Glossary

In this mode of assessment, instructors provided creative learning experiences and scenarios to measure students’ ...

In online settings, asynchronous instruction allows students to engage with course content and assignments on ...

Active learning is an umbrella term for any instructional method that encourages student engagement in ...

This process allows instructors to reverse engineer assignments/course curriculum by considering the learning outcomes for ...

A classification system used to distinguish different levels (domains) of learning. These domains include: Remembering, ...

CUREs are educational programs integrated into the curriculum that engage undergraduate students in authentic research ...

A strategy that allows learners to use their short-term memory more effectively by breaking up ...

An educational theory developed by Jean Piaget based upon the belief that learner's construct knowledge ...

Instructors use strategies with the needs of all (diverse) learners in mind. Assignments and assessments ...

Diagnostic assessments are typically low (or no) stakes assignments that grant an instructor an opportunity ...

An educational approach where students gain knowledge, skills, and values from direct experiences outside a ...

Formative assessments are typically low stakes assignments that grant instructors opportunities to gauge students’ knowledge ...

In a “flipped” classroom, students complete lower level of cognitive work before class, so that ...

A term first coined by psychologist Carol Dweck, someone with a “fixed mindset” believes that their ...

Gamification is when gaming mechanics are added into non-gaming environments (such as in an L.M.S. or ...

High-Impact Practices (HIPs) in education are teaching and learning approaches that evidence has shown to ...

HyFlex: The defining characteristic of “flexible hybrid” courses (often shortened to “HyFlex”) is that these ...

This teaching philosophy helps students develop their critical thinking skills by leveraging their curiosity and ...

: Inclusive teaching strategies refer to pedagogical practices that address the needs of all students from all backgrounds ...

A software application or web-based technology used to plan, implement and assess a specific learning ...

The manner in which information enters into a human's long-term memory and becomes crystallized. Photo ...

Meta-cognition is a reflective process which allows students and instructors a means to build an ...

Project-based learning allows students to actively engage in real-world projects. Such an approach allows students ...

A method of teaching that engages students in direct service as an essential part of ...

This refers to assignments and learning units within a course that are structured to build ...

This type of assessment is used to measure students’ knowledge after a subject has been ...

A broad term that suggests students’ interest, curiosity, and passion for the activities in a ...

When used within the pedagogical discussions, the term transfer refers to students’ ability to take ...

Universal Design of Instruction is a framework focused on making learning available to all students ...