Yesterday I had one of what we call our “great meetings”. I met with two faculty (don’t worry, they shall not be named here) who identified some of their teaching challenges. We spent our time discussing the following topics: 1. Grading multiple choice exams. How can we cut down on grading time while also gathering…Continue Reading That’s What We Are Here For!
Self and Peer Assessment: Feedback on Group Work
I’m not kidding when I say that three faculty members have approached us very recently with a similar teaching challenge: How can I use technology to help with team assessment? And here in the TTL group, we LOVE a challenge. Each professor has slightly different needs, however all centered around the desire for students in…Continue Reading Self and Peer Assessment: Feedback on Group Work
The online quiz feedback conundrum
Giving feedback to students taking online quizes can be tricky. While it is very easy to provide feedback to students immediately this is not always desirable; sometimes you want to wait until after the quiz is over to provide feedback to only those students who took the quiz. In the past this was a fairly manual process, but…Continue Reading The online quiz feedback conundrum