Tools for Teaching and Learning
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Course Design and Planning
- Adult learners
- Developing learning objectives
- Online and blended learning
- Syllabus development
- Test planning
- Using tests creatively in course design
- Writing effective cases
Teaching and Assessment Strategies
- Computer-based testing
- In-class assessment techniques
- Inquiry-based learning
- Large class strategies
- Problem-based learning
- Resources for Teaching Writing
- Rubrics
- Teaching diverse students
- Using discussion in the classroom
- Ways to avoid students sharing test information
- Writing good test questions
- Working with groups
Tools for Course Evaluation
- Classroom observations
- Midsemester feedback
- Student Rating of Teaching Effectiveness (SRTEs)
- Using item analysis to improve tests and learning