Assess Without the Stress: Engagement, Agency, and Inclusion in Higher Ed with Caleb Curfman

Exploring retrieval practice and low-stakes quizzes in higher education, focusing on long-term retention benefits and reduced anxiety. Tips on implementation for enhanced student learning outcomes and timely feedback. Emphasis on prioritizing learning process over grades and promoting engagement through personalized questions and self-assessment strategies.

In this episode, tips and ideas for selecting materials for your upcoming courses are discussed. I also provide examples of how to incorporate meaningful and impactful resources into the course that students will do something with!

This episode explores unconventional ways to use class discussion boards to promote engagement and equity in college courses. Discover creative examples that can help you transform your online discussions into a more inclusive and engaging space for all students. We'll discuss the importance of engagement and equity in online discussions, share unique approaches such as role-playing scenarios, multimedia responses, and peer-to-peer feedback, and provide tips for promoting equity in these online spaces. Join me as we dive into these innovative strategies and inspire you to think creatively about enhancing your online discussions. Don't miss this episode packed with valuable insights for educators in the digital age! Show notes and recommendations at www.calebcurfman.com

Exploring the impact of ChatGPT on education and academic integrity, discussing benefits, limitations, and concerns. Emphasizing responsible use and collaboration between educators and programming experts. Delving into challenges and opportunities of ChatGPT in education landscape.

In this Episode, rubrics are introduced as a way to increase clarity, consistency, and efficiency in grading. By the end of this episode, you will have the tips and steps to make rubrics for your assignments that you already are using! Be sure to check out the show notes at www.calebcurfman.com where I provide examples including the "rubric for rubrics"!

This episode is all about you, yes...you the faculty member! Often we think of assessment as what we evaluate, not assessing ourselves, however, without this important step, our classes will not grow and develop over time. In this episode, I introduce one of many tools to use when creating a self-evaluation of your teaching. Find ways to make the course evaluations and administrative observations you have into actionable goals for you in the next semester! See www.calebcurfman.com to get the show notes.

This episode looks at the ways the traditional assessments don't always assess what we want them to do. Multiple equity concerns are discussed as well as three ways that you can promote student learning and growth in your course...tomorrow! Check out www.calebcurfman.com for the show notes and references!

In this episode, we look at the ways to add student voice into the college course...before the end of the semester evaluations! Tying together last week's episode on formative assessment, this episode takes these ideas one step further by incorporating student voice in course materials, content curation, and assessment. By the end of the episode, you will have three examples of how to add student voice into your class tomorrow! Go to calebcurfman.com to see show notes and resources!

In this episode, I discuss the importance of formative assessments in the college course. These allow us to gauge where our students are before they take larger high-stakes summative assessments. You may be doing these every day, but not realized it! I provide three different tips for implementing formative assessment in both the on-campus and online classes! These are quick to make, quick to grade, and extremely helpful for you and the students in the course! Check out the show notes at https://calebcurfman.com/blog-2/.

This episode looks at the benefits of authentic assessments in college courses! Authentic assessments allow students to use their talents to demonstrate their knowledge of the material. Examples shared are problem-based learning (specifically project-based learning), performance assessment, and course portfolios. I also look at some of the challenges to implementation. Recommendation: TILT Assignments Designing Quality Authentic Assessments (Assessment in Schools: Principles in Practice)