Resources
University of Maryland
Transforming General Education. The University of Maryland (December 2010). Retrieved from
http: //www.provost.umd.edu/GenEdReport/GenEdPublic-Dec2010.pdf
University Accreditation
Assessing Student Learning and Institutional Effectiveness: Understanding Middle States
Expectations. Middle States Commission on Higher Education (2005). Retrieved from http:
//www.msche.org/publications/Assessment_Expectations051222081842.pdf
Course Design Information
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Useful in designing course activities and drafting learning outcomes; Quick Guide found at:
http://www.odu.edu/educ/roverbau/Bloom/blooms_taxonomy.htm
Bloom’s Verbs Worksheet
http://www.clemson.edu/assessment/assessmentpractices/referencematerials/documents/Blooms
%20Taxonomy%20Action%20Verbs.pdf
More details found at:
A revision of Bloom's taxonomy: An overview Author(s): Krathwohl, DR. Theory Into
Practice. Volume: 41 Issue: 4 Pages: 212-+ DOI: 10.1207/s15430421tip4104_2. Fall 2002
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI3013.pdf
Authentic Learning
Mims, Clif. (2003). Authentic learning: A practical introduction & guide for implementation. Vol. 6
(1) Retrieved at http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/win2003/authentic_learning/3.html
Fink, L. Dee. (2003). Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to
Designing College Courses. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Brookfield, S. D. (1987). Developing critical thinkers: Challenging adults to explore alternative ways
of thinking and acting. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Lombardi, M, M. Edited by Diana G. Oblinger (2007) “Approaches that Work: How Authentic
Learning is Transforming Higher Education.” Educause Learning Initiative. Retrieved at
http://connect.educause.edu/library/abstract/ApproachesThatWork/Ho/44821
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Backward Design
Recommended course design strategy.
Wiggins, Grant, and McTighe, Jay. Understanding by Design, Alexandria, VA: ASCD, 2005.
Fata-Hartley, Cori. Backward Design. Michigan State University workshop.
http://teachingessentials.msu.edu/materials-for-each-session/10-20---backward-course-design
Example of discussion of backward design in pharmacy course.
Daugherty, Kimberly K. Backward Course Design: Making the End the Beginning. Am J Pharm
Educ. 2006 December 15; 70(6): 135.
http: //www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1803709/
Steps for Backward Design. Greece Central School District. The discussion of the steps uses somewhat different
terminology, but their steps 2 - 5 have excellent practical discussions of refining course design.
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/district.cfm?subpage=1276
See discussion in Handelsman, Miller, and Pfund. 2007. Scientific Teaching.W. H. Freeman and
Company, New York.
Support of Active Learning
Undergraduate Teaching Facilitators
Learning Assistant Model. University of CO at Boulder.
http: //laprogram.Colorado.edu
Supplemental instruction program. University of Missouri–Kansas City.
http: //www.umkc.edu/cad/si/index.shtml
NASA-sponsored Center for Astronomy Education. University of Arizona. http:
//www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/descriptions/Center_for_Astronomy_Education.ht
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Partnering with Industry Mentors
Mikkelsen, J., McGreer, D. and Carson, W (2007). Integration of Industrial Mentors into the
Teaching of a Naval Architecture Design Course. Oceans 2007, Sept-Oct: 1-10.
http: //ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=4449406&isnumber=4449115
Lamancusa, J., Zayas, J., Soyster, A., Morell, L and Jorgensen, J. (2008) The Learning Factory:
Industry-Partnered Active Learning. Journal of Engineering Education.
http: //www.me.psu.edu/lamancusa/papers/jee2008.pdf
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Service Learning
Seifer. SD and Connors, K., Eds. (2007). Community Campus Partnerships for Health. Faculty
Toolkit for Service-Learning in Higher Education. Scotts Valley, CA: National Service Learning
Clearinghouse.
http: //www.me.psu.edu/lamancusa/papers/jee2008.pdf
The National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. http: //www.servicelearning.org/
Teresa M. Heckert (2010) Alternative Service Learning Approaches: Two Techniques That
Accommodate Faculty Schedules. Teaching of Psychology 2010 37: 32 DOI:
10.1080/00986280903175681
http://top.sagepub.com/content/37/1/32
Effective Group Work
Gibbs, Graham. Learning in Teams manuals (student and instructor manuals available).
http: //www.brookes.ac.uk/services/ocsld/books/learning_in_teams/index.html
Collaborative learning website. University of Wisconsin.
http: //www.wcer.wisc.edu/archive/CL1/CL/
Managing the Classroom Environment for Maximum Student Participation
Clickers at UMD
http: //clickers.umd.edu/
Premkumar, K and Coupal, C. (2008) Rules of engagement–12 tips for successful use of “clickers”
in the classroom. Medical Teacher 30(2) - 146-149. http:
//informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01421590801965111
Caldwell, J. (2007). Clickers in the large classroom: Current Research and Best-Practice Tips.
Cellbioed 6(1): 9-20
http: //w.lifescied.org/content/6/1/9.full.pdf+html
Junco, R., Heiberger, G. and Loken, E. (2011). The effect of Twitter on college student engagement
and grades. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 27: 119–132. doi: 10.1111/j.13652729.2010.00387.x
Increasing student participation. University of Washington in St. Louis. http:
//teachingcenter.wustl.edu/increasing-student-participation
Bringing Out Shy Students, University of Oregon. http:
//tep.uoregon.edu/resources/faqs/presenting/shystudents.html
Barkley, E. Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass. ISBN-13: 978-0470281918. Available at many on-line book sellers. A copy can be
examined at the Center for Teaching Excellence (www.cte.umd.edu).
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Bean, John. C. (1996). Engaging Ideas: The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical
Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult
Education.
Assessment References
Kochis, Bruce. Evaluation of Students in Collaborative Environments, Assessment in and of
Collaborative Learning
http://www.evergreen.edu/washcenter/resources/acl/b0.html
Hanauer, David I., Graham F. Hatfull, and Deborah Jacobs-Sera. Active Assessment: Assessing Scientific
Inquiry Springer: New York, 2009
ActiveAssessment.pdf Excerpts from "Active Assessment, Assessing Scientific Inquiry" The book is
about a program to use phage discovery for an authentic scientific inquiry and how the authors went
about assessing the students. The chapters focus on assessment and project design. Chapters
specific to phage discovery were omitted.
Assessment in and of Collaborative Learning. Washington Center's Evaluation Committee.
http://www.evergreen.edu/washcenter/resources/acl/index.html
Effective use of performance objectives for learning and assessment. University of New Mexico,
School of medicine (2005).
http://ccoe.umdnj.edu/forms/EffectiveUseofLearningObjectives.pdf
Student Learning Outcomes 101. University of Rhode Island.
http://www.uri.edu/assessment/media/public/page_files/uri/outcomes/student/outcomes/outco
mes_tools/Handout_Student_Learning_Outcomes_101__8_7_06.pdf
Assessment Tools
Rubrics
Stevens and Levi – Four Key Stages for Constructing a Rubric (Inductive Method)
Reference: Stevens, D.D. and Levi, A.J. (2005) Introduction to Rubrics. Sterling, VA: Stylus
Publishers. Stevens and Levi Model (pp. 29-38) Stevens and Levi Scoring Guide (pp. 38-39)
Primary Trait Analysis (PTA; also used by Rubistar) (Deductive Method)
References: Walvoord, B.E. and Anderson, V.J. (1998) Effective Grading. San Francisco, CA:
Jossey-Bass., pp. 65-92.
Good “how to” site focusing on assessment, including rubrics
http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/toolbox/rubrics.htm
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Grading & performance rubrics with links to sample rubrics
http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/designteach/teach/rubrics.html
Links to rubrics samples from University of Alabama
http://www.assessment.ua.edu/Rubrics/Non_UA_Rubrics.html
Rubistar online primary traits analysis rubric generator
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
Another free online analytical rubric generator
http://myt4l.com/index.php?v=pl&page_ac=view&type=tools&tool=rubricmaker
AAC&U Discussion of rubrics
http://www.aacu.org/value/index.cfm
Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide
http://www.flaguide.org/
Assessment Strategies
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/assessment/strategies.html
Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers (Second Edition). Angelo
and Cross, 1993 (available from Center for Teaching Excellence)
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