Hello All,
I have had 3 responses so far, to my "All Call" for ideas on assessing
different kinds of significant learning, from:
- Jeff Straw, NW Michigan College
- Larry Schankman, Univ of Wisconsins - La Crosse
- Catherine Garland, Castleton College (VT)
Keep them coming; I/we still need more!
Many thanks to all of you, Dee
On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 3:06 PM, Dee Fink <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello to Everyone on this "Design Learning" List!
>
> I would like to request help from as many people as possible, who can
> respond with some good practices and ideas.
>
> *Situation*
> As you may know, Dee Fink & Associates (DF&A) recently started a new,
> 2-week course that provides a good introduction to Integrated Course Design
> and the Taxonomy of Significant Learning.
> AN ADDITIONAL NEW COURSE: What we in DF&A are now involved in, is
> the creation of another, separate 2-week course on "*Assessing
> Significant Learning*". We have long known that this part of good course
> design is especially challenging for many professors, so we want to provide
> an opportunity to do some in-depth learning here.
>
> *Need*
> In this course, among other things, we want to provide some good examples
> of the following:
>
> 1. *Good Assessment Activities*, i.e., prompts, activities, tasks, &
> assignments that creates an authentic situation and task for students to
> demonstrate a particular kind of desired learning outcome.
> 2. *Good Rubrics*, i.e., criteria and standards that are clear and do
> a good job of discriminating between good, mediocre, and poor student work.
> 3. *Good Grading System*, i.e., a grading system for the whole course
> that (a) reflects student achievement of the desired learning outcomes and
> (b) encourages students to spend time on important learning activities.
>
> If you have one [or more] of these that you feel pretty good about, would
> you *please share it*, either by responding to this message on the list,
> or by emailing it to me?
>
> That would be very helpful in finding good examples to share with everyone
> interested in learning more about good course design, but especially with
> people in this new course.
> If we do use it in the course, we will get your permission and give
> you and your institution some well-deserved credit!
>
> Many thanks, Dee Fink
>
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> ***********************
> L. Dee Fink
> 234 Foreman Ave.
> Norman, OK 73069
> Phone/FAX: 405-364-6464
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Websites:
> www.designlearning.org [multiple resources on course design]
> www.deefinkandassociates.com [offer workshops & online courses]
> www.finkconsulting.info [Fink's consulting activities &
> publications]
>
> **Former President of the POD Network in Higher Education (2004-2005)
> **Author of: *Creating Significant Learning Experiences* (2003,
> Jossey-Bass)
> **Senior Associate, Dee Fink & Associates Consulting Services
>
>
>
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***********************
L. Dee Fink
234 Foreman Ave.
Norman, OK 73069
Phone/FAX: 405-364-6464
Email: [log in to unmask]
Websites:
www.designlearning.org [multiple resources on course design]
www.deefinkandassociates.com [offer workshops & online courses]
www.finkconsulting.info [Fink's consulting activities &
publications]
**Former President of the POD Network in Higher Education (2004-2005)
**Author of: *Creating Significant Learning Experiences* (2003, Jossey-Bass)
**Senior Associate, Dee Fink & Associates Consulting Services
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