An assessment I did that did not work well for the House Planning class I teach, was a short paper I asked the students to do that was reflective of the content we had covered to date.
The intent of the the paper was to have the students self assess what they had learned and what they thought they needed clarification on.
I was very dissappointed in the lack of structure and actual self reflection of most of the papers. I had expected a higher level of writing skills than was demonstrated.
What I learned from the experience was valuable in that I recognized that many of the students needed to learn about the writing lab that is provided by UAS. I will also restructure the assignment with very specific instructions as to the outcome I expect from the students.

what i learned this morning

When doing research on the internet it's imperative that I try to stay focused or I can easily get side tracked and become overwhelmed with the massive amounts of information that I end up finding. The ability to reach this information is so much easier now than when I was first going to school back in the 80's. This definitely makes me a digital immigrant who will have to work hard to understand the learning styles of the students in my classes that are digital natives.