Assess and Engage
Assess Learners
Assessment Basics
Understanding the basics of assessment can help instructors design activities that accurately measure learning and support student success.
Assessment Principles
The following pages offer key resources and best practices for assessing post-secondary learners, covering assessment principles, feedback strategies, and grading efficiency.
Assessment Strategies
The following pages offer assessment strategies can help promote meaningful learning while keeping evaluation focused and manageable.
Alternative Assessment
The following alternative assessment strategies provide different ways to evaluate learning while promoting student agency, reflection, and meaningful engagement.
- Course Redesign for Alternative Assessment
- Learner Readiness + Professionalism Checklist (Need to create a PDF for this as well as Word Document)
- Ungrading
NIC AI Assessment Scale (Edit — make sure info is still relevant)
Engage Learners
Engagement: What is it? (This is a page of links to other sites — create NIC content?)
Active Learning (This page includes info on the following active learning strategies — should we combine into 1 page?)
- Flipped Learning (Edit — should we add as an accordion to Active learning page?)
- Group Work (Either create a page or an accordion same as above — link to this PDF and include info from this page)
- Team-Based Learning (TBL) (Edit — should we add as an accordion to Active learning page?)
Using Video for Teaching and Learning (Edit — combine Screencasting and Recording page with this page. Do we need this?)
Teaching Feedback
Teaching feedback gives instructors valuable insight into how students experience a course. It highlights what’s working well and identifies areas for improvement, helping faculty enhance learning outcomes and refine their teaching practices.
Course Feedback Surveys
Course feedback surveys gather anonymous student input to help instructors improve teaching and the overall learning experience.
NIC Policies and Procedures
North Island College has established policies and procedures to guide all institutional initiatives — including administration, student services, finance, and facilities. Instructors are encouraged to review the College’s educational policies, as these provide important guidance for effective and consistent instructional practices.