Year: 2022

CT Simulations and Mock Interviews

I continue to watch the Alternative Assessment Institute 2022 recordings. Tonight I watched Eileen Giles and Lisa Cunningham present “Simulated Clinical Competency Testing and Mock Interviews.” They presented together on their alternative assessments within the bachelor of radiation therapy: a four-year undergraduate program. The fourth year has clinical placements and several clinical blocks. Since 2019, […]
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Playing the Assessment Game

Ian Turner from the University of Derby in the UK spoke at the Alternative Assessment Institute 2022 on an assessment game they developed. The University of Derby went through what seems to be a major change in their view of assessments a couple of years ago. Turner shared a quote from Brown et al 1997 […]
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The Road to Authenticity through a Pressbooks Resource

Linda Facchini from The Teaching and Learning Centre at Seneca College presented at the Virtual Institute on Alternative Assessment in Higher Education on November 23, 2022. Seneca is in Toronto, Canada. The title of the session was “Road to Authenticity.” Seneca has multiple campuses with diverse programs. They offer diplomas, certificates, bachelors degrees… in-person, hybrid, […]
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Overview of the Digital Literacies Toolkit

Nadine Aboulmagd and Samah Adel presented “Alternative Assessments to Enhance Students’ Digital Literacies.” They both are instructional designers at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. They talked about the digital literacies toolkit. They asked the audience to share in the chat their familiarity with digital literacies. The majority “heard but don’t understand.” They then asked […]
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Digital Narrative Assignments and Experiences of Visually Impaired Learners

Yasser Atef presented at the Alternative Assessment Institute 2022 on the experience of a visually impaired student. Atef is at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Atef shared their experience and spoke about self-reflection, self-assessment forms, and digital narratives. Atef explained how they navigate assessments and use self-assessment forms to enhance their learning. They spoke […]
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Assessment Literacies?!

As part of the Alternative Assessment Institute 2022, Andrew G. D. Holmes and Dom Henri from the University of Hull, UK spoke about “Assessment Literacies/University Literacies.” This twenty-five-minute session started with the presenters describing the challenges of reducing the “hidden curriculum:” “tacit and unwritten ‘taken-for-granted’ aspects of the curriculum that some students know and some […]
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Grading Options

Today I watched the 2022 Keynote Speaker for the Alternative Assessment Institute, David Buck. Their title was “Ungrading: A Road to Equity.” They mentioned that “ungrading is a pedagogical mindset (philosophy) that de-centers the control-based function of grades to create space for learning that’s divorced from stress. The learning process is centered, students display agency, […]
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Practical News Storytelling

Catriona Forrest from the University of Glasgow, UK presented at the Alternative Assessment Institute 2022 on “Practical News Stories.” This course and assignments have developed over time. This masters of sociology course teaches research methods and practical journalism skills. The MSc Media, Communications and International Journalism Program has four core courses. They use a rubric […]
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Self-Assessment to Encourage Exploration of the Information Landscape

Marta Samokishyn and Victoria Tsonos from Saint Paul University presented at the Alternative Assessment Institute 2022 on Incorporating Alternative Assessment Methods. Saint Paul University is in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The presenters started by explaining that Saint Paul is a small bilingual Catholic university that offers all programs in English and French. The university has ~1,300 […]
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Asynchronous Alternative Assessments and Language

My good friend, co-facilitator, and blogger, Melanie Lenahan, shared the playlist from the Alternative Assessment Institute 2022. Yay! I now have 15 sessions + 1 keynote to watch. I started with Nadia Jaramillo‘s presentation entitled “Alternative Assessment in Asynchronous Courses.” Jaramillo is an instructional designer and was an instructor. They provided definitions and examples to […]
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