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Electronic Teaching Portfolio

National American University, Winter 2009

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Students did not complete an evaluation for this course, but my supervisor did. Her comments are below. Her original email is here.

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 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.

Summary and Reflections:
This was my first time teaching this course for National, and my first time using WebCT. The two week break right after week three was a little weird, too, and I was still getting used to where everything was. However, generally speaking, I think the course went well. We'll see what happens in the spring as I'll be teaching two sections of the same course.

Student Comments:

none available