In its inaugural miniseries, the Teach.Learn.Share podcast asked members of our community to weigh in on the connections between assessment, learning, and student well-being. The conversations centred on how to leverage learning-focused assessment practices to potentially improve students’ well-being. Join Jasmine Parent and Margo Echenberg as they record a live follow-up conversation with Kira Smith where they discuss some of the obstacles—both personal and institutional—that might make it difficult to address students’ well-being through assessment practices.

Part 1: Annotating writing submissions

How can we engage students with feedback and encourage them to take greater responsibility for their learning before, during, and after assignments? The goal of this 4-part webinar series is to address these concerns with feedback strategies that engage students in dialogue. We will present several strategies suited to writing assignments such as essays, research (term) papers, and lab reports.

Listen to this brief recording (or read the transcript) and then consider some reflection questions intended to support you in equitably assessing students’ participation in your course.

Have you tried using peer assessment in your courses? Peer assessment can help students reflect on their work and learn to provide constructive feedback. This webinar will introduce you to key parameters for designing peer assessment activities and get you started with FeedbackFruits - a tool to manage peer assessment online.

The Office of Science Education has been conducting a study on well-being in the classroom. This panel will share some thinking that has come from the study, with panelists discussing experiences and strategies for fostering student well-being in relation to assessment (e.g., flexible grade schemes). Attendees are invited to share questions in advance of and during the session. Submit questions to ose [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Event%3A%20Fostering%20student%20well-being%20through%20assessment)

Feedback is a key ingredient of assessment for learning. Take this week’s quiz to explore the different strategies and resources available in the Teaching and Learning Knowledge Base for providing students with meaningful feedback.
 

This TL KB article offers links to resources that discuss the role of assessment in Indigenous cultures, and methods of assessing students’ learning in keeping with Indigenous knowledges and systems. As you read, consider which methods you might wish to implement in your courses. Read about McGill instructors' approaches to assessing student participation.