Every course is unique and has different learning goals. Open-book exams aren’t for all courses and the addition of short answer questions increases the grading load, which may not possible to handle. But, this experience has opened my eyes to the various ways we can assess student learning in high-enrollment courses.
DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).