Assessment
Learning Module: Designing Student Assessments
Assessments are developed to demonstrate achievement of course learning outcomes and serve as a motivational factor in driving student decision-making. This online module provides useful information about implementing different types of assessments that are aligned to learning outcomes.
Indigenous Academic Integrity
The Indigenous Academic Integrity Project, for Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, uses oral, visual, and written storytelling to highlight Indigenous knowledge systems. It emphasizes relationality, reciprocity, and respect, offering concrete practices that uphold Indigenous academic integrity and reflect Indigenous theories and research methods.
Alternative Online Assessments
Alternative Online Assessments offer diverse strategies to evaluate student learning beyond traditional exams. Examples include E-portfolios, Peer Review Assignments, Creative or Multimedia Assignments, Self-Assessment and Reflection Activities, and Take-Home or Open-Book Exams. These approaches support engagement, inclusivity, and deeper learning in online environments.
Consistent and Effective Grading
Grading can be challenging, but effective strategies help make it more transparent, consistent, and learning-focused. This resource offers practical tips for streamlining grading—whether working alone or with Graduate Assistants. It includes strategies for managing open-book exams, reflective writing, creative projects, oral assessments, and more to support meaningful evaluation.
Five Principles for Meaningful Online Assessment
This resource presents five key guidance pillars for designing online assessments: Focus on Learning, Balance Structure with Flexibility, Provide Clear Instructions and Quality Feedback, Consider Alternative Forms of Assessment, and Promote Academic Integrity. Strategies include using rubrics, offering student choice in assessment types, designing open‑book exams, and building transparency in criteria and feedback to better support learning
Exploring Artificial Intelligence and Assessments
This short guide provides some context on Generative Artificial Intelligence for instructors, as well as some suggestions for ethically addressing artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. There are also some risks and limitations you may need to consider as well as some guiding questions and approaches which may help mitigate those risks and limitations.
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