20-Minute Mentors

Reimagining Feedback and Assessment Through Learner-Centered and Growth-Oriented Practices

In this 20-Minute Mentor, you’ll learn how to shift from traditional grading to learner-centered feedback and assessment strategies that foster growth, engagement, and student success.

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Reimagining Feedback and Assessment Through Learner-Centered and Growth-Oriented Practices

Too often, feedback and assessment in higher education become routine tasks—focused on grading, compliance, or checking boxes—rather than opportunities for real student growth. Traditional, one-size-fits-all approaches can leave students disengaged, uncertain about how to improve, and disconnected from the learning process. At the same time, faculty may feel stuck in practices that measure performance but do little to foster deeper learning or meaningful dialogue.

In this 20-Minute Mentor, you’ll discover how to transform assessment into a learner-centered practice that empowers both students and instructors. You’ll learn to design reciprocal feedback loops that spark authentic conversation, craft varied assessments that reflect diverse learning styles, and develop a feedback philosophy that prioritizes growth over grades. By centering student voice and agency, this program equips you with practical strategies to boost engagement, foster belonging, and strengthen your own teaching practice—making assessment a powerful tool for success.

After viewing this Magna 20-Minute Mentor, participants will be able to: 

  • Define learner-centered and growth-oriented feedback and assessment strategies
  • Analyze current feedback and assessment philosophy statements for alignment with teaching practices
  • Develop a plan to reimagine feedback and assessment approaches that foster student agency and growth
  • Apply strategies for reciprocal feedback loops that promote meaningful dialogue and continuous improvement
  • Evaluate the impact of feedback and assessment practices on both student learning and teaching effectiveness

TOPICS COVERED 

  • Reciprocal feedback loops that foster student voice and agency
  • Varied assessment approaches to support diverse learners
  • Feedback and assessment practices with student learning outcomes
  • Feedback and assessment philosophy statements
  • Growth-oriented environments that benefit both students and instructors

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This program will benefit:

  • Faculty members and instructors in higher education
  • Adjunct and part-time faculty
  • Teaching and learning center staff
  • Instructional designers and educational developers
  • Department chairs and program coordinators

Product Code: PM25VA

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With the purchase of the optional Campus Access License, registrants are granted a license to download the program contents to a password-protected network, server, or website for additional staff use. You will receive information on downloading the contents of the program within 3-5 business days after payment has been received by Magna.

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If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, you may cancel the order within 30 days of purchase and receive a full refund.

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