Series contributors: Liliana AraĂşjo, Faculty Fellow and Kyle Zavitz, Student Fellow Course: Research Methodologies in Music Performance, Music Pedagogy, and Applied Performance Science (MUGT 611) Principles of social sustainability have been a major consideration for how we think about course design to better meet the needs of our students. Within our field(s), this has translated […]
The word is out there—sustainability is about much more than the environment. Sustainability is viable when social and economic systems are considered along with the environment because at its core, sustainability is about fulfilling the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of the future. With the future in mind, ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ąâ€™s Sustainability Education […]
±«ÓăÖ±˛Ąâ€™s new Policy on Assessment of Student Learning (PASL) takes effect this Fall. Built around the principle of assessment for learning, PASL requires instructors to share their “expectations for all assessment tasks” by including “explicit criteria to describe the key elements of students’ learning” (PASL 5.5). Unsure of how to put that into practice? One […]
±«ÓăÖ±˛Ąâ€™s new Policy on Assessment of Student Learning (PASL) takes effect this Fall. Built around the principle of assessment for learning, PASL requires instructors to share their “expectations for all assessment tasks” by including “explicit criteria to describe the key elements of students’ learning” (PASL 5.5). Unsure of how to put that into practice? One […]
A sunny Friday last October found us away from campus, in a narrow room with many plants, conversing at three large tables, but they were not quite large enough as it turned out. As part of Montreal 2140, a conference organized by the Bieler School of Environment at ±«ÓăÖ±˛Ą, more than 50 engaged folks joined […]
Teach.Learn.Share podcast Season 2 round-up​ Sometimes all you need to inspire a change in your assessment practices is to hear a colleague speak about an assessment strategy that is both working well for them and helping their students learn. To that end, the December 7, 2023 Beyond Grading: Navigating new horizons symposium (a reprise of […]
Teach.Learn.Share podcast Season 2 round-up​ Sometimes all you need to inspire a change in your assessment practices is to hear a colleague speak about an assessment strategy that is both working well for them and helping their students learn. To that end, the December 7, 2023 Beyond Grading: Navigating new horizons symposium (a reprise of […]
