Alternative Assessment – Community of Practice (CoP) – Centre of Teaching Excellence in Action !
Posted on: Oct 5, 2022
The Alternative Assessment CoP is led by Dr Teresa Fowler and Dr. Verena Roberts and begins October 19, 2022.
The CoP will run every 2nd Wednesday from 12:45- 1:45 pm in HA221 (unless the group decides to change the date/times based on schedules).
Please Register HERE
What is a Community of Practice or CoP?
Proposed by cognitive anthropologist Jean Lave and educational theorist Etienne Wenger in their 1991 book Situated Learning, a community of practice (or CoP) brings a group of people together to examine a common passion or interest in teaching and learning by building knowledge together.
To learn more about Communities of Practice, please watch the following video about the creation of the Open Pedagogy Community of Practice by Krsyta McNutt (UofAlberta): Video Link
What kinds of Topics could be considered in the Alternative Assessment – CoP ?
While the members of the CoP will guide the discussion and exploration of the topic, the following topics might be considered:
- Ungrading (Susan Blum) or An Introduction to Ungrading
- Online Assessment in Higher Education
- Alternative Assessment in Higher Education
- Competency Based Learning
- Outcomes Based Assessment
- Designing Rubrics
This is the first Community of Practice that will be used as a pilot to support the new Office of teaching of Learning. Every instructor (faculty or sessional) is invited to join! We look forward to learning with you !
For more information please contact:
Dr. Teresa Fowler, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education:
teresa.fowler@concordia.ab.ca
Dr. Verena Roberts, Educational Developer, Centre for of Teaching Excellence
verena.roberts@concordia.ab.ca