Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri

their key course assessment types, for example, lab exercises are worth 30% of theoverall course grade, the project 20%, assignments 20%, and quizzes and exams the remaining30%. Then the individual assessments are graded on a point-score, for example, Assignment 1 isworth 40 pts and the midsemester exam is worth 100pts. Finally, an overall letter grade andassociated GPA are assigned based on the course assessment weightings and points. Thistraditional method persists because instructors are used to this method in non-programmingcourses where this method makes sense, and in many universities, the syllabus template isbroken up to facilitate the traditional methodology. While this methodology works well for mostcourses, programming is a skills

Collection

ASEE-NE 2022

Authors

Caressa Adalia Wakeman, University of Connecticut ; Amvrossios Bagtzoglou, University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut

Tagged Topics

Diversity

systematic application of inclusive teaching standards(called I-Standards) in our curriculum. The I- Standards were inspired by the approach andformat of Quality Matters, the certification system for online courses, which is adopted at theuniversity for all online classes and is supported by the university teaching center [6]. Theywere developed by a team of faculty by integrating principles of Universal Design forLearning [7], evidenced-based inclusive teaching practices and a comprehensive suite ofstudent support structures anchored by the strength-based approach. The I-standards are usedas a guide to organize the activities of the I-team, a team of instructors who attend a series ofworkshops and work together to redesign their courses.Research