Event Information

Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: Create Assignments

Presenter(s):
TILT Instructional Designers
Description:
An online, facilitated, asynchronous short course that walks through TILT's recommendations for creating assignments for a college course. Topics include how to align an assignment with learning outcomes, break the assignment into manageable chunks, and provide supplemental materials and criteria for success. Participants will use templates to create transparent assignments, scaffold assignments and provide feedback to one another. This short course aligns with the Curriculum and Curricular Alignment and Pedagogical Content Knowledge domains of the TILT Teaching Effectiveness Framework. Participant time: 12 hours over 3 weeks.

Course Outcomes: Participants will be able to...
  1. Create assignments that align with learning outcomes for your course.
  2. Provide clear and transparent directions on assignments.
  3. Use a variety of assignments to reach all learners.
  4. Scaffold assignments to check for student understanding and support student success OR
  5. Add resources and reflections to assignments to support student success.
Dates and Times:
January 11 - January 31, 2021 7:00 AM
Registration Deadline: December 28, 2020 7:00 AM
Registration is closed.
Location:
Online
Learn More:
Barb Houser, (970) 491-4820, barb.houser@colostate.edu