Peer Examples and Resources
As you review these real-life examples, endeavor to remain discipline-agnostic. You'll gain a lot more if you keep the question "How might this work in my course?" top of mind, rather than dismissing an example that isn't from your discipline.
Digging Deeper
Our 2021 Online Instructor Retreat offered a keynote presentation on "Encouraging Academic Integrity" (spoiler alert: the key is to incorporate authentic assessment). Many specific examples from English and Math courses were shared and will provide instructors in all disciplines with concrete ideas. We encourage you to watch (or re-watch with fresh eyes if you attended the session in 2021):
Here is a robust list of resources Links to an external site. provided by the Saddleback team to help you implement the ideas.
Examples from the Field
One instructor's strategy for how students demonstrate end-of-course mastery with a "portfolio" of physics problems.
One instructor's project for creating an open source textbook to save her students the cost of purchasing from a publisher.
NOTE: She begins to describe how she involved her students in the open source project at about 3:55.
Instructions for assignment asking students to develop a traditional organizational chart (diagram).
Animal Selection Criteria survey
Instructions for assignment asking students to apply knowledge gained from topic-specific article.
An Ecological Approach to Obesity/Eating Disorders Links to an external site.
An example of a collaboratively created information guide developed by public health students (with explanation of how tasks were divided up).
Shared Annotated Bibliography Links to an external site.
Description of student collaboration to create shared bibliography to support critical thinking around a controversial topic (immigration).
Self-Assessment in Electrical Foundations Class Links to an external site.
A pithy blog essay explaining one instructor's exploration of using self-assessment to revolutionize his electrical foundation class.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Links to an external site.
This "toolkit" provides details of how Montgomery College faculty are implementing open pedagogy in support of international sustainable development goals. It's intended to serve as a guide for those who wish to adapt the project for use at their home college.