How do you know that student learning is actually happening? Usually through assessment, right? But how can you assess students without just a quiz or paper? How can you empower them and motivate them to learn and want to learn, so that assessment becomes something that is both powerful for you as an instructor and to the student as a learner?

In today’s episode we’ll talk about authentic assignments and authentic assessment, specific active learning assessment strategies that you can use in your class, and how to use Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to help mold your assessments.

Recommended Resources:

• Magna Online Seminar: Using Authentic Assessment to Assess Student Learning
• Magna Online Seminar: On-the-fly Assessment Strategies for the Active Learning Classroom
• Magna Online Seminar: Using UDL to Create Effective Educational Assessments
• Magna Online Seminar: Assessment Strategies for Mastery Learning in Large Session Classes
• Magna Online Seminar: Incorporating 360-Degree Assessment into Your Classroom

This week's episode is sponsored by the Teaching Professor Conference. Join us in-person in Atlanta from June 3-5 to pursue your passion for teaching.