Renewable assignment
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Renewable assignments[1]are learning activities that are completed by students and then published for a wider audience. Instead of a traditional or disposable assignment,[2] where the student's work is submitted, marked and discarded,[3] a renewable assignment is presented freely and openly to others. This provides an opportunity so that it can be continuously worked on. When completed online, these renewable assignments provide an authentic task, which has learning benefits[4] for the student, and if licensed as an Open Education Resource (OER) under a Creative Commons License, the assignment may also have a lasting benefit to the broader scholarly community.[5]
Renewable assignments are popular among digitally capable students.[6] It can help students feel like their effort has value since their submissions are visible beyond the markbook of a course.[7] This knowledge that their work is exposed to a wider audience can motivate them to exert more effort and produce better work than if it wasn't seen by others. Renewable assignments tap into the notion that students want recognition for their efforts.[8]
These types assignments can take many different forms. For example, a group of students could co-create or update an existing glossary in an open source textbook,[9] or a cohort of instructional designers can produce an online textbook about project management.[10] Other examples can include developing a public interest website, creating content for the H5P Content Hub where interactive content can be shared and reused, or reviewing relevant textbooks for their chosen subject.[11] Even articles written on Wikipedia can be used as a form of renewable assignment,[12] as health science students who want to share public health information can update the content of those specific articles.[13]
Renewable assignments have gained more popularity since university teaching has shifted from a lecturer disseminating their knowledge in front of the class, to a more student-centered, constructivist approach. When given a reusable assignment, students then become an active learners, capable of constructing and developing their own knowledge.[14] Instead of listening passively, the take on a more active role in their thought development and education.
References
- ^ Clinton-Lisell, Virginia; Gwozdz, Lindsey (2023-04-03). "Understanding Student Experiences of Renewable and Traditional Assignments". College Teaching. 71 (2): 125–134. doi:10.1080/87567555.2023.2179591. ISSN 8756-7555.
- ^ Jhangiani, Rajiv (2017). "E-xcellence in Teaching Essay: Ditching the "Disposable Assignment" in Favor of Open Pedagogy". The Society for the Teaching of Psychology. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Seraphin, Sally B.; Grizzell, J. Alex; Kerr-German, Anastasia; Perkins, Marjorie A.; Grzanka, Patrick R.; Hardin, Erin E. (March 2019). "A Conceptual Framework for Non-Disposable Assignments: Inspiring Implementation, Innovation, and Research". Psychology Learning & Teaching. 18 (1): 84–97. doi:10.1177/1475725718811711. ISSN 1475-7257.
- ^ Ohri, Faheem; Westmore, Megan R.; Thomas, Latisha; Chakraborty, Priyanjali; Mauldin, Rebecca L. (2024-04-03). "The Use of Open Educational Resources and Renewable Assignments in Social Work Ph.D. Programs in the United States". Open Praxis. 16 (2): 180–194. doi:10.55982/openpraxis.16.2.626. ISSN 2304-070X.
- ^ Wiley, David; Webb, Ashley; Weston, Sarah; Tonks, DeLaina (2017). "A Preliminary Exploration of the Relationships Between Student-Created OER, Sustainability, and Students Success". International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. 18 (4). doi:10.19173/irrodl.v18i4.3022.
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- ^ "Non-disposable assignments and why you should use them – Open Education @ UAF". Retrieved 2024-05-10.
- ^ "Toward Renewable Assessments – improving learning".
- ^ Wallis, Peter. "Examples of Structured Renewable Assignments".
- ^ Randall, D; Johnson, L; West, R; Wiley (2013). "Teaching, doing and sharing project management: The development of an instructional design project management textbook". Educational Technology. 53 (6): 24–28.
- ^ Wallis, Peter. Structured Renewable Assignments.
- ^ Azzam, Amin; Bresler, David; Leon, Armando; Maggio, Lauren; Whitaker, Evans; Heilman, James; Orlowitz, Jake; Swisher, Valerie; Rasberry, Lane; Otoide, Kingsley; Trotter, Fred; Ross, Will; McCue, Jack D. (2017). "Why Medical Schools Should Embrace Wikipedia: Final-Year Medical Student Contributions to Wikipedia Articles for Academic Credit at One School". Academic Medicine. 92 (2): 194–200. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000001381. PMC 5265689. PMID 27627633.
- ^ Smith, D. (2023). "Leveraging Wikipedia in undergraduate health sciences education: A key tool for information literacy and knowledge translation". The Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association. 44 (3): 79–84. PMC 11081111. PMID 38737529.
- ^ o'Connor, Kate (2022). "Constructivism, curriculum and the knowledge question: Tensions and challenges for higher education". Studies in Higher Education. 47 (2): 412–422. doi:10.1080/03075079.2020.1750585.