Ten levers for higher learning: Research based guidelines for improving teaching, assessment, and learning

Learning Objectives
By participating actively in this half day workshop, one can expect to accomplish the following eight objectives:

• First, you'll review 10 robust guidelines from research for improving teaching, assessment, and learning and consider examples of their application in a variety of disciplines and to academic development

• Second, you'll identify examples of practical ways to apply at least 7 of these 10 guidelines to help your own students/clients become more independent, effective learners

• Third, you'll learn what Classroom Assessment (CA) is and how it can be used to reinforce and assess the effectiveness of research based guidelines for good practice, and review examples of successful CA projects in at least 7 different relevant disciplines

• Fourth, you'll get hands on practice using at least 7 simple, flexible CA techniques

• Fifth, you'll identify ways to adapt at least 5 of these 7 techniques to assess your students'/clients learning and to help them assess and improve their own learning and, if you wish, to help you improve your teaching/training

• Sixth, you'll learn what experienced faculty see as the pros and cons of CA and benefit from practical guidelines for success -- dos and don'ts -- based on more than a decade of field testing

• Seventh, you'll plan three practical next steps, ways to make use of what you've learned through the workshop when you return to your classroom/campus

• And lastly, you'll receive materials and print and electronic resources for follow up.