It is good teaching practice to be clear and transparent about the purpose, task, and criteria for assignments and learning activities. This includes communicating with students about what is and is ...

Are AI resistant assignments possible? AI’s rapid evolution calls into questions how we can use students' work to accurately represent their learning. In this thought exercise, you'll embark on a ...

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Guidelines for developing assignments that encourage critical thinking. Document outlines several components along with example prompts/assignment descriptions that can help guide faculty in ...

After creating an initial VoiceThread activity, you will be directed to a page where you can choose an activity type. Select “Assignment Builder.” You will then be brought to a page where you can ...

Is an ice cream sandwich a sandwich? How about a sushi roll, chicken wrap or sloppy joe? These were some of the prompts included in a classification and model-building assignment in the fall 2022 ...

Writing is a valuable educational tool for learning. In the classroom, writing can help students grapple with and understand content more deeply and help students learn disciplinary ways of knowing ...

“What could your teachers do to help you feel more motivated to do your best in school?” That was the question recently put to more than 1,000 students, ages 13-19, by the EdWeek Research Center.