Dan Cabrera Faculty Development and Instructional Design Center Northern Illinois University May 14, 2008

Identify at least two strategies Engage in process of conceptualizing DB assignment Identify logistics involved in managing large class sizes Describe the benefit of using rubrics and exemplars

Identify at least two strategies

Engage in process of conceptualizing DB assignment

Identify logistics involved in managing large class sizes

Describe the benefit of using rubrics and exemplars

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Large Class size (online)

Each assignment associated with a particular instructional objective What are you looking for? Levels of Learning How does the activity allow the student to respond to what you are seeking? How does this activity fit in with the other parts of the course?

Each assignment associated with a particular instructional objective

What are you looking for?

Levels of Learning

How does the activity allow the student to respond to what you are seeking?

How does this activity fit in with the other parts of the course?

Why is the Discussion Board the best method for this particular assignment? How are you measuring the outcome?

Why is the Discussion Board the best method for this particular assignment?

How are you measuring the outcome?

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Use of Rubrics

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Use of Exemplars

Exemplar 02

Manage Engage Interact Collaborate

Manage

Engage

Interact

Collaborate

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>40 Within the context of your course objectives, how can you design assignments that are manageable? Alternating schedules Assignments that get at similar objectives Access to student content Grading Assignments

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Within the context of your course objectives, how can you design assignments that are manageable?

Alternating schedules

Assignments that get at similar objectives

Access to student content

Grading Assignments

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