Draft:Reusable assignment

Introduction

Renewable Assignments are open learning activities that are assigned to students and published openly. Unlike a disposable assignment, where the work is submitted, marked and then discarded. A renewable assignment is published product, that has been developed and polished for others to be seen and improved upon. Renewable assignment's value is realized beyond a class or course. Renewable assignments tap into the notion that students want their work to matter. This intellectual property is freely accessible and reusable for all.

reate products that are developed for the benefit of others. Examples include informational websites, textbook content, and Wikipedia articles.

History

It is not uncommon for a students to be assigned a learning activity that provides impact or value beyond the traditional CLASS

Renewable Assignments have a history in learning objects - Origins of Renewable Assignments - Evolution of the concept

III. Key Characteristics

- Openly licensed - Reusable - Remixable - Redistributable - Zero or low cost

IV. Benefits

- Increased access to education - Reduced costs for students and institutions - Encourages collaboration and sharing - Fosters innovation and creativity

V. Types of Renewable Assignments

- Open Educational Resources (OERs) - Zero-Cost Course Materials - Open Pedagogy Assignments

VI. Implementation and Adoption

- Strategies for integrating Renewable Assignments into curriculum - Examples of successful adoption in various educational settings

VII. Challenges and Limitations

- Addressing concerns around quality and validity - Overcoming barriers to adoption

VIII. Conclusion

- Summary of key points - Future directions for Renewable Assignments in education

IX. References

- List of sources cited in the article

X. External Links

- Relevant websites and resources for further information

This outline should provide a good structure for a comprehensive Wikipedia article on Renewable Assignments. Let me know if you have any questions or need further assistance!

Non disposable assignments

These assignments have recognisable merit, their immediate relevance is clear to students. A single-use assignments is a 'Disposable Assignment’, where the student’s work is submitted to only an educator for evaluation purposes and then thrown away. A ‘disposable assignment’, often elicits complaints from students and educators.

History

quicker and less-expensive way to build and maintain content. Other than RLOs, there are no other development strategies that have emerged promising a quicker time to market, reduced cost to produce learning, and a single maintenance source for whatever courseware that needs updating.

A reusable assignment encourages students to create an artefact (such as a Wikipedia article) that has a life beyond the classroom itself and corresponds with student’s interests. These kind of assignments demonstrate or show that certain capabilities in action. Then another student can build upon this work and use it for a future assignment. These "reusable assignments" draw inspiration from the open education resources movement.

David Wiley wrote about this format in 2013. He clarified that such an assignment should freely licensed, be used, adapted, and expanded upon by the student or others in or outside of a course.

Creating such RA assignment

Creating a reusable assignment requires an understanding of Wikipedia's norms (known as policies and guidelines). If you are setting Up a reusable assignment, this should be done with an assignment course page, in order to lessen the burden for Wikipedia Editors.