In this workshop, instructors will learn how to design assessments that ask students to engage with course learning outcomes in a way that deepens their understanding of course content. Innovative assessments ask students to show their knowledge of course content in more creative and student-centered ways. Rather than writing a paper, students can display their course knowledge in a way that they choose. For example, students could create a piece of art, design a computer program, or shoot a short documentary. Students are evaluated based on how well they show their course knowledge through their chosen form. This workshop will introduce professors to a wide array of innovative assessments that fit within many different types of disciplines.
- Discuss how innovative assessments could be used in their discipline
- Begin sketching an innovative assessment to use in one of their courses.