Beyond Exams: Other Ways to Measure Student Learning

By Cynthia Rutz, Director of Faculty Development, CITAL Do you ever wonder whether your tests, exams, and assignments are really developing the skills you want your students to learn?  What would you like them to retain five minutes after your class ends? Five months later? How about five years later?  Your colleagues Salena Anderson (English) […]

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Getting Students to Read for Class by Using Perusall

By Cynthia Rutz, Director of Faculty Development, CITAL   Like many of you, I have struggled to get my students to read for class.  I have tried daily reading quizzes, group presentations, even assigning questions for each reading. But nothing has worked as well as the free and easy to use app Perusall. Perusall is […]

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