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2022 CTL Teaching Awards Announced

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Alternative Assessments

This collection describes the options available for various forms of assessment. These are especially useful when considering more experiential options that are better suited to the demonstration of learning. Most of the resources are links to pages with descriptions of the options while a few are downloadable files.

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Dr. Alec Couros (He/Him)

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Office: AH 105.24

Dr. Alec Couros is the Director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning at the University of Regina. He received his Bachelor and Master of Education degree from the University of Saskatchewan and then completed his PhD in Education at the University of Regina. He also holds the position of Professor of Educational Technology and Media in the Faculty of Education.

Dr. Couros is an internationally recognized leader, innovator, and speaker who has given hundreds of keynotes and workshops around the globe on diverse topics such as open education, networked learning, digital citizenship, and critical media literacy. He is also a passionate advocate of openness in education and demonstrates this commitment through his open access publications, considerable digital presence and contributions, and highly successful MOOCs and open boundary courses. Dr. Couros has received numerous awards for innovation in teaching and learning.

(306) 585-4480

Alec.Couros@uregina.ca

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Dr. Alec Couros (He/Him)

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Dr. Deena Salem (She/Her)

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Shuana Niessen

Open Education & Publishing Manager

Seyyed Mousavi

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Upcoming Online Presentation: Why Open Education will become Generative AI Education

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Open Education Bootcamp 2024 is coming! May 14 – 17

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2024 CTL Teaching Awards – Applications due March 30, 2024

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Stories of our 2023 CTL Teaching Award Recipients!

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“Harnessing the Power of Generative AI in Teaching & Learning” – with Dr. Alec Couros

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Welcome to My Remote Course With Dr. Jacqueline Fields

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“Let’s Talk About AI in Teaching & Learning” – with Dr. Alec Couros

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Open Pedagogy Fellows 2023 – Applications due January 31, 2023

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CTL Teaching Awards for 2023 are open! – Applications due March 15, 2023

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2022 President’s Teaching Scholars Announced

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Dr. Tim Maciag

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Welcome To My Remote Course

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Welcome to My Remote Course With Dr. Jacqueline Fields

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Welcome to My Remote Course with Dr. Tim Maciag

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Welcome To My Remote Course with Dr. Samantha Lawler

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Website

Resources on Open Book Exams

PDF, Website

Inclusive Pedagogy: Discussions and Resources, Emory University

PDF, Website

Resources on Inclusive Teaching, University of British Columbia

PDF

Guide for Inclusive Teaching, Columbia University

group of students working together around a computer

Website

Resource on Inclusive Teaching, Brown University

PDF

Student Research Skills Development Framework, Justice Institute of British Columbia

Video

Open Access videos on Undergraduate Research, University of Calgary

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Researcher Skills Development Framework, University of North Dakota

PDF, Video, Website

Teaching Research Skills Development Framework, University of Wisconsin

Pressbooks

Introduction to College Research, Pressbooks

Pressbooks

Choosing & Using Sources, Pressbooks

PDF, Website

Resources on Assessments in higher education, York University

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Developing Effective Learning Outcomes, Queens University

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Curated Resources for Educators, STLHE

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A Guide for Academics – Open Book Exams, University of Newcastle, Australia

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Guide to Assessment Strategies, University of Saskatchewan

Website

Alternatives to Traditional Testing, University of California Berkeley

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Alternative to Exams for Remote Teaching, Tufts University

University Library: Gifted Beautiful Black Girl Sitting at the Desk, Uses Laptop, Writes Notes for the Paper, Essay, Study for Class Assignment. Diverse Group of Students Learning, Studying for Exams.

PDF, Website

Alternative Assessment formats for Teaching Online, University of Guelph

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Best Practices Alternative Assessments, Toronto Metropolitan University

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Alternative Online Assessments, Taylor Institute, University of Calgary

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Resources on Assessing Student Learning, Western University

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Active Learning Resource, Brown University

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Active Learning Resources, Western University

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Active Learning Techniques for the Classroom, Duke University

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Teaching and Learning Strategies resource hub, University of New Hampshire

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Video, Website

Active Learning in the Classroom, University of Minnesota

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Active Learning Techniques, Concordia University

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Dr. Tim Maciag

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Welcome To My Remote Course

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Welcome to My Remote Course With Dr. Jacqueline Fields

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Welcome to My Remote Course with Dr. Tim Maciag

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Welcome To My Remote Course with Dr. Samantha Lawler

Student sitting outside at a table reading through a book

Website

Resources on Open Book Exams

PDF, Website

Inclusive Pedagogy: Discussions and Resources, Emory University

PDF, Website

Resources on Inclusive Teaching, University of British Columbia

PDF

Guide for Inclusive Teaching, Columbia University

group of students working together around a computer

Website

Resource on Inclusive Teaching, Brown University

PDF

Student Research Skills Development Framework, Justice Institute of British Columbia

Video

Open Access videos on Undergraduate Research, University of Calgary

PDF

Researcher Skills Development Framework, University of North Dakota

PDF, Video, Website

Teaching Research Skills Development Framework, University of Wisconsin

Pressbooks

Introduction to College Research, Pressbooks

Pressbooks

Choosing & Using Sources, Pressbooks

PDF, Website

Resources on Assessments in higher education, York University

PDF

Developing Effective Learning Outcomes, Queens University

Website

Curated Resources for Educators, STLHE

PDF

A Guide for Academics – Open Book Exams, University of Newcastle, Australia

PDF

Guide to Assessment Strategies, University of Saskatchewan

Website

Alternatives to Traditional Testing, University of California Berkeley

Young businesswoman is sitting at table, working on laptop with graphs, charts on paperwork

Website

Alternative to Exams for Remote Teaching, Tufts University

University Library: Gifted Beautiful Black Girl Sitting at the Desk, Uses Laptop, Writes Notes for the Paper, Essay, Study for Class Assignment. Diverse Group of Students Learning, Studying for Exams.

PDF, Website

Alternative Assessment formats for Teaching Online, University of Guelph

PDF

Best Practices Alternative Assessments, Toronto Metropolitan University

Young woman with learning language during online courses using

Website

Alternative Online Assessments, Taylor Institute, University of Calgary

Happy young university students studying with books in library. Group of multiracial people in college library.

Website

Resources on Assessing Student Learning, Western University

businessman hand working with new modern computer and writing on the notepad strategy diagram as concept morning light

Website

Active Learning Resource, Brown University

60s woman sit at table wear headphones take notes gain new skills use laptop and internet resources, on-line services. Video call event, modern tech, counselling, receive information remotely concept

Video, Website

Active Learning Resources, Western University

Photo of Dr. Valerie Irvine

Website

Active Learning Techniques for the Classroom, Duke University

Smiling male student sitting in university classroom

Video, Website

Teaching and Learning Strategies resource hub, University of New Hampshire

African guy wearing headset learn foreign language using internet websites

Video, Website

Active Learning in the Classroom, University of Minnesota

Young students campus helps friend catching up and learning

Website

Active Learning Techniques, Concordia University

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UR² Fellows

UR² Fellows Program is a 3-year pilot cohort program for academic staff teaching first-year courses, focusing on enhancing the first-year students’ experience via an integrated first-year student support model. This program is part of the shift of the landscape of teaching culture at the University of Regina. It involves colleagues from different disciplines who support and mentor each other in their teaching. It emphasizes the institutional valuing of evidence-based teaching. Students will engage with instructors committed to effective lower-division teaching and learning and courses designed based on best practices.

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UR² Fellows

UR² Fellows Program is a 3-year pilot cohort program for academic staff teaching first-year courses, focusing on enhancing the first-year students’ experience via an integrated first-year student support model. This program is part of the shift of the landscape of teaching culture at the University of Regina. It involves colleagues from different disciplines who support and mentor each other in their teaching. It emphasizes the institutional valuing of evidence-based teaching. Students will engage with instructors committed to effective lower-division teaching and learning and courses designed based on best practices.

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UR² Fellows

UR² Fellows Program is a 3-year pilot cohort program for academic staff teaching first-year courses, focusing on enhancing the first-year students’ experience via an integrated first-year student support model. This program is part of the shift of the landscape of teaching culture at the University of Regina. It involves colleagues from different disciplines who support and mentor each other in their teaching. It emphasizes the institutional valuing of evidence-based teaching. Students will engage with instructors committed to effective lower-division teaching and learning and courses designed based on best practices.