8. Are grades the main reason for
evaluation?
Fundamental Questions
9. Do you use feedback as a
instructional tool with students?
Fundamental Questions
10. How do you use data to drive
decisions about what or how you
teach?
Fundamental Questions
11. “Post secondary assessment done
right must be rooted in the course
and in the classroom, in the
individual cells, to speak
metaphorically, where the
metabolism of learning actually
takes place” (Wright, 1999)
12. You get what you design and
what you measure is what
you get (WYMIWYG) – so
target assessment on the
important aspects of the
course, program or service
This presentation will provide you an overview of reporting for your classes and how Connect can help you increase your instructional effectiveness.
It is pedagogical so we will be looking at the “why” as well as the “how” of reporting.
It will be practical so you can leave this session with information you can use today, tomorrow and next week.
It will be interactive, so don’t plan on going to sleep or answering email while we are together. I will do my best to keep you engaged.
This is not a technical presentation. That video on how to use all of the features of our Performance (reporting) section will be emailed out to all of you who have signed in. We will NOT be looking at all of the features in the reporting section of Connect. You will be asked your opinion so this session will be ACTIVE. And if you are here, your department, more than likely, already has Connect so I am not going to try and sell you anything.
A student comes to you at midterm and wants to have a discussion. This student has poor grades and has never come to your office before. You have to check to even see if he/she is in your class. You are about to assign the final which is a large portion of the course grade. What kinds of questions/complaints do you think they will have? What kinds of questions do you think they won’t ask you?
What reactions do you have to this statement? How do you think your students would react to this statement? How do you structure your courses so that feedback is a built in learning tool and not a graded currency that stands in the way of student learning?