Desserts
3x Summarization
Contributor: Lisa Endersby, York University (lendersb@yorku.ca) Ingredients: Paper and pen Method: 1. In sequence, ask participants to write 3 different summaries of the workshop and/or lesson. Each summary will be written in fewer and fewer words: Sum ...
Content Mastery Assessment and Feedback without Letter Grades
Contributor: Dr. Brian Lamb, University of Central Oklahoma, blamb@uco.edu Ingredients (any equipment or supplies needed for the activity): Gradebook, any tools you would use as part of your grading process Method (what you do): Below is the Grading Po ...
Draw It Out
Contributor: Lisa Endersby, York University (lendersb@yorku.ca) Ingredients: Flipchart paper & markers Method: Provide each group or individual participant with a piece of flipchart paper and markers. (Re)introduce key concepts from the workshop ei ...
Exit Tickets
Contributor: Lisa Endersby, York University (lendersb@yorku.ca) lmendersby@gmail.com Ingredients: Paper (e.g. index card or a single sheet of paper) and a pen/pencil for each participant (*Note: Index cards or a paper of similar size often works well t ...
Fast Feedback
Contributor: Roger Moore NorQuest College roger.moore@norquest.ca Ingredients: index cards Method: each person receives index card and answers two questions on the card; What have you liked so far on the course, workshop, session, etc. (to continue ...
Feedback and Evaluation using Electronic Voting Systems
Contributor: Dr. Christopher Wiley, University of Surrey (c.wiley@surrey.ac.uk)<!--Notes ACF --> Ingredients: Some kind of electronic voting system: a receiver and associated software, together with some handsets and/or a mobile solution (web int ...
Finish My Sentences
Contributor: Cedomir Gladovic, Holmesglen Institute, cedomir.gladovic@holmesglen.edu.au Ingredients: Piece of paper with 3 uncompleted sentences / Anonymous Google form Method: Each person who attended professional development session or any workshop s ...
Insights and Questions
Contributor: Nicola Simmons, Brock University, (nsimmons@brocku.ca) Ingredients: Cue cards – but they can also use scraps of paper – in other words, no advance prep needed! Method: At any point in your session, but typically when you wish to summarize ...
One Minute Paper
Contributor: Lisa Endersby, York University (lendersb@yorku.ca) Ingredients: Paper (e.g. an index card or single sheet of paper) and pen/pencil for each participant; A timekeeping device (e.g. stopwatch or clock) (*Note: This can also be done electroni ...
Postcard Evaluation
Contributor: Gaye Manwaring, University of Dundee, g.manwaring@dundee.ac.uk Ingredients Blank postcards Method Ask them to write two messages, one on each side of the postcard. One is to their colleagues and the other is to the workshop leader. You c ...
Stoplight Assessment
Contributor: Lisa Endersby, York University (lendersb@yorku.ca) Ingredients: An equal number of red, yellow, and green cards (these can be made from construction paper or other material) for each participant (*Each participant should have a 1 red, 1 ye ...
Take-Away Tweet (or Tweet Endings!)
Contributor: Carol Rolheiser, Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation, University of Toronto Ingredients (any equipment or supplies needed for the activity): None Method: At the end of a learning activity (e.g., a workshop, facilitation, class, i ...
You Did It, Now I Want To!
Contributor: Mandy Frake-Mistak, York University, mfmistak@yorku.ca Ingredients: none required Method: This reflective activity asks participants to think about something they have seen/heard/shared by a fellow participant during the workshop/class. Th ...
