Curriculum and Assessment: Novice
Here are some ideas to guide your progress through the Curriculum and Assessment domain of the Professional Learning and Capability Enhancement (PLaCE) Framework:
- Understand constructive alignment and its’ relevance for curriculum design
- Identify a range of assessment types and how they can be used to meet diverse learner needs
- Provide relevant and appropriate feedback to students
Expand your knowledge of Curriculum and Assessment:
| Read: | C is for constructivism. What is constructive alignment and why is it relevant to curriculum and assessment? (TECHE post) |
| Enrol: | Consider how your curriculum and assessments can be inclusive of different students. Complete the Foundations for Inclusive Teaching module (90-min module on Workday) |
| Check: | Are your marking and feedback methods aligned with best practice? Find out by taking this 5-minute quiz. |
| Understand: | Familiarise yourself with Macquarie’s Curriculum Management System – what it’s used for, information flow, approval process, making unit or course amendments. (1-hour module on Workday). |
| Register: | Complete these self-paced modules: – using Feedback Studio (45-min Workday module) to provide students with assignments grades and feedback – creating, using and sharing Rubrics in Turnitin (30-min module in Workday). |
| Try: | Enrol in the Feedback for Student Learning self-paced module and pick the ‘marker’ or ‘teacher’ pathway (whichever is most relevant for your role). Choose 2 or 3 feedback strategies to try this session. (20-60 minute module in iLearn). |
Take it to the next level: Make your feedback constructive and action-oriented
| Complete: | The Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching MOOC guides you through feedback and feedforward so you can master one of the most challenging aspects of teaching. (2-hour free self-paced module) |
If you would like support to create a personalised professional development plan to enhance your teaching capability, please contact professional.learning@mq.edu.au