Judy Orton Grissett is the Director of Experiential Learning at Georgia Southwestern State University and spoke about research with Feng-Ru Sheu, an Instructional Designer Librarian at Kent State University. The title of their session at Open Ed 2021 was “Open Pedagogical Practices and Instructional Changes in a Psychology Course.” They met at Open Ed in 2015 and have been collaborating on projects ever since. Orton Grissett defined open pedagogy as “pedagogical practice which allows more student-centered instruction… get students more engaged by creating real-world products.” Their project involved an introductory-level human growth and development course with 41 students. Participants created multiple-choice quiz questions and a review assignment. They had five homework assignments that Orton Grissett described. Students had the option to create quiz questions through GoogleForms. Instructions were provided about what good questions look like and not including all of the above/none of the above questions. Peers reviewed questions anonymously with 3 questions from peers and one from an instructor. They then completed the form with a couple of questions about the question. The goal Orton Grissett had was for students to think about content in a different way before the exam. Orton Grissett mentioned that students’ questions were “on the lower-end of Bloom’s taxonomy.” Students compared their paper assignments with the reviewing of questions. At the end of the course, students were surveyed on their perceptions. Orton Grissett feels this assignment increases motivation. I have wondered how question bank assignments work. I agree that you do need instructor investment and a system of peer review that helps students and maintains quality question production.
