Collaborative learning promotes a positive attitude toward the subject matter, helps to develop student’s social interaction and communication skills, fosters appreciation for diversity, and encourages student responsibility for learning. » More ...

Collaborative learning promotes a positive attitude toward the subject matter, helps to develop student’s social interaction and communication skills, fosters appreciation for diversity, and encourages student responsibility for learning. » More ...

This past summer AOI conducted a series of focus groups with faculty to identify strategies they are using to recognize and support students who seem to be destined for failure in their class. In other words “Early Alert and Retention” practices were the focus. » More ...

Low-stakes formative assessments evaluate students with little to no effect on final grades and can ensure that midterms are not the first communication of performance level for students providing students and faculty an “early alert warning” for students who are struggling. » More ...

Rubrics enable students to reflect on their progress as they work. They also support students in giving and receiving constructive feedback to one another. The exercise of creating a rubric is itself beneficial in that it challenges you to identify the criteria by which learning will be assessed. » More ...