ERIC Number: EJ1199177
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Dec
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Finding the Balance: Creating Meaningful Assignments without Overwhelming Instructional Workload
Stevens, Jennifer
Journal of Educators Online, v15 n3 Dec 2018
Online instructors are tasked with creating meaningful learning assignments, but they may struggle with balancing their teaching workloads. This article includes five strategies for creating assignments and activities that promote learning without overwhelming instructional workload, including anticipating student questions when writing assignments, creating reusable formative assessments, scaffolding assignments, creating choices for summative assessments, and encouraging student collaboration. These strategies draw from a constructivist learning paradigm while employing the concepts of interactivity, scaffolding, and collaboration.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Assignments, Faculty Workload, Time Management, Online Courses, Learning Activities, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation, Cooperative Learning, Writing Assignments, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design, Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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