A Guide to Giving Writing Feedback that Sticks
At a glance, review ideas for what to focus on before, while, and after commenting on student writing.
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What Is Formative Assessment and How Can You Use It?
This compact collection describes formative assessment and provides lots of examples that are quickly and easily implemented in any course. The last resource will help you get started if you’re interested in research supporting the efficacy of formative assessment.
How Can You Make Assignments Transparent?
The introductory video to this collection highlights the purposes behind developing transparent assignments, including increases to educational equity. The remaining resources help you get started and offer you concrete ways to continue to improve the transparency of your assignments.
Alternatives to Traditional Essays
There is much value in the traditional essay, but it’s not always the only, or even the best way to accomplish our teaching goals. Instructors have experimented with a wide range of alternatives to the take-home essay, a process that the advent of generative AI has only accelerated.
