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Teaching in Higher Ed
Choose your own adventure assessment
Mar 10, 2016
Expert in engaged learning, Peter Felten from Elon University, discusses choose your own adventure assessments in higher education. The podcast explores the importance of student autonomy, innovative teaching approaches, and the challenges of grading. Emphasizes the significance of student choice in education.
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- Students can choose assessment methods like movie nights or traditional exams for flexibility and collaboration.
- Speaker aims to improve grading and tracking mechanisms for student assessment choices, overcoming challenges in individual grading calculations.
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Implementing Choose Your Own Adventure Assessment
The speaker discusses implementing a Choose Your Own Adventure Assessment inspired by childhood books where students can choose their assessment methods. In one instance, students could choose movie nights at the teacher's home and enjoy guest speakers, fostering a collaborative learning environment while allowing individual assessment choices. Students had the flexibility to select various assessment methods like exams, presentations, case studies, quizzes, and participation points, with the goal of offering variety while ensuring consistent evaluation.
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