Canceled: CITLS Program: Using Student Self-evaluations to Improve the Classroom Experience

This CITLS program has been canceled. We will reschedule it at a later date. Tests, quizzes, and written assignments all provide students with regular feedback about their progress toward course outcomes. How do students know if they are participating satisfactorily in class? In our syllabi, we frequently tell students that their class participation will account for 10, 15, or even 20% of their course grade, but do we provide them with meaningful feedback on their participation? While assessments of class participation are subjective, they can nevertheless be quantified. This presentation by Prof. Christian Tatu from the College Writing Program will discuss a student self-evaluation instrument for class participation, which professors can modify to reflect their own classroom values and make visible for students some of the discourse practices we value in academia. Since we will provide a lunch for those who can attend, please use the following registration link: http://www.doodle.com/p4v7e9veurdbswgf to let us know you are coming.