Alternative assessment Archives - Teaching Commons /teachingcommons/tag/alternative-assessment/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:45:06 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 12 Days of Assessment: Day 5 - Large Classrooms Part 1 *PPY credentials required /teachingcommons/resource/12-days-of-assessment-day-5-large-classrooms-part-1-ppy-credentials-required/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:57:54 +0000 /teachingcommons/resource/12-days-of-assessment-day-5-large-classrooms-part-1-ppy-credentials-required/ A Zoom recording of the 12 days of assessment webinar discussing alternative assessment in large classes.

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]]> 12 Days of Assessment: Day 6 - Large Classrooms Part 2 *PPY credentials required /teachingcommons/resource/12-days-of-assessment-day-6-large-classrooms-part-2-ppy-credentials-required/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:57:54 +0000 /teachingcommons/resource/12-days-of-assessment-day-6-large-classrooms-part-2-ppy-credentials-required/ A Zoom recording of the 12 days of assessment webinar discussing alternative assessment in large classes, part two.

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]]> A crowdsourced repository of alternative assessment strategies /teachingcommons/resource/a-crowdsourced-repository-of-alternative-assessment-strategies/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:29:39 +0000 /teachingcommons/?post_type=resource&p=2392 A Google sheets "view only" document that includes contributions from the 91ÑÇÉ« community on alternative assessment strategies for essays given the generative AI landscape.

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]]> A guide to alternative assessments - 12 days of assessment webinar /teachingcommons/resource/a-guide-to-alternative-assessments-12-days-of-assessment-webinar/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:57:42 +0000 /teachingcommons/resource/a-guide-to-alternative-assessments-12-days-of-assessment-webinar/ A recording of the 12 days of assessment webinar introducing the guide to alternative assessments

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]]> Alternative Assessment Brainstorm: In-Class Activities to Inspire Critical Thinking /teachingcommons/resource/alternative-assessment-brainstorm-in-class-activities-to-inspire-critical-thinking/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:45:06 +0000 /teachingcommons/?post_type=resource&p=2394 A Zoom recording of this interactive session as part of series: The Essay is Dead... Now What? Alternative Assessment in a Post-AI Landscape (August 2025). This session was led by Dr. Eliana El Khoury (Assistant Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences, Athabasca University).  Successful implementation examples across different disciplines were shared.  The group explored creative assessment […]

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]]> Alternative Assessment Interview with Professor Merv Mosher /teachingcommons/resource/alternative-assessment-interview-with-professor-merv-mosher/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:57:54 +0000 /teachingcommons/resource/alternative-assessment-interview-with-professor-merv-mosher/ A video capturing a conversation between two Faculty of Health instructors, where Professor Merv Mosher shares the alternative assessment approach he developed for a large online class.

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]]> Alternative assessments for teaching /teachingcommons/resource/alternative-assessments-for-teaching/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:57:42 +0000 /teachingcommons/resource/alternative-assessments-for-teaching/ This guide outlines a variety of alternative assessment strategies that can be used in, face-to-face, remote, or online teaching. These strategies are organized as low, medium, and high levels of preparation and investment.

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]]> Alternative assessments part 2 - 12 days of assessment webinar /teachingcommons/resource/alternative-assessments-part-2-12-days-of-assessment-webinar/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:57:54 +0000 /teachingcommons/resource/alternative-assessments-part-2-12-days-of-assessment-webinar/ A recording of the 12 days of assessment webinar continuing discussion of alternative assessment strategies

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]]> Guide to Alternative Assessments /teachingcommons/resource/guide-to-alternative-assessments/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:57:42 +0000 /teachingcommons/resource/guide-to-alternative-assessments/ This guide is designed to help instructors design and implement alternative assessments. Each of the 35 alternative assessments highlighted in this document contains a description, the benefits, challenges and solutions, examples, rubrics, and additional resources.

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]]> Guide to Large Classroom Assessments /teachingcommons/resource/guide-to-large-classroom-assessments/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:57:54 +0000 /teachingcommons/resource/guide-to-large-classroom-assessments/ This guide is designed to help instructors think about assessment strategies in large classrooms. The guide includes examples of techniques, tips, and tricks, as well as examples of rubrics and alternative assessment ideas.

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