I require the students to do presentations about their topics for the documented argument essay and they usually give me a lot of push back on them. This year I gave an end of year survey and I asked them a couple of questions about what they liked best/least and what grade they felt they should get for the class. One of the surprising answers I received was how much they enjoyed hearing the presentations-not giving them! I could tell by the questions the students asked of each other that they really did listen to them and cared about the topics. Of course, I did have one student who tried to antagonize others with his questions! I had thought about dropping the requirement next time, however, I do plan to keep it in the requirement.
The online graduate certificate that I received this semester has really provided me with some good information about how adults learn. The best things that I have done this semester were the mid-semester check up and the end of semester survey. I really received some good feedback about what they liked and didn't like about the class. I plan to continue to incorporate them in each class I teach.
The other thing I think I am going to add this semester is listing how much time I think the students should spend on assignments. I learned that from a video in the Magna Commons section. There are some great videos to help instructors teach classes better and more motivating for students.
Monday, December 12, 2016
Thursday, December 1, 2016
November 29th
Tonight was the first night of presentations. I require everyone to present information they learned about their documented argument. I generally get a lot of push back on this, however, after it is done the students really enjoy listening to the presentations. They always state that they learned so much from them.
I have thought about discontinuing them, however, the feedback I get from the students is always so positive. It helps me to get a preliminary idea about the content of the essays and the amount of time and effort that was put into the essay. It also helps check any kind of plagiarism.
I have thought about discontinuing them, however, the feedback I get from the students is always so positive. It helps me to get a preliminary idea about the content of the essays and the amount of time and effort that was put into the essay. It also helps check any kind of plagiarism.
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