{"id":65,"date":"2011-11-08T15:50:40","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T22:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eganfcp\/?p=65"},"modified":"2011-12-09T15:26:27","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T22:26:27","slug":"course-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/eganfcp\/2011\/11\/08\/course-update\/","title":{"rendered":"course update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we&#8217;re entering year 3 of a 5 year development cycle, my colleague Jeff Miller and I sat down to see where my course needs updating.\u00a0 In bits over the last several weeks I&#8217;ve been hacking away at it: now I just need to upload the pages into WebCT Vista. Something I seem quite skilled at messing up!<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s been done:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With 2 assignments due the ultimate week of the course, we moved the discussion topic to the penultimate week<\/li>\n<li>The resource upon which the (original) penultimate discussion was structured has died an internet death. So we didn&#8217;t replace it (see above)<\/li>\n<li>Ensured all instructions to all assignments was consistent across the site pages<\/li>\n<li>Added some detail to one of the summative assignment descriptions&#8211;and some more points!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Still to do: Update assessment rubrics for several assignments. That&#8217;s what December is for, right?<\/p>\n<p>Within the course we use Chickering and Gamson&#8217;s 7 principles (must reading for all teaching in higher ed methinks) and I&#8217;ve been ruminating on how well my practice aligns with the principles.\u00a0 How about a table then?<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\"><strong>Practice<\/strong><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\"><strong>Reflection<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">\n<ol>\n<li>Encourages contact between students and faculty<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">I do this very well: I\u2019m available, I engage substantively, and I participate in the learning community.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">\n<ol>\n<li>Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">In addition to one team-based activity (required; not summatively assessed), the nature of the assignments advantages those who work collaboratively\u2014and fairly\u2014with one another.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">\n<ol>\n<li>Encourages active learning<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">Heck yeah: every learning activity is authentic. They\u2019re also linkable to real-world practice.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">\n<ol>\n<li>Gives prompt feedback<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">One week turnaround on assignments. 100% record working to this standard.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">\n<ol>\n<li>Emphasizes time on task<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">More than some of my colleagues. I don\u2019t allow for \u2018flexible\u201d due dates without compelling reasons for accommodation. In the professional world life is \u201cpass\/fail\u201d: work must be done to standard, including timeliness.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">\n<ol>\n<li>Communicates high expectations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">Very much so\u2014and my assessment strategy (based on mastery) is skewed to reward industriousness and self-reflection.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\">\n<ol>\n<li>Respects diverse talents and ways of learning<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"221\"><em><strong>This is one I could work on more.<\/strong><\/em>There\u2019s materials for verbal, kinesthetic,\u00a0 and visual. But it\u2019s also very structured: there are bits of each learning style, but nowhere do I offer the same content via multiple learning styles.<strong>Any suggestions?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>See? Not perfect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chickering, A.W. &amp; Gamson, Z.F. (1987). Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. American Association for Higher Education Bulletin, 39 (7), 3-7. Accessed online 11 Mar 2009 \u2028<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aahea.org\/bulletins\/articles\/sevenprinciples1987.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.aahea.org\/bulletins\/articles\/sevenprinciples1987.htm<\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we&#8217;re entering year 3 of a 5 year development cycle, my colleague Jeff Miller and I sat down to see where my course needs updating.\u00a0 In bits over the last several weeks I&#8217;ve been hacking away at it: now I just need to upload the pages into WebCT Vista. 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