Innovative Assessments
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Academic Assistants Awards: Ali A. Nazari
View full story: Academic Assistants Awards: Ali A. NazariAli A. Nazari Course: MEC709: Control Systems Program: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering A dedicated graduate teaching assistant, Ali finds great…
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Rachel Dodds
View full story: Rachel DoddsA couple of years ago, Rachel Dodds realized not only were students getting bored of doing the same written, structured…
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Kevin Leung
View full story: Kevin LeungKevin Leung mixed peer activities, debriefs, interactive readings and low-stakes testing each week in his class, during and outside class…
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Rai Reece
View full story: Rai ReeceRai Reece is an educator who feels most at home in a physical classroom where she can feed off the…
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Alan Kaplan
View full story: Alan KaplanAlan Kaplan is passionate about offering students an opportunity to practice their presentation skills. When his class moved online, he…
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David Naylor
View full story: David NaylorDavid Naylor didn’t want his students to fall behind in the remote classroom. So, instead of depending on a midterm…
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Michael Raby
View full story: Michael RabyMichael Raby started teaching in the Department of English at TMU during the COVID-19 pandemic. As he prepared to teach…
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Dana Osborne
View full story: Dana OsborneAt the core of Dana’s introductory Anthropology course is the study of human connection. Teaching in a remote environment forced…
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Natalie Alvarez
View full story: Natalie AlvarezAfter some research, she decided to try Specifications Grading, an approach which provides students with a choice.
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Noel George
View full story: Noel GeorgeIt took multiple strategies to make General Chemistry 1 work for 800 first-year students attending classes remotely. First, Noel George…