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Preparing Your Semester Schedule for a Summer Session

Are you scheduled to teach a summer session? Converting a 16-week semester course calendar to a summer schedule poses some unique design challenges. This week’s tip provides some considerations as you begin converting your schedule.

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Considerations when Selecting Resources

Selecting resources for your course can be a challenge. Especially when there are a wide variety of resources to choose from. A previous Weekly Tip entitled How to Choose a Quality Third-Party Resource, provided a checklist of considerations for selecting resources. Here are some additional points to consider.

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Low-Stakes Formative Assessment

In September 2018, we shared a tip that defined low-stakes formative assessments and suggested a few strategies. In the following tip, we’ll be taking a closer look at a few of the strategies mentioned, considering how these can help your students better retain information and prepare for future high-stakes assessment.

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Understanding Multiple Answer Canvas Quiz Questions

Multiple answer quiz questions in Canvas can be tricky to set up, but they offer a great opportunity to assess students in a different way. For this weekly tip, we provide simple steps and resources to help you create multiple answer questions that will work with your assessment needs.

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