Assignment Design

Designing Assignments with Generative AI in Mind

Sep 20, 2023, 3:00 – 3:50 PM

With the proliferation of Generative AI tools capable of generating text, code, images, and other outputs, instructors continue to explore ways of leveraging these tools to enhance learning while also providing appropriate guardrails for responsible student use. During this in-person workshop, we will consider ideas for using AI within your assignments. We will also discuss strategies for clarifying appropriate use of AI to our students within assignment descriptions.

Canvas Quick Start Session+

Aug 8, 2023, 2:00 – 2:30 PM

This in-person session will consist of a 30-minute Canvas walk-thru offering a quick introduction for instructors on how to use Canvas for instruction. It will be followed by live, one-on-one Canvas support and cookies. CELT staff will be available until 5pm to work one-on-one or in small groups with instructors as they build their Canvas shells. Bring your device and your questions - stay as long or as short as you like.

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CELT Forum on AI in Teaching and Learning

Jill Abney May 8, 2023

CELT closed out the semester with a session exploring the future of AI in higher education. The session included conversation around the lingering questions about AI, responsible use, and its impact on assignment design strategies. The forum also included a brief demo of Bing AI's chatbot powered by GPT-4 with example uses for instruction. You can view the recording here.

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Ignite Learning: Feedback for Learning

Feb 23, 2023, 3:00 – 3:45 PM

At the heart of the matter, learning requires instructors to provide feedback. Yet, instructors often struggle with figuring out when to give feedback, what types of feedback work best in different situations/settings, and how best to frame feedback so students are more likely to take action to improve their learning and/or the quality of their deliverable. In this Zoom session, we explore these areas with the dual purpose of leveraging the valuable time of instructors in ways that will likely lead to learning. Format: 30 minute info Session followed by an optional Q+A session

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AI and Writing-Based Assessment Forum

Jan 10, 2023, 3:30 – 4:15 PM

Over the last few months, the conversation around AI-based writing tools such as ChatGPT has grown in volume and concern. This open forum will consider AI-based writing tools in the context of how and to what ends we assign writing-based assessments in our courses across the disciplines. Participants are encouraged to bring their questions, ideas, and experiences to the discussion.

Assignment Design Lab

Jan 25, 2023, 2:00 – 3:30 PM

For this hands-on session, bring an assignment that you'd like to work on. We'll apply principles of Design Thinking and University Design for Learning to strive for transparency and meaning so that the assignment sets students up for engagement and success.

Assignment Design Lab

Nov 16, 2022, 3:00 – 4:30 PM

When the deadline approaches for a major assignment, have you been barraged by students asking clarifying questions or requesting extensions? Have you been perplexed by what students submitted? For this collaboratory, we ask that you bring an assignment so that together we will apply Design Thinking and Universal Design for Learning principles to make the assignment more transparent.

Transparent Assignment Design

Apr 14, 2022, 3:00 – 3:45 PM

Students produce higher quality and more creative products when they clearly understand the assignment’s purpose, the tasks involved in successfully completing the assignment, plus the criteria upon which they will be graded. When gaps exist in our instructions, students flood us with questions as the deadline approaches and/or submit products that do not meet our expectations. We may unintentionally generate these gaps when our disciplinary expertise hinders us from identifying all the skills and knowledge novices need to complete complex assignments.

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