In this lesson, I learned about the importance of formative assessment, which is a way of gathering what students have learned through a non-graded activity. An example of formative assessment is a non-graded quiz or practice problems that are not collected for a grade. This idea really stands out to me, especially for an online course. I want to find ways to incorporate more formative assessments in my online courses. Since I don't teach synchronous courses, it will be difficult to work in reflection questions as a way of formative assessment. Thus, I'd like to create some short non-graded quizzes to gauge how well students are learning the material before they are set loose to complete larger projects and exams.
