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Instructional Design: Teaching Remotely

Assessing Student Learning

Summer Workshop: 

Managing Online Assessment presented by Kelly Donnell and Linda Beith

Types of Assessments for Online Courses

Heavily weighted assignments, such as midterms and finals are difficult to run with integrity in an online environment. Consider other ways to achieve your learning outcomes that reduce the need for proctoring.  Some of these may include: 

  • Multimedia projects

  • Online discussions/forums

  • Student Projects

  • Take home exams

  • Blogs/wiki

  • Exit interview

  • Critiques

  • Live review of labs

  • Portfolio

  • Quizzes & Exams

  • Count attendance and participation in final grade