At this meeting, we discussed several types of alternative assessments for fully online learning, meaning assessments other than traditional exams. Participants contributed ideas based on our experiences, and brainstormed best practices. Participants agreed that proctoring software is likely not the best approach, for the following reasons: Students have the option to refuse Students can easily […]

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For our second meeting of the fall semester, we: Shared resources for conducting remote and/or virtual research with students Discussed how to use these resources effectively A summary of our discussion follows. Tips: Schedule adequate time to explore the resources before beginning any projects with students. This will probably be a lot more time than […]

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At our first fall 2020 meeting on Sept 29, we discussed ideas and suggestions from the articles listed in the references at the end of this post, and then participants shared their own ideas for active learning online. Highlights from our discussion included: Why do faculty and students generally believe that in-person learning is superior? […]

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