Assessment Deep Dive

Overview

During the second week of May, this program guides instructors in (re)designing a comprehensive assessment plan through discussions, guest presentations and work time.

Each morning session includes two segments:

  • The 9–11 a.m. time will be focused on discussion and guest presentations, with participants reviewing key resources ahead of the session as preparation for discussing effective practices for designing, responding to and evaluating inclusive, accessible assessments, and will address practices that foster academic integrity — and we’ll incorporate generative AI, as well as a break, into some part of each day’s session.
  • On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday we will incorporate 50 minutes of individual work time before a brief wrap up/what’s next segment. During this 11–11:50 a.m. time period, participants may opt to work on their assessment planning alone, with peers and/or in consultation with session facilitators.
  • Work time on Monday and Friday will be devoted to individual 1:1 conversations so that each participant will have a chance to focus with a Deep Dive co-facilitator on their own specific goal for and insights from the week. 

Learning Outcomes

  • Participants in this seminar will work to create course assessments that: 
    • Leverage backward course design, such as the 4A’s framework of Atmosphere, Aims, Activities and Assessment, that grounds this seminar
    • Are transparent in conveying core purpose(s) as well as identify required criteria, skills to be demonstrated and tasks to be completed for a target audience
    • Incorporate student learning activities that support practice in and application of skills that students will be required to demonstrate in completing required assessments
    • Reflect principles, practices and policies integral to Teaching with Access and Inclusion

Register

Registration is open to full-time instructors across the University of Minnesota, with a limited number of openings also for graduate students who are teachers of record for at least one class during the subsequent f———all semester.

Questions

Email CEI ([email protected]) for more information.

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Topics and Schedule

This series meets the second week of May. 

Day 1 — Assessment and Course Design, followed by 1:1 conservations focused on individual contexts goals for the seminar

Day 2 — Participants will begin developing a comprehensive assessment plan

Day 3 — Participants will explore why, and how, to design inclusive, accessible assessments that promote academic integrity

Day 4 — Participants will address “grading for growth” and “feedback literacy” as framework for assessment practices that include peer, teacher and self-assessment feedback, along with marking and evaluation

Day 5 — Wrapping up, followed by 1:1 conversations to address individual’s next steps in assessment planning

Facilitators

Mary Jetter and Barbara Billington, Center for Educational Innovation, with guest instructors as co-facilitators throughout the week.

Accessibility and Accommodation Requests and General Questions

Accessibility and Accommodation Requests

Please let us know what accommodations or access needs can we help facilitate so that we can set up Deep Dive sessions that are inclusive to you. To help us learn about and plan for accommodations or access needs, we would appreciate an email message sent to the Center for Educational Innovation ([email protected]).