Why I failed the Quality Matters Peer Review

At the end of the spring 2009 semester my online ENG102 course was submitted for an official Quality Matters Peer Revier; I failed! Now, thi sis actually not surprising. Most people fail the first time their course is reviewed; however, the process is set up to account for this first round of failure. In other words, the review process allows the course instructor-designer to revise his or her course based on the first round of review. As a person who teaches writing, I appreciate this process. So, my review …

...Continued | June 27 2010 | Comments
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A Synthesis of Course Evaluations, Fall 2008-Spring 2010

Since the Fall 2008 semester I have collected all my course evaluation data using Google Spreadsheets. I ask the basic questions from the English Department’s Course Evaluation Form that asks students to respond on a 1-5 scale (1 = does not apply to this course and 5 = Excellent). The Fall 2008-Spring 2010 results of those questions are: Course Objectives: course objectives are clearly defined: 4.41 Course Organization: Course syllabus, outline, and other materials are made available.4.23 Time in Class: The full class period is used effectively: 3.74 Instructional Materials: The …

...Continued | June 21 2010 | Comments
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Developing a Writing Certificate Program

I admit it, I thought we could produce a proposal for an Academic Writing Certificate pretty quickly...and we did during the 2007-8 academic year. At the beginning of Fall 2008 we took our proposal to the English Instructional Council (EIC). Our proposal basically allowed students to take ENG101 and ENG102, take a few more writing courses and call it an academic certificate. Because one of the other colleges had recently gone through some bad experiences with another academic certificate, the EIC sent …

...Continued | June 20 2010 | Comments
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