Optimizing Higher Education Learning Through Activities and Assessments

The mission of higher education in the 21st century must focus on optimizing learning for all students. In a shift from prioritizing effective teaching to active learning it is understood that computer-enhanced environments provide a variety of ways to reach a wide range of learners who have differing backgrounds ages learning needs and expectations. Integrating technology into teaching assumes greater importance to improve the learning experience. Optimizing Higher Education Learning Through Activities and Assessments is a collection of innovative research that explores the link between effective course design and student engagement and optimizes learning and assessments in technology-enhanced environments and among diverse student populations. Its focus is on providing an understanding of the essential link between practices for effective activities and strategies for effective assessments as well as providing examples of course designs aligned with assessments positioning college educators both as leaders and followers in the cycle of lifelong learning. While highlighting a broad range of topics including collaborative teaching active learning and flipped classroom methods this book is ideally designed for educators curriculum developers instructional designers administrators researchers academicians and students.