[Canadaoer] OER on Learner-Centred Assessment and How Learning Works

Sorry for cross-posting, but an instructor in the faculty development unit in the College of Medicine is looking for OER to replace the following commercial textbooks. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thank you. Learner-Centered Assessment workshop series. These are 6 workshops based on the book, Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses by Huba & Freed. We use 6 of the chapters – 1 for each workshop. The themes for these workshops happen outside this particular series but we’ve had these as a “series” simply because of the resource book which has them all in it. Chapters 1 & 2 are quite general & theoretical. They discuss the philosophy underpinning moving from Teacher Centered to Learner Centered & some of the components involved (ex: having learners apply knowledge, active learning, continuous feedback, positive learning environment, etc.) Other workshops are on Learning Objectives, Rubrics, Ill-Defined Problems, & Portfolios – with the common theme of tying them into a Learner-Centered approach. How Learning Works Series. Book is How Learning Works: 7 Research-based principles for smart teaching by Ambrose, Bridges, DiPietro, Lovett, & Norman. The topic of the chapters is as follows: Prior learning, Knowledge organization, Motivation, Mastery, Practice & feedback, Student development & course climate, & Self-Directed learners. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness Professional Affiliate Department of Curriculum Studies Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross@usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca> http://www.usask.ca/gmcte/ Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca/