Getting students to focus on questions, not the answers
On May 5, 2017, McGill’s Assessment and Feedback Group held an event entitled Getting students to focus on the questions,Continue Reading
Tag: large classes
Peer Assessment: goals, technology and student perspectives in a large, first-year course
A number of instructors at McGill have been integrating peer assessment (PA) in their courses and have generously shared someContinue Reading
Daring to try new teaching strategies in your course
This post featuring Prof. Rhonda Amsel is the latest installment in our ongoing series about assessment tools for large classes. On JuneContinue Reading
Peer review with 500 students
This post featuring Prof. Lawrence Chen is the latest installment in our ongoing series about assessment tools for large classes. On MarchContinue Reading
Online tools for assessment and engagement in large classes
This post featuring Prof. Ken Ragan is the latest installment in our ongoing series about assessment tools for large classes.Continue Reading
What busy profs would like to read in a blog post about active learning
During a great workshop today on active learning in engineering at McGill I asked two questions (using Socrative) , ofContinue Reading
A conference for undergrads: assessing students in large classes using posters presentations
This post is part of the ongoing series about assessments strategies for large class sizes. “After teaching for a while,Continue Reading
Short written assignments for large classes
This post featuring Prof. Tamara Western is the first in our blog series about assessment tools for large classes. OnContinue Reading
Short Writing Assignments in Non-Majors Biology
Prof. Tamara Western, Professor of Biology, describes using short-written assignments in a large undergraduate class: My main goal when IContinue Reading
