Facilitators
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Joshua Wood, Assistant Professor of Teaching in Political Science
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Analisa Flores, Assistant Professor of Teaching in Statistic
Details About the Facilitators
Joshua Wood is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Political Science. His research focus is on theories of agency developed by Locke and Hume. He also conducts research on ChatGPT performance on college-level assessments and career intervention strategies for political science majors.
Analisa Flores is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Statistics. Her research interests are in statistics education for undergraduate students with primary focus on course and curriculum development. Her current work addresses the creation of education infrastructure and pathways for data science and statistics.
Details About the Event
Frequent, low-stakes opportunities to check learning can help offset the weight of high-stakes assessments in ways that help students track their own understanding in preparation for exams, while “second round exams” allow students to recover from low performance on high-stakes assessments they may have found particularly challenging. Hear from Healthy Pedagogy alumni on ways they’re using formative assessments and second round exams to support student wellness.
Who would this be good for? Who is the audience?
- Any instructor in any discipline interested in ways to incorporate more formative assessments in their courses, or who would like ideas for ways of making summative assessments more “forgiving.”
What skill level is required?
- For new or seasoned instructors who want ideas for assessments to support student learning and holistic wellness.