E30: Leading the Way through Authentic Student-led Assessments

Tune in, hit play and get inspired as Danielle Simard, an instructor in the Centre for Business, Arts and Sciences at Lethbridge College, and one of her students, Tracy Sjovold, discuss the impact of student-led assessments. This innovative, authentic assessment method is showing promise in fostering real-world life skills, not only in developing critical thinking and promoting more active learning but also in holding students accountable to empower their own learning experiences.

References:

• CBAS - Centre for Business, Arts and Sciences
• Lethbridge College's Learning Café
• Embedded Librarianship
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
• University of York
• Self-Led Student Assessment: a solid resource to help get people started thinking about building a student-led assessment
• The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism, by Naoki Higashida
• Melanie Hamilton's SoTL podcast