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Universal Instructional Design

From the American Psychological Association, this online resource and guide covers how to assess student learning outcomes for program review based on stated learning goals. "We have organized this Cyberguide into four parts that will assist departments in developing assessment plans: A. Understanding Assessment: Departmental, Institutional, Educational, and Societal Perspectives B. Designing Viable Assessment Plans C. Sustaining an Assessment Culture D. Applying Assessment Strategies in Psychology"

Useful webpages providing verbs "question cues" and sample questions related to Bloom's Taxonomy

A guide regarding recruiting undergraduate students for research including for SoTL

Open Resources including Rubrics in and easily searchable database based on the AACU Essential Learning Outcomes

Research poster on using a rubric to grade exams in a Calculus-based physics for science and engineering course that shows the level of specificity in the output possible with a rubric.

A comprehensive video covering a lecture from start to finish. When learning to teach, Patrick Winston recommends not copying good teachers, rather watch, think about and then adapt to create own teaching style. His talk about teaching involves considering the elements of a lecture and thinking through how to engage students. He presents several interesting strategies, and if you replace "overhead" with "powerpoint" all points are all still very applicable.

Series of videos on clickers, managing TAs, managing teaching along with responsibilities, Q&As including about online courses, diverse students, and feedback (discontent vs. systemic).

Introduction on how to design surveys and survey questions to collect customer feedback. Includes: A quick handy table of Likert rating scale labels for measuring satisfaction, agreement, extent, helpfulness, interest, relative quantity, importance and quality rating. *best list I have seen so far* Initial design considerations Common survey question types and examples Common question design pitfalls Tips for technology-based surveys Initial design considerations Before you design your survey Clearly articulate the goals of your survey. Regarding copyright, "As a U.S. Government federal website, HowTo.gov is in the public domain. Materials are free to use, unless otherwise noted"

Examples, 6 steps outlined, definitions, types and more from the POD Network

A detailed 8-minute introduction to giving audio feedback to students, because quicker than writing/typing, feels like the instructor is speaking to students directly, and students gain greater depth of understanding.