Author: Andrew

Best Practices in Course-Embedded Assessment

We’re just finishing up three day’s at NC State’s Assessment Symposium. 500 educators from around the USA have come together to talk about student learning, “closing the loop,” and accreditation....

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Designing Authentic Tasks…

We set out with this blog to create a resource for educators interested in assessment, and particularly authentic assessment. That is, designing tasks that are complex, that require critical thinking and synthesis of...

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Teaching Efficiency…

As teachers, we tend to focus on pedagogy as the great hope for improvement. We spend our professional development and meeting time talking improved syllabi, new theories of learning, better designed assignments, or improved...

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Welcome to the personal blog of Andrew J. McCann - a history of interests and thinking focused on education, product design, and leadership. All views here my own!

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