Alternatives to quizzes

The Berkeley Center for Teaching & Learning has a nice compilation of other ways to assess student learning.

A professional presentation or virtual poster could be done in groups via Zoom. Students could sign up for a time slot in, say, groups of 5. Each student takes the floor in turn to do their presentation or discuss their poster.
With an annotated portfolio or research bibliography, students take responsibility for demonstrating their learning over the course of the term.
A "fact sheet" could be a what-the-public-needs-to-know-about-this-topic document. Or it could be here-are-the-major-themes-I-saw-in-this-course type of document.

This document on "authentic assessment" can help you think through what you want students to be able to do at the end of your course.

The article, "7 Exam Questions for a Pandemic (or any other time) Links to an external site.," was written by college math instructor, Francis Su (Harvey Mudd College) who wanted his students to reflect on the virtues valuable in mathematics (and other disciplines): "persistence, curiosity, imagination, a disposition toward beauty, creativity, strategization, and thinking for oneself." Check out the essay questions he wrote that addresses each of these virtues.

Examples from Highline faculty

Colleen Sheridan's assignment Download Colleen Sheridan's assignment

where students post their answers to a discussion board for peer comment. Students can then revise.

Laurinda Bellinger's documents she uses to have students evaluate each other's contributions to group work.