Assessment of Student Learning in Remote Teaching and Learning Contexts A catalyst for lasting changes.

By Mona Monfared, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Molecular & Cellular Biology

Q: How have you reconsidered your (course level) assessment plans in light of the remote teaching and learning context? 

Assessing Student Learning in Remote Contexts Perspectives from across the country 

UC Davis faculty, students, staff, and administrators are all learning about what it means to take instruction online in a hurry.  The challenges are very real, as are the stakes. Following are perspectives from faculty and assessment practitioners that shed light on the questions we have. 

Assessment of Student Learning in Remote Teaching and Learning Contexts Increased Flexibility, New Assignments, Adapted Group Work

By Tessa Hill, Professor of Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences

Q: How have you reconsidered your (course level) assessment plans in light of the remote teaching and learning context?

A: I have made several changes to my assessment in my upper division course (70 students) this quarter.

Outcomes, Alignment, and Mapping – Oh My! Curriculum Mapping as Educational Design  The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) has been hosting weekly webinars related to assessing student learning in the time of COVID. 

April 16, 2020

Assessment of Student Learning in Remote Teaching and Learning Contexts Focus on More Formative Assessments

By Mark Verbitsky, Assistant Professor of Teaching Political Science

Q. How have you reconsidered your course-level assessment plans in light of the remote teaching and learning context?