On Friday, February 21st,
Academic Technology Services hosted a Faculty Forum on
teaching high-enrollment and labor-intensive classes. We called
this event “Tech tools to the rescue: Managing large classes and
overwhelming teaching and assessment workloads.”
We have all
grappled with delivering lectures, communicating high expectations, and
grading submissions, all while engaging meaningfully with students
inside and outside the classroom.
As with any discussion of managing large
classes, the conversation touched upon digital resources and tools that allow us to
save time without compromising quality. We also discussed ways to personalize feedback and strategies for
creating engaging and interactive learning experiences for our students.
Many of us have been teaching with the help of Gradescope, and we explored (and explained) that tool during this forum.
The
welcome insights and solutions came mostly from the faculty who
participated.
Our colleague Barbara Mills
from the Center for Educational Effectiveness (CEE) shared this helpful
resource: “Here in the CEE grading room (1313 The Grove) we offer a
test scanning service, by appointment. Also, we have assembled some tips
for using Gradescope. The online appointment form and the Gradescope
resources sheet are both accessible here: https://cee.ucdavis.edu/learning-teaching/test-scoring.”
Access the Zoom chat.
Selected resources / links shared during the event