To what extent are the course readings both challenging and accessible? To what extent are the written assignments both challenging and manageable? How much do supplementary materials such as Blackboard (or handouts), videos, and group e-mail exchanges help clarify individual… Read More »mid-semester evaluation
This is a mid semester course evaluation I sometimes use. It is generic. I revise it by adding questions to fit the class. I like to prod them to think about their own actions/inactions with respect to how class is… Read More »Mid-semester evaluation
I often provide students with a list of 4-6 discussion questions for a reading or film. Students must read the discussion questions before reading/viewing the assigned text. This focuses students’ attention on key concepts/scenes/tropes images etc and helps with note… Read More »Discussion Questions
CALENDLY.COM I use it mainly to make it easier for students and myself) to schedule a time to meet for office hours. the appointment date/time is automatically added to both calendars (Google). Appointments can be customized; free version is sufficient… Read More »Scheduling Office Hours
Students consistently work in homework groups in my class. Each group consists of 3 or 4 students. At the start of class, a group representative picks a problem out of a bowl. The problems are of similar complexity and reflect… Read More »Warm Up Gallery Walking
For science folks, use of an electronic laboratory notebook platform for students has made the notebook grading process much less painful. One can quickly navigate between different student experiments and notebooks, see time stamps (to make sure data were entered… Read More »electronic lab notebook
After an unhappy situation in one of my acting classes, I realized that I needed to develop a rubric for “Participation” — this sort of grey, amorphous category of grading that was often the determining factor in my students’ grades… Read More »Performing the rubric
At the end of the semester, I tell my students that I will give them final feedback in the form of answers to three questions that they can ask me. The questions can range from the specific and immediate, e.g.… Read More »Ask me 3 questions
I ask students to engage in self-evaluation. They give themselves grades (with justification) on the assessment sheet I provide for big assignments. Typically, I have three broad questions (with assignment specific questions for each): 1. Is your project thorough? (Complete?)… Read More »Self-Evaluation Grading Sheet
I ask students to post a brief analytical comment or question about the reading to a Canvas discussion board before every class. I make them due an hour before class starts, and I read them before class. This requirement lets… Read More »Discussion posts
