From the outset of the COVID-19 pivot to online learning, UFV’s Teaching and Learning Centre (like many TLCs across the country) has been supporting faculty in the world of online learning. Part of that support has been in the development of alternative assessment opportunities to move faculty and students away from traditional exams that now needed to be delivered in the online world. 

In the fourth installment of our Ditch the Final Exam series, we introduce you to Amea Wilbur, who has a trauma-informed approach to assessment. She gave her adult education students a poster presentation as their final assignment and aligned the assignment with learning outcomes to prepare them for when they are adult educators and want to present their research at conferences.