1577 Writing Engaging Discussion Questions Discussion boards are the equivalent of classroom discussions (Dereshiwsky, 2015), but afford additional opportunities for both formative and summative assessments as well as direct teaching….
1981999 Grading and the Rubric Although rubrics are used almost exclusively in higher education as grading schemes for summative assessment (Reddy & Andrade, 2010), their use in formative assessment is…
674 Writing Behavioral Objectives Objectives have been used for decades in nursing education to set the stage for what is expected of students and to guide faculty in planning teaching…
1256 Case-Based Authentic Teaching and Assessment CONSTRUCTIVISM AND ANDRAGOGY Constructivism, “a philosophy that people construct their own knowledge through interactions with the environment” (Rovai, 2004, p. 80), is the current…
40413 Backward Design and Elements of Course Design Prior to teaching a course for the first time, faculty have decisions to make. These decisions include identifying learning outcomes, determining what…
26512 Online Interface Design and Course Management You have made the major decisions on course design, including outcomes, assessments, and teaching strategies, using the Backward Design process (Wiggins & McTighe,…
24111 Facilitation Strategies and Pearls From the students’ perspective within the community of inquiry (COI) model (Garrison & Arbaugh, 2007), effective teaching presence influences overall satisfaction, perceived learning, and sense…
22422510 Presence in an Online Course THE COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY MODEL The model most often cited when discussion turns to presence in the online environment is the community of inquiry…
1818 Effective Online Testing With Multiple-Choice Questions Tests and quizzes have been the mainstay of summative assessment in nursing education for decades. Using quizzes for formative assessment is, perhaps, more…