Archives for December 2016

Last Day!

This is the post for the Wednesday, December 7, 2016 class meeting.

last-class-yayCourse Evaluation Redux

Please, please, please fill out the Student Perceptions of Teaching (SPOT) survey for this course. I do not see the feedback until after grades are submitted, and your comments are anonymous.

The feedback helps the department make important decisions about teaching methods, course content, and faculty promotion. Written comments help me decide what to keep or change the next time I teach the course.

Here’s the current response rate, which is the only info I have access to right now. Will your class have the highest number of responses?

Course Response Rate
2:30 Section 60.00% (16/25)
4:00 Section 73.91% (17/23)

 

Complete a Survey for Extra Credit

After I explain some changes to the course in the future, please complete this Exit Survey. Your answers will not effect your grade in the course, beyond the verification that you completed the survey. After you finish the survey, complete the Exit Survey Extra Credit Quiz in Canvas. The extra credit quiz will drop the remaining lowest grade on a participation artifact with 100.

Save Your Participation Artifact Grade Information

You will propose the grade you deserve for your participation in the course in your final exam. Remember that the current Participation Artifacts category will change to be worth 0% of your grade at midnight (See details).

Be sure to print the grade distribution information that shows the calculation for your Participation Artifacts TODAY so that you will have that information when you work on your Final.

Fixing the Home Icon in Your Menu

I finally figured out why the little Home icon was not showing up. We’ll go over the details for those of you who want to make it work (or add it back) in the Fixing the Home Icon slideshow.

Course Calendar

Day Date What’s Due?
W Dec 7 End of the grace period for Major Projects.
H Dec 8 SPOT Surveys due.
W Dec 14 Final Exam due by 7 PM. No grace period.

Another Day for Writing Groups

This is the post for the Monday, December 5, 2016 class meeting.

Course Evaluationevil-plotting-raccoon-meme-generator-course-evaluation-day-finally-i-have-my-revenge

Please fill out the Student Perceptions of Teaching (SPOT) survey for this course. I do not see the feedback until after grades are submitted, and your comments are anonymous.

The feedback helps the department make important decisions about teaching methods, course content, and faculty promotion. Written comments help me decide what to keep or change the next time I teach the course.

Here’s the current response rate, which is the only info I have access to right now. Will your class have the highest number of responses?

Course Response Rate
2:30 Section 52.00% (13/25)
4:00 Section 39.13% (9/23)

 

Working with Your Writing Group

Work as usual in your groups. For today’s class, use the 12/05 Work Summary in Canvas. Please use details and specifics in your summary.

If you need help, remember that there are links to cheat sheets and other help documents in the right sidebar. You can also find help in the "Where to Find Help" table in the post from 11/09.

Course Calendar

Day Date What’s Due?
W Nov 30 Major Projects due. SPOT Surveys due.
W Dec 7 End of the grace period for Major Projects.
W Dec 14 Final Exam due by 7 PM. No grace period.