Course-embedded assessment is when assigned work or exams (required by a course and graded as part of that course) are also used as evidence of learning for program assessment. Designing assignment ...

Emphasize sharing of ideas, synthesis, and critical, informed reflection; Include student initiative in defining and investigating problems or projects; Have projects that speak to an audience beyond ...

With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence-generated content tools, consider updating your course syllabus to clarify your plans and expectations around the use of AI. The Office of the ...

Whether we choose to disallow, allow, or encourage the use of AI tools in our classes, we need to clearly articulate the reasoning behind our guidelines. Crafting course-level and assignment-level AI ...

Assignments: Make Them Effective, Engaging, and Equitable. At their best, assignments are one of the most important learning experiences for students in a course. Students grapple with course content, ...

The course syllabus serves as a contract between the student and professor regarding course expectations and policies. The course syllabus should clearly communicate what the instructor expects of ...

Writing is a valuable educational tool for learning. In the classroom, writing can help students grapple with and understand content more deeply and help students learn disciplinary ways of knowing ...

A medical illustrator may well be asked to create illustrations of the brain over the course of his or her career – but rarely do the assignments get personal. Shelley Wall, associate professor of ...