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SUMMARY:Grade Smarter Not Harder (Summer 2024)
DESCRIPTION:May 28 – June 16\n\nShort Course\nDescription \nNot only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know\, but it can also increase learning\, deter student cheating\, and save you time over the long term. In this short course\, you’ll examine and apply principles of validity & reliability and writing effective quiz and test questions. You will then have the opportunity to evaluate and revise or develop your own online assessments. Additionally\, you’ll learn D2L specific strategies to improve test security and provide feedback. \nFrom the Facilitator\n\nDirect link to the video: Grade Smarter Course Introduction (Summer 2024) \n\nCourse Learning Objectives \nAfter completing this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nApply principles of effective assessments to developing test questions.\nImplement strategies to improve test security.\nUtilize different methods of feedback on assessments.\n\nKey Topics include:\n\nMotivation: This course focuses on assessment strategies for boosting motivation to promote academic honesty.\nAlignment: Use alignment to boost assessment reliability and validity and build motivation.\nRetrieval Practice: A teaching method that uses quizzing for enhancing learning and motivation.\nWriting Effective Questions: Multiple choice\, true false are explored\, and extension materials for addressing additional question types are offered.\nQuizzes: Focus on D2L Brightspace Quizzes features including question pools\, sections\, security features\, feedback options\, and more!\n\nTechnical Skill Requirements\n\nUse a web browser  \nCreate\, save and upload Word documents  \nNavigate Microsoft Windows  \nCreate and send an email using your Minnesota State account  \nEvaluate and decide whether or not to use OneDrive  \nPerform basic tasks associated with the following D2L Brightspace tools: Content\, Quizzes and Assignments \n\nMaterials Required\nPrior to beginning this course\, you should complete the following activities:  \n\nSelect a course and related assessments to which you’d like to apply these concepts \nContact your campus D2L/IT Helpdesk to create a D2L Brightspace “Sample/Sandbox” Course if you do not have one.\n\nSuggested Audience \nFaculty (Full-time and part-time)\, Instructional Designers and Technologists\, Faculty Developers/Trainers\, and Concurrent Enrollment instructors.\n \nEstimated Time Commitment \nMost participants are able to complete this course by committing 4-6 hours per week.  \nReflect on your Professional Development \nAs you progress through this course\, please consider how you can use the assignments as a way to highlight your work on your Professional Development Plan. Consider sharing your work with your leadership team.  \nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 30 participants per course. \nBecause we need time to enroll participants into the corresponding D2L Brightspace Course site\, we will close RSVPs the Friday prior to the start of this course.  \nReminders Coming:  We use the email address you provided to send you reminder emails as the event date gets closer\, but we suggest you add this event to your calendar.  \n\nAccommodations\n  \n\nThe NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events\, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate! \nMachine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events\, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible. \nPlease\, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation \n Request Accommodations \nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using shared D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite. Using the RSVP tool below allows us to send you reminders about this course and share important information following the course including how to access the corresponding D2L Brightspace course site.   \nQuestions?  \nContact facilitator Kelli Hallsten Erickson.
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