Spring Course Design Workshop Resources and Links

April 23, 2020

• An interesting version of Bloom’s Taxonomy that incorporates knowledge dimensions

1. Go to the ACUE website and scroll down to the section entitled “Organize Your Course“
2. Crowdsourced active research in multiple fields: Zooniverse
3. Bard’s Center for Experimental Humanities, which contains ideas that can be applied in any field.
4. A good site on Problem-Based Learning from the University of Illinois.

1. Go to the ACUE website and scroll down to the section entitled “Welcome Students“
2. How to use Breakout Rooms. (Please note: you must set up Breakout Rooms before you begin your Zoom session!)
3. Go to the ACUE website and scroll down to the section entitled “Plan and facilitating quality discussions“

1. Links for Ungrading:
   • Susan Blum
   • Jesse Stommel
   • Linda B. Nilson
2. Links for grading contracts:
   • John Warner, the basics
   • John Warner, the results of grading contracts
   • John Warner, final conclusions on grading contracts
   • Three Versions of Contract Grading (Oberlin)
   • Peter Elbow: Unilateral Contract Grading
3. Responding to student work using audio comments:
   • Sydney Bufkin’s really excellent VIA presentation. The entire presentation is very informative, but if you’re looking just for the technical side of things, go to 30:20.

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