In Module 6, I learned how to sort and utilize different types of assessments. It's not that I don't use different types of assessments, but Module 6 helped me organize how to think about them and improve my instructional design. I am also considering revising some parts of the assignment weighting system that I employ.

For example, for the online courses (which is pretty much what I teach now), I utilize weekly discussions with a stiff rubric as a formative assessment (that I now know to call it). The discussion requires an initial post mid-week answering the Discussion questions. There… >>>

I learned through this the importance of summative and formative assessments and how both can be utilized in a project. The rubric helped understand how to grade these global competency skills.

Hoping to add more to my lessons in the future. The readiness rubric is nice. 

Formative Assessment and Summative Assessment are both useful tools that help teacher’s measure student learning, provide feedback, and improve academic performance. They allow teachers to understand what students know, what they need to improve, and how well they have achieved the learning objectives. I learned that Formative Assessment and Summative Assessment are both tools used to simplify feedback. For example class discussions allow student to be honest about their learning and their learning tools to express the overall outcome. Remember students learn for other student’s success. Therefore rubric measure the results. One important idea in education is that students can… >>>

I appreciated the global building inspector comparative activity as it helped me start thinking about manageable ways to bring content to life in my own coursework.  I also appreciated the resources such as the toolkit that were plugged.  I think I have enough information now to complete a global workforce pilot in one of my courses.

Assessment for Global Understanding

One thing I have learned through this Global Initiatives training is the importance of using both formative and summative assessments to determine whether students are truly understanding what they are learning. As educators, we use assessments regularly, but this training has helped me look at how we can use them to measure students' understanding of healthcare from a global perspective.

Formative assessments allow us to check students' understanding throughout the learning process. This could be through classroom discussions, short quizzes, reflection activities, or comparing healthcare practices in different countries. I like this approach because it gives… >>>

As an Orthopedic Technology instructor, I have found it beneficial to incorporate global perspectives into my instruction. I have included discussions on differences in healthcare access, orthopedic treatment practices, and the availability of specialized medical services in different countries. By connecting these topics to our classroom discussions and hands-on learning activities, students gain a better understanding of how poverty, education, and access to healthcare can impact orthopedic patient care around the world. This approach helps students develop a broader perspective while preparing them to care for patients from diverse backgrounds.

I've learned more ways to incorporate globalization into graphic design instruction. I didn't think of many of the ways to do it, but the "GREAT" idea board was a big help.

We often use the SDGs for some work we do with educators, particularly around making and engineering. However, using these as a way to help the future teachers I work with seems like a good strategy too. I think that helping them to consider how they can incorporate SDGs into projects they'll run with their students can help them to make that bridge. 

I learned how SDGs can be incorporated into what I already teach. I plan to connect topics in developmental psychology to SDG 3 on well-being and SDG 4 on education.