Assessing student reflections can be challenging. #STLHE2019SAPES pic.twitter.com/yqJOu60Lqc— Laura Killam (she/her) (@NurseKillam) June 13, 2019 Challenges assessing reflection: Marking content that is highly personal Class size "How do you rubric for a heart" – Sven #STLHE2019SAPES— Laura Killam (she/her) (@NurseKillam) June 13, 2019 Marking reflections in a traditional way is challenging. Reflection is not an intuitive skill. There are several levels according to Ryan’s (2013) model. Jon recommends completion grades with marking guides. After working through an activity Sven says […]

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The presenters state that students generally like flexible assessment, but not everyone likes it. Depending on where they are in their program it may also be overwhelming. Students in this class made some interesting choices. There was a default option for students who did not choose a weighting option. The measured differences in grades and found that groups of four did better than other sizes of groups. Students made a choice in the first week and were unable to change […]

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This session was highly interactive and thought provoking. Participants shared that sharing power involves: Recognizing the teacher is not the expert Intrinsic motivation Peer learning Understanding that just because we taught something doesn’t mean they learned it Allowing students to help set assignment expectations I really liked the activity where we needed to work together to build a tower. The activity Who has the tallest collaborative tower at #stlhe2019sapes? pic.twitter.com/PCSkwPNeBU— Laura Killam (she/her) (@NurseKillam) June 12, 2019 Round 1: How […]

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