ALIGNED: Individualized learning opportunities, such as remedial activities to support basic skills or resources for advanced learning, are provided.
The purpose of this rubric element is to leverage your subject matter expertise in providing intentional resources to supplement the "regular" course content. Provide easy-to-digest resources like articles or video tutorials for topics you know students tend to be challenged by each term. (Sometimes just hearing the idea in someone else's words can bring clarity.) If a student is loving a particular topic, it's great to get recommendations of books, articles, websites, etc. from a content expert (you!) for further exploration.
Students, especially those who may be feeling challenged to keep up, benefit from clear guidance as to how a resource may be useful (for example, is it review or enrichment content?).
Also, the resources should be clearly labeled as optional. Words like "supplemental" or "additional" may be clear to you but they are ambiguous enough that not all students will realize this extra content is not part of the required learning materials. We don't want to overwhelm them, just offer suggestions. ;-)
There are many ways to provide optional content for students who need review or want to explore further. You might have it right in the module (Example 1) or you might send it out in an announcement after an assessment activity (Example 2) or if you run across something relevant in the news (Example 3). You could even add targeted resources right into the answer feedback provided automatically in the Quizzes tool. Or included relevant resources as an Optional section in an assignment.
TIP: If you go with the module strategy, it's best to put the resource(s) on your summary page, rather than the overview page. At the beginning of the module, students won't know yet if they need to review a concept or if they love it and want more.
Example 1-
Example 2-
Announcement: Follow up to Quiz 1
If you scored fewer than 10 points on quiz 1, please consider:
Reviewing pages 2-10 in the textbook
Reviewing the first 15 flashcards in the Week 1 Quizlet deck
Check module summary pages, announcements and even assignment or discussion instruction areas. The language of the Rubric simply says "are provided" so these may even be included in the Syllabus (although we would let the instructor know that would not be an effective location for easy access by students).
In some cases, the resources may be in a module of their own—for example, an English instructor may have a Grammar/Punctuation module with a variety of resources.
What to Look For
There is no set number required for alignment though, as with self-assessments, a minimum of three is a good rule of thumb. Look for resources (articles, book titles, websites, video tutorials, etc.) that provide review/enrichment content and are clearly labeled as "optional."
There is no requirement that both review and enrichment resources be provided—it's just a good practice!
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