General Course Information
Section outline
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Welcome to your FLO Micro: Authentic and Alternative Assessment.
Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) MicroCourses are short, single-topic, hands-on, practical, and free. In one week you will have an opportunity to dip into the FLO experience and leave with something practical and useful for your own teaching practice.
The course will be conducted with an asynchronous format from [DATE RANGE] with two (60-minute) synchronous sessions on the following dates.- [DATE] - Designing Assessment that Leads to Learning, Not Just Testing - [TIME]
- [DATE] - Self Assessment as a Tool for Learning - [TIME]
By the end of this FLO MicroCourse you will be able to:- Outline the purpose of assessment in higher education
- Explain authentic assessment.
- Prioritize the evaluation of outcomes when designing assessment.
- Choose from
the variety of options for alternative assessment (portfolio, journal,
non-disposable assignment, summary, viva voce, project, presentation, authentic
task, self-assessment…etc.).
This course will be led by [FACILITATOR INFORMATION]
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Over the course of the week, you will be invited to engage with the group in a variety of formats.
In order to receive a badge upon completion of this FLO MicroCourse you are required to complete the following items;
We are mindful of the fact that many of you have competing priorities, and with this understanding, we encourage you to engage in the format(s) that work best for you.- Post in Forum - Meet & Greet - [DATE]
- Post in Forum - The Coolest Assignment - [DATE]
- Post in Forum - If This, Now What? - [DATE]