course were? Why? Q1 The most valuable aspects of the · PDF fileUNIV*6800 F13 Course Evaluation 1 / 23 Q1 The most valuable aspects of the course were...? Why? Answered: 18 Skipped:

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1/23

Q1Themostvaluableaspectsofthecoursewere...?Why?

Answered:18 Skipped:0

# Responses Date

1 -theassignments-itwasveryhelpfulthatthecourse"forced"metoprepareateachingphilosopystatementandateachingportfolio.Ialsofoundthatthepracticeteachingsessionwasreallyhelpful.

1/6/201410:40AM

2 learningtheconnectionsbetweenthelearningoutcomes,assessmentsandlecturepresentationslearningtocreateateachingdossierandteachingphilosophystatementreadingmaterialandresources

1/5/201410:27PM

3 1.Thepracticalstrategiesthatcanbeusedinc lasstoengagestudents(e.g.,activelearningstrategies)becauseasanoviceinstructorthosecanhelpyoubuildyourlessonplanandsyllabus(adauntingtaskifyou'veneverdoneitbefore)2.LearninghowtobuildasyllabusandscaffoldingbecausethatisamajorcomponentofteachingacoursewellandIwasnotfamiliarwiththeideaofscaffoldingasyllabusbeforethiscourse3.Theassignmentsbecausetheywerepracticalandareusefulwhenapplyingforjobs

1/3/20149:26AM

4 insightsintoteachingtheory.toputyourteachingonasc ientificallyvalidbasis 12/16/20132:59PM

5 Theassignmentswerereallyvaluableandthewaytheywerescaffolded.IneverhadanyideaaboutpreparingateachingdossierandIfounditveryvaluableasImoveforwardinacareerinteachinginhighereducation.

12/12/20139:28PM

6 Ifoundtheopportunitiesforsmallgroupdiscussionsquitevaluable.Ithelpedtosolidifytheconceptsbeingpresentedbytheinstructorswhile.Itgaveusamomenttoc larifyourownthoughtsonthesubjectandtoalsogainfromhowothersinterpretedthetopicathand.Thisledtoaricherlearningexperience.

12/12/20134:36PM

7 Abilitytoreflectonwork,asitmakesyouthinkaboutthingsyoulearnedinthecourse.Tobehonestallofthetopicscoveredinthelectureswereveryinformativeandthereforetheinformationitselfisveryvaluableduetoitspracticality.Ialsoreallyvaluedtheguestspeakers.

12/11/20139:43AM

8 Forme,thevalueofthiscoursewastomakethetime,onceaweek,tocometogetherinacommunitythatisinterestedinhighereducation.Withoutthisc lass,itiseasytofocusonresearchandforgettheimportanceofteachinginthegraduateschoolingprocess.Ienjoyedhavingadedicatedtimetoreflectonhighereducationissues.

12/11/20138:05AM

9 Gettingtomeeteveryonefromthedifferentdept,understandinghowtheythink/function.etcwasanamazingexperience.Suchadiversecourseopenedupmyeyes,allowingmetoseethedifferentteachingmethodsandtechniquesusedbyothers.

12/10/20135:55PM

10 Practiceteachingsessions-usefulfeedbackfrompeers 12/10/20131:53PM

11 Practiceteaching,teachingdossier,teachingphilosophystatementanddiscussion.Thesetoolsgaveusbothacontextandinputintoadeeperunderstandingofourundertakingasteachersandpracticaltoolswecantranslateintoourownpractice

12/10/201311:29AM

12 HowapproachabletheErinand were/areaswellastheoverallatmosphereinthec lass 12/10/201310:59AM

13 discussions,presentationpractice 12/10/20139:58AM

14 practicalteachingsession(to"putintopractice"thestrategiesandthetheoryseenoverthecourse)feedbackfrominstructorsandotherstudents(learnhowtogiveandreceiveit)useoftechnologyandlearningstrategies(effective+inspirational)

12/8/201312:35AM

15 confidence,physicalcollectionofeffort 12/7/20133:23PM

16 Goodintegrationofboththeoryandpracticalaspects;assignmentswererelevantanduseful,tiedintocoursecontentreallywell.Greatdiscussionaboutcurrenttopicsinteachingandlearning;guestlecturesweregreattoo!

12/7/20131:40PM

17 Learningpracticaltoolsthatwecaneasilytransportintoourc lassroomsaswellastheknowledgeofwheretofindmoreinformation/toolsifneedbe.

12/6/20132:33PM


2/23

18 Practiceteachingsessions-Greatfeedbackfromtheinstructorandc lassmates! 12/6/20131:46PM


3/23

Q2Theleastvaluableaspectsofthecoursewere...?Why?


# Responses Date

1 Thetextbookwasagoodresourcebutitwasrarelytouchedoninc lass.Ididn'tfindthereadingcirc leswereaneffectivewayofcoveringthetextbookmaterial.Withnoguidance,ourgroupsjusthadsurfaceconversationsaboutthereadings.Itwouldbehelpfultohavesomespecific discussionquestionsforthereadingc irc les

1/6/201410:40AM

2 multiplegroupsessions 1/5/201410:27PM

3 Ifoundalmostallofthiscoursewasvaluable.Ididn'tl iketheactivitywherewehadtodrawacoatofarmsbecauseI'mnotatallartistic andbecausealthoughIsawthevalueinthinkingandtalkingabouttheexerc ise,Ididn'tseethevalueinactuallydrawingthecoatofarms.

1/3/20149:26AM

4 Don'tknow. 12/16/20132:59PM

5 Ifeelthatsometimestheremayhavebeentoomanyactivitiesplannedforeachsession.Itisinterestingtolearndifferenttypesthatwecanuselaterourselveswhileteachingbutalwaysdoingthemourselvesdidnotalwaysfeelvaluable.

12/12/20139:28PM

6 Attimestherelevantreadingsseemedtobeassignedafterthec lasstheywerepresentedin.AtfirstIthoughtthiswasatechniquethatwasbeingemployedonpurposeanditmayevenhaveworkedattimesbutIwouldhavepreferredtohavereadtherelevantchapterspriortothec lasswhenitwasbeingcovered.

12/12/20134:36PM

7 AlthoughIdidnotenjoysomeofthechartpaperexerc ises,Ithinktheyareimportantforsettingthetoneandcoursec limate.

12/11/20139:43AM

8 Attimes,thelackofstructureofdiscussionsmadethemruntoolongorgoofftopics.Whilediscussionscanbeagreatwaytolearnfrompeers,thetime-consumingprocess,whichwasoftenbasedonopinions,ratherthaninformedopinions,ledtoalessvaluablelearningexperience.

12/11/20138:05AM

9 Nothing!everysecondofthecoursewasworthit! 12/10/20135:55PM

10 anyaspectsofteachingphilosophythatdidn'thavetoomuchapplicationtomydisc iplinearea(math/stats)howeverIfeelasifthecoursedidagoodjobatbeinguniversallyapplicabletoalldisc iplinesforthemostpart

12/10/20131:53PM

11 Thenecessityofcoveringawiderangeofteachingpractices,whichcurtailedtheopportunitytodebateanddiscusswhattheymeantousandwhy.Thiscanbereconciledwiththefollow-upafterthecourseisover.

12/10/201311:29AM

12 Theamountofactivelearningstrategiesusedineachc lass.Afterawhileitwasabitexhausting 12/10/201310:59AM

13 textbook 12/10/20139:58AM

14 classdiscussionswhichsometimestooktoolong 12/8/201312:35AM

15 notsure,thereadingswereprettydisconnectedIguess 12/7/20133:23PM

16 Someofthegroupdiscussionsgotal i ttleofftrackandwerehardtomanage;butbytheendofthesemesterittendedtoworkoutalotbetter.

12/7/20131:40PM

17 Someactivitiesseemedunnecessary,forexampletheCoatofArmsandthediscussingthebook.Studentsdidnotseemtoengagewiththoseactivities.

12/6/20132:33PM

18 Off-topicdiscussions-Thesetendedtotaketimeawayfromtheintendedmaterial. 12/6/20131:46PM


4/23

Q3Pleasereadthestatementsbelowandrateyouragreementordisagreementwith

them.Answered:18 Skipped:0

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18

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18

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2.94

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3.81

Writingmyteachingphilosophy...

Thecriticalreflectionswereusefu...

Thelearner-centredsyllabu...

Thein-classteachingsessionwa...

Theteachingdossierwasusefulto...

Therequiredtextwasusefulto...

Theclassroomspacewas...

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Writingmyteachingphilosophystatementwasusefultomylearninginthiscourse.

Thecriticalreflectionswereusefultomylearninginthiscourse.

Thelearner-centredsyllabuswasusefultomylearninginthiscourse.

Thein-c lassteachingsessionwasusefultomylearninginthiscourse.

Theteachingdossierwasusefultomylearninginthiscourse.

Therequiredtextwasusefultomylearninginthiscourse.

Theguestspeakerswereusefultomylearninginthiscourse.

Thec lassroomspacewasconductivetolearning.


5/23

Q4Whattopicsorskills,ifany,aremissingfromthiscourse?


# Responses Date

1 howtomakerubricsforanassignmentmaybe? 12/16/20133:08PM

2 Itwouldbeneattohaveatopicthatsomehowinvolveshowtochooseappropriatecoursecontent,ordesigningacoursefromscratch.Itmaybetoughbecausethec lassissovaryingineveryone'sbackgroundbutitwouldbehelpfultolearnhowtodeterminewhattopicideas/contentaregoodforac lassthatwewouldbeteaching.

12/12/20139:47PM

3 Maybeatadmoretimeactuallyspentinc lassontheteachingdossierwouldbeinformative. 12/11/20139:46AM

4 Sharingideas-mostofushavesomebackgroundinteachingandthisexperiencecanbevaluable 12/10/201311:33AM

5 noneicanthinkof 12/10/201311:02AM

6 perhapsanevenstrongerfocusontechnologyandhowtodealwithiteffectively(sometimeswewerepresentedniceandeffectiveideas,butIamnotsureIwouldbeabletoreproducethose)

12/8/201312:42AM

7 contentissortofjusthandwavedawaybutit'sprettyterrifying 12/7/20133:26PM

8 Itcameupinasmallgroup/afterapracticeteachingsession,andwouldhavebeeninterestingtodiscussinalargergroup-issuesaroundmaintaincontrolinthec lassroom,students'perspectivesofusasteachers,andtheroleofgenderandculturalfactors.

12/7/20131:43PM

9 Itwouldbenicetomakesometimeforconfl ic tresolutionsinthec lass. 12/6/20132:39PM

10 Theroleofgenderinhighereducation 12/6/20131:48PM


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Q5Whichassignmentwasmostuseful?Why?


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# Why? Date

1 Thiswasmyfirstchancetoputallmyteachingexperiencetogether,sothisassignmentwasveryusefultomeandprobablytheoneIwil l drawonthemostinthefuture.

1/6/201410:43AM

2 ItforcedmetocriticallylookatwhyI'minterestedinteachingandhowtoarticulateittoothers 1/5/201410:30PM

3 WhileIthoughtalloftheassignmentwerehighlyuseful,thisonestandsoutforme.Itisadauntingtasktocreateasyllabusforacourse,andmuchmoredifficult(andimportantforstudentlearningandengagement)thanIhadassumed.Il ikedthatthisassignmentwasbrokendownintosmallersections(e.g.,learningoutcomes)andthatwecreatedscaffoldedassignmentsandacorrespondingsyllabuswithErininc lass.Thisassignmenthashugepracticalvalue,bothforteachingacourseandapplyingforjobs.

1/3/20149:32AM

4 mostpracticalapplication 12/16/20133:08PM

5 Thiswasthemostusefulbecauseitinc ludedeverythingthatwehadworkedonduringthesemesteranditwasreallyhelpfultohavethisallputtogethertouseinthefuture.

12/12/20139:47PM

6 Thecriticalreflectionsreallygavemeachancetodrawoutmyassumptionsaboutmanythings.Thefeedbackonthecriticalreflectionswasparticularlyusefulbecauseitpushedmetodigdeeperandpushedmetore-examinewhatIhadwrittenevenmorecritically.

12/12/20134:41PM

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CriticalReflections


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7/23

7 Mostrelevanttothejob/realworld. 12/11/20139:46AM

8 1-becauseit'soneoftheonlythatIdid(Iauditedthecourse)2-becauseitisintegraltoajobapplicationpackagesothereisdirect,real-l i ferelevancetoit.

12/11/20138:08AM

9 Theteachingdossierallowedmetoputitalltogether(c lassassignments)-allowingmetoseethereall i fevalueofmywork.+havingaTDisgreatnowthatIcanapplyforjobs!

12/10/20135:58PM

10 peerfeedback,goodpractice 12/10/20131:55PM

11 Wehadtheopportunitytotryoutnewideas 12/10/201311:33AM

12 Definitelyhelpedmeintheoverallreflectiveprocess-necessaryingradschool 12/10/201311:02AM

13 Ilearnedwhatmystrengthsandweaknesseswereinpresenting. 12/10/201310:00AM

14 Ifeelthatwiththecriticalreflectionswefollowedaveryspecific andgradualpath;notonlyIlearnedabouthowtowriteoneproperly,butIwasalsoabletointeractactivelywithtechnology(theblog+submissions)andtoincorporatethetheoryIwaslearning/reflectingupon.BythetimeIwaswritingthelastcriticalreflection,Ifeltl ikealltheelementsweretyinguptogetheranditwasgreatandsatisfactory

12/8/201312:42AM

15 it'sacollectionofeverything,thatmightbeabitofaneasyansweronmypartbuthavingitallcompiledisawesome.

12/7/20133:26PM

16 Writinglearningobjectives/outcomeswasaveryusefulexerc ise 12/7/20131:43PM

17 Theteachingdossierembodiesalotoftheaspectsthatwascoveredinc lass.Intheend,asfaculty,wehavetoformulateadossieranditisgreattoreceivefeedbackonitbeforewegiveoneinforajob.

12/6/20132:39PM

18 Itprovidedanopportunitytopracticetheskil lsthatwehadlearnedoverthesemester,andtogainvaluablefeedbackfromtheentiregroupsuchthatyouwereabletoseewheretherewasconsensusonbothpositiveandnegativeaspects.

12/6/20131:48PM


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Q6Whichassignmentwasleastuseful?Why?


Total 18

# Why? Date

1 AlthoughIl iketheideaofreflectinguponpastteachingexperience,IfoundthatIdidthatthroughthecoursediscussionsandjustinternallyreflectingonmyownexperiences.Thereflectionpapersweren'treallynecessary.

1/6/201410:43AM

2 Itwasnotsuffic ient. 1/5/201410:30PM

3 AlthoughIl ikeddoingthecriticalreflectionsandIthoughttheywerequitevaluable,I'vechosenthemasleastusefulsimplyfromapracticaljob-huntingperspectivebecauseIwil l notinc ludetheminmyteachingdossier.

1/3/20149:32AM

4 itseemsveryoddtome.Icanseethatthereisvalueinitbutdon'tknowifi twil l helpmeinmyjobapplication.

12/16/20133:08PM

5 Ican'treallysaythatanyoftheassignmentsweretheleastuseful,butIwonderforthestudentswhoarenotspecificallysetuptoteachacourseyetiftheywouldgetalotofthis.

12/12/20139:47PM

6 Althoughsti l l veryuseful(andIwouldnotremovethis),itwastheleastusefulbecauseitwastheleastrelevanttothejobworld.However,itisveryinformativeintermsofbridgingcontentofthecoursetopractice.

12/11/20139:46AM


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9/23

7 N/A 12/11/20138:08AM

8 NA/Nooptiontochosenone...IbelieveALLtheseassignmentsultimatelyledmetohaveagoodTD.ThereforeIcannotsayanywereuseless

12/10/20135:58PM

9 Itisbasicallyjustacompilationoftheotherassignments,sinceIhavenoteachingexperience,Icouldn'taddanythingelsel ikeIwouldinreall i feifImadeonefurtheroninmyteachingcareer

12/10/20131:55PM

10 Thiswasuseful,butcouldhaveengenderedmorediscussion 12/10/201311:33AM

11 Iunderstandtheneedforlearnercenterednessbutididntseeitnecessarytodothesyllabus-theuptakeonthatwaslostonme

12/10/201311:02AM

12 justbecauseitmightbetoobigofataskforsomeone 12/8/201312:42AM

13 Il ikedthemandit'sahardchoice,IguesseverythingelsewasjustmoreusefulandifIdon'tkeepdoingthesetheywon'tbeuseful.

12/7/20133:26PM

14 OnlybecauseI'mnotsurehowI'l l useitatthemoment... 12/7/20131:43PM

15 Asaresultofalltheotheractivitiesinc lassIfeltpreparedforcreatingasyllabus.IdidnotfeelIhadtoactuallydoonetofeelconfidentincreatingone.

12/6/20132:39PM

16 Giventhatthissyllabuswasn'tforanactualcourse,itwaslessapplicabletorealpracticethantheotherassignments.

12/6/20131:48PM


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Q7Wereyougiventoomanyassignments,toofewassignments,orabouttheright

amount?Answered:18 Skipped:0

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11/23

Q8Pleaseprovideuscommentsontheprocessandsupportyoureceivedin

developingyourcriticalreflectionskills(e.g.prompts,lecturematerial,feedback,

scaffoldedassignments).Answered:18 Skipped:0

# Responses Date

1 Ithoughtthepromptswerehelpful,aswasthediscussionandreadingsonwhatitmeanstobecriticallyreflective.IthinkIhavefairlygoodcriticalreflectionskil lsalreadybecauseitissomethingI'mtrainedtodoalotinmydisc ipline,soIdon'tthinktheseskil lsimproveddramaticallythroughthecourse.

1/6/201410:44AM

2 thefeedbackwasdetailedandreflectedtheareasofmyassignmentsthatneededimprovement 1/5/201410:31PM

3 Ithoughtthefeedbackwasthorough,honest,andappropriate.ThepromptsforthefirsttworeflectionswereveryhelpfulandIdefinitelyfeltmoreconfidentinmyabil i tytowriteastrongcriticalreflectionbythelastassignment.

1/3/20149:34AM

4 good.couldprovidemoreexamples 12/16/20133:09PM

5 ItookintoaccountthefeedbackIwasprovided 12/12/20139:54PM

6 Thefeedbackprovidedbyboththeinstructorsandpeersinthisc lasswassupportiveandpositiveandencouraging.Thishelpedinthedevelopmentofmycriticalreflectionskil lsinthatIwaslessafraidtoputmyselfoutthere.ItalsohelpedtodirectmetowhereIneededtogonext.

12/12/20134:46PM

7 Feedbackwasgoodandsupportwasgood.Nocomplaints! 12/11/20139:46AM

8 NA 12/11/20138:09AM

9 ThebestsupportIgotformyCRwaswithinthecomments.BeingabletoseewhereIwentwrongandwhatIdidgoodallowedmetoimproveoverthesemester.

12/10/20136:04PM

10 thefeedbackwasappreciated 12/10/20131:56PM

11 InitiallyitwasdifficultandIfeltuncomfortableinc lass.Thereseemedtobesometension,butthiswasresolvedduringthecourse

12/10/201311:35AM

12 Thisaspectireallyappreciated-thecoursedefinitelyhelpedmetogrowinrelationtocriticallyreflectingonissues.

12/10/201311:03AM

13 Thefeedbackandscaffoldingwaswhatwasmostbenefic ialtome.Itdevelopedmythoughtsandthenallowedmetoeffectivelyeditmywork.

12/10/201310:02AM

14 thepathindeveloppingcriticalreflectionskil lswasverywellstructuredandgraduallyledmetoanewlevelofunderstandingandself-awareness.promptswereuseful,especiallyatthebeginning,andIfeelthatIamnowabletoidentifythemainelementsinc ludedinaprompt.feedbackwasexcellent.sometimesitwashardtoinc ludethelecturematerial,havingsomesuggestionsastothetheoryaswellasapromptmightbehelpful

12/8/201312:46AM

15 feedbackwasgood,promptsweresortofnecessaryIsupposebutreallyleastimportant.Lecturematerialwasimportantsinceitgavemesomethingtothinkabout.

12/7/20133:27PM

16 Veryuseful!Feedbackwasveryhelpful.Somemoreexamplesofgoodreflectionswouldbehelpful. 12/7/20131:44PM

17 Ithoughtthefeedbackwasveryuseful.Itpointedtorelevantissuesandprovidedsuggestionsthatwereverypractical.Ilookforwardtoreceivingfeedbackonthefinaldossier.

12/6/20132:43PM

18 andErinwereverysupportiveandprovidedadditionalresourcesbeyondthelecturematerial.Theirfeedbackwasrelativelyprompt.Thefinalteachingdossierwasscaffoldedappropriatelytoinc ludealloftheassignmentsthatwehadduringthesemester.

12/6/20131:50PM


12/23

Q9PriortoenrollmentinUNIV6800Ifeltconfidentinmyabilitytoreflectcriticallyonmylearningandteachingpractices.


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13/23

Q10AftercompletingUNIV6800Ifeelconfidentinmyabilitytocriticallyreflectonmylearningandteachingpractices.


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Q11DidyoupostcriticalreflectionstothecourseWordpressblog?


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15/23

Q12What,ifanything,wasusefultoyourlearningabouttheWordpressblog?


# Responses Date

1 IonlypostedmyfirstcriticalreflectiontotheWordpressblog.ItwashelpfultoreceivefeedbackfromErinand andtoreadotherpeople'sreflections,butafterthat,Ididn'treallychecktheblogagain.ItseemedlikeextraworktoposttotheblogandIgottoobusyasthesemesterwenton.

1/6/201410:45AM

2 EventhoughIdidn'tengagewiththeblogtoooften,itservedasademonstrationforhowyoucouldincorporateablogorotheronlinetoolintoac lass.

1/3/20149:36AM

3 learninghowtomanipulatetheplatformandgettingusedtoit.I'l l continuewithusingthisplatform.it'sactuallyeasy

12/16/20133:10PM

4 Ididnotfindtheblogthatuseful,Ionlypostedmyreflectionsonit. 12/12/201310:00PM

5 Itwasusefultoseehowothersreflectedonthesamematerial. 12/12/20134:47PM

6 HelpsmelearnaboutWordpress...TobehonestIwouldofusedafacebookgroupasIamsureitwouldbemoreaccessibleforpeopleasmorestudentswouldbefamiliarwithfacebookcomparedtowordpress.

12/11/20139:47AM

7 Beingabletoseecomments/commentbackwasbenefic ial,i tfeltmorerelaxedusinganonlineblogsitevs.oldcourselink!

12/10/20136:05PM

8 Icouldlookatwhatothershadputdownasexamples 12/10/20131:56PM

9 everything,fromtheideaitselftothewayofmanagingblog/pages/posts,etc. 12/8/201312:47AM

10 Hmmmmm....Iactuallydidn'tl ikethisoneallthatmuch.Withallthecoursereadingsandassignments,partic ipatingonlinewasnotthehighestonmypriorityl ist.IfIhadmoretimeIthinkitcouldbemoreusefulandinteresting.

12/7/20131:45PM

11 Thatcreatingablogisnotverydifficult.Itwasalsonicetoreadotherstudents'experiences.AlthoughIwouldprefertodothatinperson.

12/6/20132:44PM

12 IwassomewhatfamiliarwithWordpresspriortothec lasssoitsusedidn'treallyaddtomyknowledgeofWordpress.

12/6/20131:51PM


16/23

Q13WhydidyouchoosenottoposttotheWordpressblog?


# Responses Date

1 wantedthosethoughtstobeprivate 1/5/201410:32PM

2 BecauseIdidnotpartic ipateinthecriticalreflection(audit) 12/11/20138:09AM

3 Somereflectionswerenot'public '.Thiswasnotaforumforhonestdiscussionbecauseitwastoopublic .

12/10/201311:36AM

4 I'maprivateperson-Theblogpostwastoopublic -didntwanttheentirec lassscrutinizingmywork.Notcomfortablewiththat-I'mgladIwasn'tforcedtodoit.

12/10/201311:04AM

5 Partlyprivacy--I'mnotasskil ledasothersincriticalreflection.Ididntwantthatreflectedonmeinc lass.AlsopartlybecauseI'veneverbloggedbeforeandamnotoverlycomputersavy.SoIfoundwordpressconfusing.

12/10/201310:04AM

6 IpostedthefirstoneandthenIcompletelyforgottosubmitthe2ndforawhileandIdidn'treallybotheraftersubmittingitsinceitwastoolateandIfeltkindofdisconnectedtothebloganyways.

12/7/20133:28PM


17/23

Q14Inthiscourse,ratherthanusingclasstimetoreportanddiscussthecontentof

assignedreadings,theinstructorsworkedintentionallytocreateactivelearning

experiencesthatweredesignedtoallowstudentstosynthesize,integrateandapplythecoursecontentandreadings.Withthisinmind,pleasereadthestatementsbelowandrateyouragreementordisagreement

withthem.Answered:18 Skipped:0

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Theinstructorsachievedtheirgoalofcreatingactiveandengaginglearningexperiences.

Theactivitiesallowedmetointegrate,synthesize,evaluateandapplythecoursecontentandmaterial.

Ienjoyedthisapproachtolearningcoursematerial.

Iwastreatedasanindependentlearner.


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# Pleaseprov ideanyadditionalcommentsonthisapproachtotheclassroom: Date

1 Itwouldhavebeennicetoconnectfurtherthereadingswiththec lassactivities 12/16/20133:15PM

2 For"Iwouldhavepreferredmorec lasstimespentonassignedreadings"maybejustspendlike5extraminutesbridgingcontentwithlecture.

12/11/20139:49AM

3 Itwasagoodapproach,howevertheamountofmaterialtobecoveredl imitedcriticaldiscussion 12/10/201311:38AM

4 Iwasbehindonthereadingssometimesandaheadsometimesanditwasdifficulttomakeconnectionstotherelatedchaptersweekly.Imightprefermaybeifoneofthecriticalreflectionswasonthereadingsotherewasamoreexplic itl ink.Itfeltdisconnectedtomeal ittle.

12/7/20134:53PM

5 Iwouldhavel ikedthecoursereadingstobemoreintegraltoc lassdiscussion-Itfeltthatitwasmoreofatangentratherthancentraltodiscussion.Ialsowouldhavel ikedtohavebeenintroducedmoretotheSoTLliterature(morepostedartic les).

12/6/20131:52PM

Thecollaborativelearningopportunitiesprovidedenhancedmylearning.

Iwasprovidedwithenoughopportunitiestocriticallydiscussthecoursematerial.

Iwouldhavepreferredmorec lasstimespentonassignedreadings.

Iampreparedtoapplycoursematerialinnovelsituations.


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Overall,Dr.ErinAspenliederwasaneffectiveinstructor.

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21/23

Q17PleaseexplainyourrankingforDr.ErinAspenlieder:


# Responses Date

1 Erinwasfriendly,enthusiastic andveryhelpful.Sheseemedtocareaboutstudentsandreallywantedustosucceed.IlearnedalotfromErin-thanks!

1/6/201410:47AM

2 Wasdetailed,motivatedandknowledgeableofthecoursecontent 1/5/201410:34PM

3 BothErinand wereapproachable,friendly,outgoing,energetic -allthingswhichmadethecourseengagingandinteresting.Theirpassionforteachingandlearningwasevidentandthatmadethecoursethatmuchmoreengaging.IstartedtogetexcitedaboutT&Lbecausetheywereexcitedaboutit.Ireceivedfeedbackfrombothinstructors,anditwasalwaysconstructive,useful,andappropriate.

1/3/20149:43AM

4 Erinisveryengaging,encouragingandmotivating,hassmartideas,inaneffectivecommunicatorandwellprepared.

12/16/20133:19PM

5 Erincameoffveryeasygoingandapproachable. 12/12/201310:08PM

6 Erinhasaverycalmwayofspeakingthatmakesyoufeelverycomfortablewhenshe'spresenting.Sheseamlesslyswitchesgearsifsomethingshehadplanneddoesn'tseemtofitinthemoment.

12/12/20134:55PM

7 Makesthec lassfeelcomfortabletolearninandcontributesgreatlytocoursec limate.Excellentspeakerandinstructor.Overall,veryimpressedandthecomfortyouhavewhenstandinginfrontofac lassIhopetohaveoneday.

12/11/201310:01AM

8 Veryapproachable,createdcomfortablelearningenvironment 12/11/20138:11AM

9 Alwayshappy,alwaysexcited,andbribeduswithcandyonthefirstday.Whatotherbestwayistheretomakeyourstudentscomfortableintheirfirstc lass.ItwasapleasurehavingErinasaninstructor-nomatterhowdepressingthedaywas/weather/lecturematerial....shealwaysbroughttheclasstol i fe.Puttingasidethegreatpersonality-shealsoisverysmart!andknowshere"stuff".Allthefunactivelearningactivitieswereeffectiveandengaging.+Asalecturer,sheiswellspoken,c lean,concise,andhasalotofconfidencespeakinginfrontofanaudience.Thankyouonceagainfortheamazingsemester!

12/10/20136:16PM

10 friendly,approachable,goodc lassroomatmosphere 12/10/20132:00PM

11 Erinchosefavouritesandwaslesscomfortableindiscussion.Shebroughtanenthusiasmandjoiedevivrewhichwascontagious

12/10/201311:44AM

12 GreatProf! 12/10/201311:05AM

13 Shewasfantastic andapproachable. 12/10/201310:05AM

14 shemakesyoufeelcomfortablerightfromthebeginningandshealwayshasbri l l iant,originalandunexpectedinsightsonwhatisbeingdiscussed.sheisl ikeamixbetweenalovelyelementaryschoolteacherandaverywellprepared,approachableandreliableuniversityprofessor

12/8/201312:54AM

15 Erinwasgreat,shereallycaredandshewasalotoffun.Ifeltreallycomfortablewithher.Shetookabackseatmoreinc lassbutIknewshecouldteachwellbecauseofthenon-c lasssessionsIattended.IwouldrecommendErintakingtheleadabitmoresothatotherscanseethat.

12/7/20134:57PM

16 Erinisapproachable,engagingandstimulatesinterestincoursecontent. 12/7/20131:49PM

17 Veryapproachableandknowledgeable.Ialsoappreciatedthepersonalstoriesthatcamealongwiththelessons.

12/6/20132:49PM

18 Erinisanincrediblyenthusiastic instructorwhoc learlylovestoteachaboutteaching!Sheisveryinc lusiveofothersandherenergyisinfectious.Ireallyappreciatedherpositiveattitudeespeciallyfora3-hourc lass!

12/6/20131:54PM


23/23

Q19Doyouhaveanyothercommentsaboutthecourseortheinstructors?


# Responses Date

1 No 1/5/201410:34PM

2 Thanksforagreatsemester! 1/3/20149:43AM

3 Thankyouverymuch.Itwasagreatexperience. 12/16/20133:19PM

4 Itwasagreatexperienceandwil lbeveryusefulformeinmovingforward. 12/12/201310:09PM

5 GREATJOB!LovedthecourseandcausedmetobeinterestedintheconferencesandexternalinfosurroundingSoTL.

12/11/201310:01AM

6 Itisadifficultcoursetoteachasthereissomuchteachingtheoryoutthere,andthenatureofteachingischanging,beingsplitintolearnercentred'privi leged'learningenvironmentsandan'industrial 'massmodelusingverylargec lassesanddistancelearninginwhichthestudentismostlyanonymousandtheinstructorbecomesanacademic'performer'.

12/10/201311:49AM

7 theysortofcompleteeachother(: 12/8/201312:55AM

8 IhadahardtimehandinginassignmentsontimeandIdon'tknowwhythatis,maybeit'sjustmebutIthinkabitmoreofanexplic itandfrequentfocusonduedatesmighthelp,whilecontinuingthesameenvironmentthatthec lasshad.Thisismyfirstsemesterasagradstudentthoughsoitmightbeasymptomofmyadjustmenttoalessstructurededucationalexperience,butscaffoldingthatabitcouldalsohelp.

12/7/20135:00PM

9 Greatcourse!IamSOgladItookitandwil lrecommendittoothers. 12/6/20132:49PM

10 UNIV*6800wasareallygreatcoursethatcombinedboththeoryandpractice.IhadattendedmanyoftheteachingdevelopmentworkshopssoIdidfindalotofthematerialtoberedundant.Igainedthemostfromthepracticalteachingexperience.Overall,welldone!

12/6/20131:55PM

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