Hello, all.
I was just reading
this blog piece summarizing the top innovations and educational trends emerging from SXSWEdu. You may learn more about other sessions from SXSWEdu
here, but in this summary I wanted to highlight two things that might be useful for the TBL community.
First, I was interested in what was said in item 2 re: the need for student voice in education innovations. I wonder if it might not be useful to have a student
panel at an upcoming regional or national conference of the TBLC? I think the TBLC’s website includes a good number of videos that represent the student
experience in using TBL, but I wonder if there are ways that student voice might help us continue to
shape the pedagogy?
Second, in item #4 the author of the blog says that testing is obsolete. I believe the kind of testing that is done in the RAP is generally formative assessment
and, as such, is used to help guide learning, but I’m curious about the various ways in which TBL practitioners may be approaching summative assessment. It sounds like many (most?) faculty use periodic content exams, but I’d like to hear more dialogue exploring
a range of options that might be used for summative assessment in classrooms with a TBL focus. Again, this might make for an interesting panel.
I enjoyed the conference in Fort Worth. Thank you to everyone who presented, and to all the participants!
All my best,
Shawnalee Whitney
Associate Professor of Communication
Department of Journalism and Communication
University of Alaska Anchorage