Designing Rubrics That Work

by Dr. Suzanne L. Pieper, Coordinator of Assessment An essay by Vincent Tinto in Inside Higher Ed reminds us that college success is built “one class and one course at a time.” Tinto further points out that in successful college classrooms, students get frequent, high-quality feedback on their products and performances. One way instructors can [...]

Using Assessment to Engage Your Students

by Sue Pieper Coordinator for Assessment, e-Learning Center at Northern Arizona University How can we get students to attend our classes? How can we get students to participate in class? How can we prevent students from cheating? These questions dominated the conversations at a recent Course Redesign (CR) Conference, and faculty in the small group sessions [...]