Critical Thinking Skills Assessment

Instructor: Vikram PagpatanCourse/Department: School of Health Professions- Occupational Therapy Program (MS)Institution: SUNY DownstateSubject: Pre-clinical Description A. Vikram has utilized the Health Sciences Reasoning Test (HSRT)- A Critical Thinking Skills Assessment as a means of diversifying the incoming applicant populations for admissions standards as well as using the assessment as a …

Drone Startup Pitch Contest

Instructor: Janet Ochs & Christopher BadurekCourse/Department: Cortland/Computer Applications Program & GeographyInstitution: SUNY CortlandSubject: Computer Science & Geography Description Cortland STEM Professors Engage Students in Drone Startup Pitch Contest Over the 2020 fall semester, Chris Badurek, Associate Professor Geography, and Janet Ochs, Coordinator of the Computer Applications Program (CAP), worked together …

Voice Thread Annotation

Instructor: Michael KramerCourse/Department: HistoryInstitution: SUNY BrockportSubject: History Description “Developing assignments in history courses that have students use annotation on VoiceThread asynchronous slide lectures that then feed into their writing assignments. It’s a way to help them work on their close, critical reading skills and to create holistic, sequenced, stepped pedagogy …

A Case of Teaching a Technology Course and COVID-19

Instructor: Alireza Ebrahimi & Lorenz NeuwirthCourse/Department: BusinessInstitution: Old WestburySubject: Business Description Integrating Contemporary Topics into Teaching and Learning: A Case of Teaching a Technology Course and COVID-19 Integrating the curriculum with a contemporary topic connects the learning to real-life and makes the course relevant, novel, and innovative. The integration creates …

Information Literacy Assessment

Instructor: Theresa Zahor, Librarian, MLS, MA Course/Department: Greenley LibraryInstitution: SUNY Farmingdale State CollegeSubject: Library Sciences Description We use this rubric in our Information Literacy Assessment of EGL 101 Composition classes. The assignment is a Research paper. We are assessing student learning based on the 5 criteria in the attached rubric …

Process Portfolios

Instructor: Katelyn Burton PragerCourse/Department: EnglishInstitution: Fashion Institute of TechnologySubject: Composition Description A portfolio-based writing course exemplifies many of the goals of social justice assessment in shifting the focus of the course from product to process. When I teach first-year writing, I like to use writing portfolios throughout the semester, as …

Student Rubrics

Instructor: Katelyn Burton PragerCourse/Department: EnglishInstitution: Fashion Institute of TechnologySubject: Composition Description In my upper level writing courses, I often incorporate one major project that allows students to create their own rubrics. Either as a collaborative class-wide document or as an individual, project-specific artifact, this process encourages students to think more …

Peer course review process at SUNY Canton

During the course review process, the course developer is asked to self-assess the course they developed using a course quality rubric. As the next step, their peers assess the course using the same rubric and provide the course developer detailed feedback. If improvements are necessary, the course developer adjusts the …

Discussion Forum

Instructor: Dr. Christine J. HoppleCourse/Department: EnglishInstitution: Brockport/Dept. of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical EducationSubject: Dept. of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education Description “PEP 444: online portion, during both f2f and when we were remote *Students in this class have a 30 hour field experience in an elementary school (has …

DNA – Evolution/Cell Biology

Instructor: Nicole Simon, PhD – STEM Faculty Course/Department: Engineering/Physics/Technology Department Institution: Nassau Community College Subject: Biology Description Assessing of laboratory skills in a remote learning environment. Virtual labs can be repeated by students for more in-depth learning experiences and provide real-time feedback for learners. Use of STEM simulations and virtual …

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