Educational Development

What is Formative Assessment?

Formative assessment refers to instructional methods used to assess student understanding. These strategies are used to inform both the teacher and the learner. The teacher uses this information to address student misconeptions, and students use it to help them guide their learning. The key to formative assessment is that it should happen during the learning process. Examples include quizzes, think-pair-share, class discussions, application exercises, quick polls, and more.

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Why flip your Classroom?

Have you ever wanted to go deeper with a topic in the classroom, but felt like you were limited on time? Ever botheredby the fact that there's too much content to cover, and you have little time left to make your classroom activities engaging? You should consider a flipped classroom approach! By flipping the classroom you can make students responsible for the content before attending class, and then you have time to implement active learning strategies like team-based learning and case presentations.

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Flipped Classroom Basics

Ways to Flip Resource Document

Low-Tech Flipped Classroom

Why small groups?

Small group learning promotes deeper learning of course material, helps students to identify and clarify concepts they do not fully understand, promotes the development of self-directed learning and self-reflection, as well as encourages students to "work cellegially and acquire skills that are essential to the medical specialist." ¹

Whether you want to incorporate team-based learning, problem-based learning, case-based learning, or informal group discussion into your teaching, the Office of Educational Development can support you! Contact us so that we can set up a time to introduce you to these topics and help you plan, and implement these teaching methods in your course.

¹ Jones, R. W. (2007). Learning and teaching in small groups: characteristics, benefits, problems and approaches. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 35(4), 587-592.

Resources

Team-Based Learning

• 12 Tips for TBL
• Using LCMS+ for TBL

Case-Based Learning

• Case-Based Presentations Infographic
• Case Based-Presentations (Detailed)

Best Practices

• Assessing Small Groups
• Active Learning in Foundational Courses
• Teaching with Small Groups with Large Class Sizes
• Teaching with Small Groups (journal article)

Using Rubrics (webinar | slideshow)

Writing and Mapping Learning Objectices (slideshow)

Interpretating Exam Statistics (webinar | slideshow)

Bloom's Taxonomy

LCMS+ is the learning management system used by the College of Medicine and athletic training courses.

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BrightSpace is the learning management system used in HealthCare Adminstration and Forensic Sciences courses.

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ExamSoft is the testing platform used for exams, take-home quizzes, and performance assessments using rubrics in the College of Medicine courses.

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Panopto is used in all courses at the Center for Health Sciences as a lecture capture and screen capture tool. Students can view past lectures and recorded content on demand using their desktop, laptop, or mobile devices.

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Nearpod is a tool for creating and delivering interactive presentations to audiences large or small and live or self-paced. Nearpod lets you create engaging questions that will help keep your audience active and attentive.

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Kahoot! webinar | Kahoot! user guide

Tech Tools for Formative Assessment

Mirror your laptop to TV Screens using AirMedia

Are there other tools you use or want to know more about? Tell us! We can help you determine if and how these tools can be used to enhance teachign and learning at OSU-CHS. Check back here for updated tools that might come in handy and solve a problem in your classroom!