Teachers who spend time actually thinking through assignments that align with the learning outcomes of a course are the most effective in assessing the learning that has taken place. It's debatable ...

Young attorneys need to be adaptable to working in an environment that emphasizes self-directed learning rather than the curriculum-based structure of law school. One thing that many recently employed ...

Do exams still serve a purpose? Could tests be replaced by project-based work? How do we move beyond grades to more meaningful demonstrations of learning? On Tuesday, April 24 the #DLNchat community ...

Many instructors approach assignment design with a "product" focus—that is to say, the choices they make about their assignments (frequency; genre; difficulty; grading scheme; etc.) are oriented ...

This page was guest-written by Sandi Connelly, Principal Lecturer, Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, College of Science I teach a large general education biology class at RIT and was looking ...

WebCampus makes it easy for students to submit their work to you in one central online location and makes it easy for instructors to manage submissions and provide feedback and grades. Most ...

There are many designs for learning activities. Some are fairly common, such as labs, studios, and group problem-solving. Others might include complex tasks or specialized materials. You may want to ...

An Environmental Studies professor designs an undergraduate-level critical thinking course on Sustainable Food Systems to promote engaged student learning. ENVS 3525-002 Sustainable Food Systems is a ...

The amount of homework teachers are assigning in many districts has declined over the past few years. And a deeper dive shows that educators in high-poverty school systems are less likely to give out ...