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AI-Resistant Exams Purpose: In a moment when generative AI tools are widely accessible, designing effective and secure written exams requires new strategies. Many faculty teaching in-person are going back to traditional handwritten exa...
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Grading at DCE Purpose: Grading helps students understand expectations, stay engaged, and reflect on their learning. Clear and consistent grading practices also support transparency, timely feedback, and workload management for instruct...
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HyFlex *HyFlex was Formerly called HELIX Classroom Purpose: Teach your class on campus. Some students will be in the classroom with you and others will join synchronously via Zoom displayed on large classroom monitors. Most classes als...
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Teaching High School Students Purpose: This resource provides strategies for designing motivating, developmentally appropriate, and well-structured learning experiences for high school students in our Pre-College Program and Secondar...
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Surveys Purpose: Knowing who your students are at the beginning of the semester is very helpful in teaching. It allows you to build rapport between the teaching staff and students, lets your students know that you care about them as ind...
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Polls Why should I use polls? Polls are a great way to get feedback from your students while letting them know that you value their input and care whether or not they are understanding important concepts. Also, polls allow students who...
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Effective Feedback Purpose: Effective feedback is one of the most powerful tools instructors have to support learning, but it can be challenging to deliver feedback that motivates and guides students. How can you ensure your feedback is...
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Grading Group Projects Purpose: Group projects help build collaboration and communication skills, but grading them can bring unique challenges. How do you ensure grades are fair, reflect both group and individual effort, and encourage m...
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Oral Exams Purpose: With advances in generative AI, many instructors are rethinking how to assess learning authentically. Oral exams, once considered old-fashioned in some disciplines, are making a comeback for good reason. They allow i...
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Alternatives to Traditional Exams Purpose: Alternative assessments can foster deeper student engagement, real-world skill-building, and more accurate representations of what students know and can do, especially in the age of AI. To make...