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It is time to move online courses toward competency-based learning. Effective assessment provides the starting point for creating better and more effective Internet-based learning. It amplifies the inherent benefits of online education while minimizing the difficulties. Discover how alternative assessment methods can make you a more effective instructor, both online and in the classroom in this webinar presented by Dr. Rena Palloff. Join us on Tuesday, August 6, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in the Professional Development Center, E. H. Butler Library 181B.

After participating in this webinar, you will be able to:

• Design truly learner-centered assessments
• Create clear, easy-to-understand assessments specifically for the online environment
• Align with learning objectives to ensure that students learn what you teach
• Use authentic assessments to improve relevance and prevent plagiarism
• Devise grading rubrics to assess learning activities that are hard to quantify
• Save time by using collaborative assessments to “crowd source” the evaluations
• Channel students’ efforts to provide feedback with clear guidelines and modeling
• Tailor your assessment techniques to the context to provide more useful feedback
• Employ student input to generate more effective assessments
• Create rubrics that allow students to measure their own progress

Register at http://bscintra.buffalostate.edu/registration/classdetails.asp?class=3202