To better support student success in your online course, watch this video that explores Effective Assessment using real-world connections, multiple ways to demonstrate learning, and clear expectations.
Best Practices
Level 1: Beginner
Level 2: Advanced
Resources and Guides
Below is a list of curated resources pertaining to Standard #4: Effective Assessment. These resources include those created by our office and other units and departments across Ohio State.
DELD Resources
- Building and Sustaining Class Community
- Collaborative Documents (Office 365)
- Designing Authentic Learning Experiences
- eLearning Tools
- Getting Started with Adobe Premiere Rush
- H5P – Content Creation Tool
- How to Support Students Using Self-Assessment
- Hypothes.is: Social and Collaborative Annotation
- Instructional Designers: Help for your Online Course
- Learner Resources Hub
- Make Learning Visible
- Multimodal Activities
- Parallel Content: Personalized Learning Supports to Address Skill and Knowledge Gaps
- Professional Learning Library
- ThingLink – Content Creation Tool
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
University-Wide Resources
- Academic Integrity in Online Environments
- Choosing and Using Sources: Instructor Resources
- Contract Grading Schemes
- Creating and Adapting Assignments for Online Courses
- Designing Assessments of Student Learning
- Designing Research or Inquiry-Based Assignments
- Encourage and Embrace Failure
- ePortfolios in the Curriculum: Incorporating Reflection into Your Course
- How to Build an Effective Scenario-Based Learning Activity
- Increasing Motivation and Maximizing Student Engagement: The Benefits of Gameful Learning
- Scenario Based Learning’s Potential for Online, Asynchronous Learning and Beyond
- University Libraries: Carmen Course Modules