Electronic
Teaching Portfolio
National American University,
Spring 2009
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MA1500 - Intermediate Algebra
 Weekly
Email Progress
Communication is so very important in the online
environment. As such, your responsiveness to student emails
is considered one of the most highly regarded faculty traits. I’m
glad to see that you make email communication a priority. As you
know, weekly email communication, conveying instructional aspects of the
course while also addressing student questions and concerns, is extremely
beneficial in guiding students through the online venture.
Thank you for your weekly messages and prompt responsiveness!
Discussion
Boards
I’m happy to see that you participate actively in the
discussion board on a regular basis. Weekly participation not only
encourages continued interaction between students, but promotes higher
order thought, open ended debate, and highlights key topics & information
related to the learning objectives. It also prevents off-topic
discussions that can derail the objectives of the discussion board. You do
a great job engaging your students in weekly discussions.
Grading
Grading is a valuable tool in keeping the student
aware of their progress in the course. I found you to be prompt in
scoring assignments and in posting them to the grade book. I can't
tell you how much students appreciate your timeliness with grading!
Additionally, your thorough feedback on assignments is very valuable to
the learning process, thank you for devoting time to this aspect of
grading.
Mid-term
Survey Results
Mid-term Survey results are located within your
class. To locate the results, go to the Learning Plan that houses
the Mid-point Survey (usually week 5 or 6). Clicking on the Survey link in
the Table of Contents will bring up your results for just that section.
If you have multiple sections, this mechanism breaks it down so that
you see each section separately. I hope you find value in the
independent section feedback rather than the average of your sections.
Feedback
Response
I wanted tothank you for the feedback you provided on
the End of Term Faculty Report. I am looking into options with changing
up the discussions to possibly incorporate more example problems from the
book. For the meantime, I have passed on your recommendations to the
Curriculum Group hoping that additional changes may occur as course
revisions continue. Thanks for your contribution in making our
courses the best they can be!
As always, I’d like you to know how much I
appreciate your interest in, and commitment to, both the students and the
university. From what I can see, there has been a lot more
participation from students this term, which I do hope has been a better
experience for you. I am
pleased with your performance and happy to report that everything looks to
be very much in order. If any
questions or comments should arise regarding this observation, please feel
free to call or email.
Thanks!
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