Assessment

Assessment design basics

• Types of Assessment – Explore multiple options for assessing student learning, including discussions, assignments, quizzes, and exams.
• Activities versus Assessments: Measuring Student Learning – Learn how low-stakes activities build toward larger assessments.
• Designing Assignments and Activities with Generative AI in Mind – Create assignments that encourage authentic thinking while accounting for AI tools.

Designing and delivering quizzes and exams

Use quizzes and exams to measure learning accurately while supporting academic integrity.

• Best Practices for Creating Multiple-Choice Questions – Learn how to write effective multiple-choice questions.
• Administering Online Exams – Explore options for running exams and assessments online.
• Promoting Academic Integrity in Moodle Quizzes – Configure quiz settings and design questions to support academic integrity.

Providing feedback and using rubrics

Providing clear feedback and expectations help students improve their work.

• Providing Effective Feedback – Explore strategies for instructor and peer feedback.
• Rubric Best Practices, Examples, and Templates – Create clear rubrics that communicate expectations and guide feedback.
• Peer Review with Digital Tools – Use peer feedback activities to deepen learning.

Grading

Using grading approaches that improve transparency, efficiency, and student understanding.

• Moodle Gradebook: Basic Setup, Display and Functionality – Learn how to calculate course grades and step-by-step instructions on how to set up a Moodle grade book.
• Make Your Gradebook Student-Friendly – Organize the Moodle gradebook to make grades easier for students to understand.
• Ungrading Toolkit: Learning vs. Earning – Explore alternative grading approaches that focus on learning rather than points.
• Assessment and Evaluation of Group Work in Moodle – Learn several strategies for group work evaluation and provides pros and cons for each.

Using tools for assessment

Explore digital tools that support grading, feedback, and assignment management.

• Assessing Student Learning With Core Moodle Tools – Overview of Moodle’s built-in assessment tools.
• Google Assignments in Moodle – Collect assignments and provide feedback through Google Drive integration.
• Gradescope: Streamline the Grading Experience – Use Gradescope to simplify assignment submission and grading.
• Turnitin: Writing Feedback, Plagiarism Checks, and Peer Review – Use Turnitin tools to support writing feedback and academic integrity.