Designing Courses: Assessment for Learning (10’22”)
This short lecture (10’22”) presents the fundamentals of assessment for learning. Often referred to as formative assessment, I prefer to use the terms ‘assessment for learning’ and ‘assessment of learning’ instead of formative and summative. This is because ‘summative assessment’ is so often conflated with the notion of ‘terminal assessment’ that only happens at the end of a course of learning. In truth, assessment is a powerful motivator for learning if structured well. In this lecture, I outline the purposes, contexts and strategies that all educators should be reflecting on as they design their courses.
These resources from 2013-2017 are being shared to support colleagues new to teaching online in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
30 years as an educational strategist, academic practitioner and developer, educational developer, educational technologist, and e-learning researcher. Simon is now an Educational Strategic Consultant.
An experienced presenter and workshop facilitator.
Previous roles include Head of Learning Design at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Associate Dean for Teaching and Learning (BPP University), Academic Developer (London School of Economics), Director of Teaching and Learning (Massey University - College of Education), Head of Centre for Learning Development (University of Hull), Academic Developer (Open University UK)
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