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Help Students Make Sense of Midterm Grades

By Terri J. Matiella, Ph.D. UTSA 2020-21 Next-Gen Faculty Fellow Co-Director, Core Curriculum and Assessment for Environmental Science Senior Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science and Ecology Midterm...

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Assessment Design to Deepen Learning and Promote Academic Integrity

By Terri J. Matiella, Ph.D. UTSA 2020-21 Next-Gen Faculty Fellow Co-Director, Core Curriculum and Assessment for Environmental Science Senior Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science and Ecology Adjusting...

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Microlectures

By Terri J. Matiella, Ph.D.UTSA 2020-21 Next-Gen Faculty FellowCo-Director, Core Curriculum and Assessment for Environmental ScienceSenior Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science and Ecology As we come back...

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Using Extra Credit as a Motivational Tool

By Terri J. Matiella, Ph.D.UTSA 2020-21 Next-Gen Faculty FellowCo-Director, Core Curriculum and Assessment for Environmental ScienceSenior Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science and Ecology The use of extra...

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Academic Integrity

Every faculty member faces the daunting task of upholding academic integrity in a world that provides more and more opportunities for cheating. Thanks to modern...

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Grading

Grades are a fact of life, but they don’t have to be counterproductive educationally if students know what to expect. Here are some general suggestions...

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Formative Assessment

Formative assessment provides feedback for instructors and learners so they can make changes that improve learning. By conducting frequent and on-going assessment, you can make...

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Summative Assessment

Summative assessments evaluate student learning according to a benchmark. Formative vs. Summative Assessment Tests and Quizzes Many of us were educated on a model of...

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Assignments

All assignments require essential components to ensure that students and teachers understand not only the learning objective of the assignment, but the steps needed to...

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Rubrics

Rubrics provide structure and information that both students and faculty value. For students, rubrics take the guesswork out of how faculty evaluate their work. For...

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Canvas Support Hours

9 June 2023

Join us at the Academic Innovation Center (MS 240, in the Student Success District across from the Tomás Rivera Center for Academic Excellence) to work with one of our experts to answer any questions and help prepare your course(s) for the move to Canvas Fall 2023. Creating an inclusive learning environment is important to us. [...]

Canvas + Adapting Your Content

12 June 2023

Are you looking for ways to make the most of the resources available to you in your course design? Do you want to feel fully prepared for the fall semester? If so, join us for an engaging workshop on how to effectively use Canvas to create a course that truly shines. During this workshop, we [...]

Canvas Support Hours

12 June 2023

Join us at the Academic Innovation Center (MS 240, in the Student Success District across from the Tomás Rivera Center for Academic Excellence) to work with one of our experts to answer any questions and help prepare your course(s) for the move to Canvas Fall 2023. Creating an inclusive learning environment is important to us. [...]

Canvas+ Communications

12 June 2023

Are you looking for a way to streamline communication with your students? We'll teach you how to create class-wide announcements with delayed posting, comments, discussions, and likes, as well as targeted messages to students who meet specific requirements. Plus, with Canvas's built-in messaging system, students and faculty can easily communicate with each other within [...]

Canvas Support Hours

12 June 2023

Join us at the Academic Innovation Center (MS 240, in the Student Success District across from the Tomás Rivera Center for Academic Excellence) to work with one of our experts to answer any questions and help prepare your course(s) for the move to Canvas Fall 2023. Creating an inclusive learning environment is important to us. [...]

Canvas Support Hours

13 June 2023

Join us at the Academic Innovation Center (MS 240, in the Student Success District across from the Tomás Rivera Center for Academic Excellence) to work with one of our experts to answer any questions and help prepare your course(s) for the move to Canvas Fall 2023. Creating an inclusive learning environment is important to us. [...]

Canvas+ Assignments

13 June 2023

Are you looking for ways to enhance your students' learning experience and help them achieve their course objectives? In this workshop, we'll show you how to develop assignments that cater to a wide range of learning styles and align with the principles of Universal Design for Learning.With Canvas, students can submit a variety of file [...]

Canvas Support Hours

13 June 2023

Join us at the Academic Innovation Center (MS 240, in the Student Success District across from the Tomás Rivera Center for Academic Excellence) to work with one of our experts to answer any questions and help prepare your course(s) for the move to Canvas Fall 2023. Creating an inclusive learning environment is important to us. [...]

Canvas+ Quizzes and Tests

14 June 2023

Assessment plays a crucial role in ensuring student success, and with our upcoming training on Canvas quizzes and tests, you'll be able to develop effective assessments that truly make a difference. This workshop is designed to prepare you for using the new Assessment tool in Canvas. You will learn to create questions, customize settings, [...]

Canvas Support Hours

14 June 2023

Join us at the Academic Innovation Center (MS 240, in the Student Success District across from the Tomás Rivera Center for Academic Excellence) to work with one of our experts to answer any questions and help prepare your course(s) for the move to Canvas Fall 2023. Creating an inclusive learning environment is important to us. [...]