Dec
18
The Retrospective Essay as a Course Evaluation Tool
December 18, 2008 | by sotoole | 4 Comments
In addition to the official end-of-semester course evaluation, I like to ask my students to write a self-reflective “retrospective essay” about what they have learned and how they have experienced the course. For example, here’s the prompt I use for English 2100 (Writing I):
“Please take some time to write in response to the following [...]
Oct
10
Mind the Gap: Creating Links Between Class Sessions
October 10, 2008 | by sotoole | 3 Comments
My classes meet twice a week. And while my syllabus presents a carefully planned series of linked readings, writing assignments, and in-class activities, I know my students don’t always experience the course as seamlessly as I might like. How could they with everything else they have to do?
One simple technique I’ve been experimenting with aims [...]
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