Task List Practice and Resources
Practice:
Review the task lists from the TILT Higher Ed website. Under the heading Example Assignments (more and less transparent), you can compare two versions of the same tasks, one revised to be more transparent. Specifically of interest is “Example F”, a library research assignment. Choose a few examples and compare the two tasks. Consider the following questions:
- How is the language different between the two task lists? How did the vocabulary change?
- What differences, if any, are there in the ways the tasks are organized?
- What other differences do you notice between the original and revised tasks?
- What changes would you make to the revised versions of the tasks to fit your pedagogy?
More examples of Transparent Design specific to libraries are available for you to explore.
Metacognition Moment:
Take a few minutes to reflect.
Think about a time when you facilitated a guided learning experience that was well received by students. How did you know that students were on the right path? What behaviors were the students exhibiting that led you to believe they were able to understand the material being taught? Was it a well sequenced task list, an engaging research guide, a scaffolded assignment? In this experience, if you received clarifying questions from students, how did that help your teaching improve?
Additional Resources
Purpose Statement in a TILTed assignment: Use this template as a guide for developing, explaining, and discussing class activities and out-of-class assignments. Also included is cue Questions Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy of Critical Thinking
Transparent Design Template from the TILT Higher Ed website.
References:
Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) Higher Ed. (n.d.). TILT higher ed examples and resources. https://tilthighered.com/tiltexamplesandresources
Winkelmes, M. A., Boye, A., & Tapp, S. (2019). Transparent design in higher education teaching and leadership: A guide to implementing the transparency framework institution-wide to improve learning and retention. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
