Teachers who spend time actually thinking through assignments that align with the learning outcomes of a course are the most effective in assessing the learning that has taken place. It's debatable ...

This article is authored by Praphul Chandra, dean (research), Atria University.

Do exams still serve a purpose? Could tests be replaced by project-based work? How do we move beyond grades to more meaningful demonstrations of learning? On Tuesday, April 24 the #DLNchat community ...

Many instructors approach assignment design with a "product" focus—that is to say, the choices they make about their assignments (frequency; genre; difficulty; grading scheme; etc.) are oriented ...

This page was guest-written by Sandi Connelly, Principal Lecturer, Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, College of Science I teach a large general education biology class at RIT and was looking ...

Google Assignments is a recent addition to BU’s suite of educational tools available for instructors and students. Google Assignments is an add-on application for learning management systems like ...

When we observe students struggle or give up, we often redouble our efforts to remind and encourage them to use effective learning strategies. But our students aren’t always sure what those strategies ...

The amount of homework teachers are assigning in many districts has declined over the past few years. And a deeper dive shows that educators in high-poverty school systems are less likely to give out ...