Knowing what you know and don’t know focuses your learning. In getting started, students need help in assessing their existing knowledge and competence. Then, in classes, students need frequent opportunities to perform and receive feedback on their performance. At various points during college, and at its end, students need chances to reflect on what they have learned, what they still need to know, and how they might assess themselves.

Prompt student feedback
 

• Thoroughly explain your OIS GradeA procedures
• Use a variety of assessments
• Notify students by email when assignments are received
  • personally respond
  • automated email generator
• Replies to student emails should follow an established timetable
• Post the grading schedule on the class website
  • automated grading
  • instructor graded
  • combination grading (automated and instructor)
• Utilize the feedback option within OIS
  • OIS UTest - include the correct answer, the answer’s textbook page reference, and/or a real-world application
  • OIS DropBox - drafts; inline feedback option
  • OIS Forum - variety of grading options available
• Publish “office hours” on the class website
• Hold “office hours” by
  • video-conferencing
  • email
  • phone
  • chat

   

Student Understanding
 

• Implement Interactive Multimedia elements to enhance/test students’ understanding of concepts or modules
• Enhance PowerPoint presentations with tip box messages or hyperlinks
• Use hyperlinks on pages which take students to "dictionary"/more information about a particular word/phrase
• Utilize forms
• Ask students to self-assess

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