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January 22, 2025
In the January 22, 2025 issue
ASSESSMENT COMMONS 2025: CONNECT
LAST CALL TO REGISTER! Assessment Commons is happening this week.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 from 12:30-4:30pm
Schedule Overview
- 12:00-12:30pm – Lunch*
- 12:30-1:30pm – Welcome and University Updates (UPAC, GEAC, APR, JPC, IAS-PC)
- 1:45-2:45pm – Assessment Showcase, various UWL instructors share about course and program assessment strategies
- 3:00-4:30pm – Assessment Workshops, four options
Check out the detailed scheduled and register from the Assessment Commons website!
*Note: To join us for lunch, please register by 9 a.m. Tuesday. Late registrations are welcome, but we cannot guarantee enough food for those who sign up after the deadline.
HYPOTHESIS UPDATE.
Great news for Hypothesis users! The new auto-grading feature eliminates the need for manual participation grading.
Instead of counting each student's annotations and replies yourself, Hypothesis can now automatically track and grade participation in Canvas. To enable this feature in a hypothesis assignment, Follow this link for more information: https://web.hypothes.is/help/auto-grading-in-the-hypothesis-lms-app/
Questions about hypothesis? Contact CATL for assistance.
TEACHING TIP.
Kick off your class with activities that encourage conversation and community. Try playing music as students arrive and posting a "question of the day" to spark brief discussions. Students will naturally want to hear your thoughts, so, as comfortable, feel free to share or join different groups each day to engage with them.
CATL offers ready-to-use conversation starters and slides to make this even easier—just copy and paste into your presentation! Setting this tone early fosters a classroom culture of discussion and connection. Learn more about creating a learning environment ready for peer interactions.
UPCOMING EVENTS.
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Assessment Commons 2025: CONNECT
- 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22
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Write On
Research Writing Work Time- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7
- 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14