Teaching Innovation Studio: Self- and Peer Assessment

We are a group that meets regularly to form a community of practice to support each other in learning about and applying new and innovative practices in our teaching. At each Studio we discuss a selected topic related to college teaching. In these Studios, all participants share their own experiences, including strategies they have tried in the past or are interested in trying, brainstorm, and ask questions, with the hope that everyone can leave with new ideas and recommendations to apply in their courses.

We invite our faculty colleagues to join us for these conversations. We are particularly interested in finding additional people who are interested in joining our group on a regular basis, but all are also welcome to drop in for individual discussions.

In this studio we will be discussing strategies for increasing student ownership of learning and assessment by moving away from the instructor being the sole source of feedback (and grades) and incorporating student self- and peer assessment. Topics will include implementation strategies, including ways to incorporate self- or peer assessment into existing assignments and using rubrics to guide assessment, different approaches (peer review, reflective journals, critiques, etc.), and the value and benefits of employing self- and peer assessment.

Plan to share strategies (successful or unsuccessful) that you have tried in the past, and you are encouraged to bring any rubrics or other materials that you have used to share with the group.

These resources provide overviews that may be useful in preparing for our discussion: Peer Assessment: https://www.cte.cornell.edu/teaching-ideas/assessing-student-learning/peer-assessment.html Self-Assessment: https://www.cte.cornell.edu/teaching-ideas/assessing-student-learning/self-assessment.html

This event is part of the Faculty Enrichment Events calendar.