Session 2 - Renewable Assignment/Digital Learning Object

Week 2

Instructor Participants, select a disposable assignment that you use in your course to transform into a renewable one. 

Criteria for what counts as disposable: 

• Adds no value / has no longevity 
• Only seen by the student and instructor and then quickly forgotten
• Not scaffolded or transparent 
• Feels like busy work 

Examples of Disposable Assignments: 

• Deliverables that literally get thrown away (ex. printed posters)
• Discussion Board assignments that follow the post and reply X number of times 
• Reflection Assignments that lack transparency as to why they matter or connection to the course materials 
• Creating Learning Objects (images, voicethreads, videos) that only instructors engage with

Once you’ve selected an assignment, use Step 1 of the Renewable Assignment Framework to assess it. 

"Renewable Assignment Design Framework - Figure 1" Links to an external site. by Stacy Katz and Jennifer Van Allen is licensed under CC BY 4.0 Links to an external site.

Week 2

Instructor Support Participants, identify who the audience is for your learning object. Consider who you’re trying to reach with this information about open pedagogy. Once you know who your audience is you’ll be ready to consider what topic they need information about. Some potential audiences are: 

• Instructors
• Students
• Administrators 
• Librarians
• Instructional Designers