLT’s 2015 Faculty Technology Institute. In this post, he reflects on the process of revising and improving a group research project in two of his...