After you have completed this form, it will be collected by a class member who will send it to the University Assessment Center. I will receive it only after grades have been submitted and will use the results to assess content and procedures of this course as well as the benefits of educational communications technologies.
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II. SELF-REFLECTIONS: Why had you signed up for this course? Were
you well enough prepared for this course? If not why not? Were you
able to attend
classes regularly and spend the normal and expected amount of time
(class time + 10 hours per week) for this class? If not why not? Did your
motivation change during the quarter? If yes, how and why?
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III. TEACHING OF COURSE: (The instructor's apparent familiarity
with class content; style of presentation and
interaction; organization of individual class meetings; ability to hold
your attention and "make you think" at this time of day; use of
examples;
willingness to help with problems and assignments; extent and usefulness
of instructor's personal, written or E-mail comments on your work and
assignments; fairness of grading and other evaluations)
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IV. GUIDANCE ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR SPECIAL INTERESTS AND NEEDS:
(Instructor's availability for advice and discussions outside of
class; quality of teaching/ learning on one-to-one basis;
sensitivity
toward your special problems and interests; help with improving your
study/learning/research skills; willingness and ability to respond to
questions about your academic program and career plans; have you become a
more motivated and independent learner? Did instructor help you in
overcoming barriers to learning?
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V. INDEPENDENT & COLLABORATIVE WORK: How successful and useful was
the instructor's attempt to
achieve a high degree of integration of your interests and class
content?
Did your understanding of the class content improve as a result of
independent and collaborative work
related to your interests? Did your 'independent' explorations of
your interests become more meaningful as a result of the association
with
class content, the "class framework" and the interests and backgrounds of
others in the class?
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VI. SPECIAL SKILLS, OUTREACH & 5TH HOUR: I would very much
like to hear
some of your thoughts about the 5th Hour/ Outreach/ Workshop/ Internship/
Sharing-your-Skills Component of this class. What have been the benefits or
shortcomings of this component? How can it be improved? (Please answer
even if you have participated only relatively little)
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VII. EXAMINATIONS & PORTFOLIO: How do you evaluate the
comprehensiveness, balance and
fairness of the in-class examinations, the value of the
portfolio assignments and the role of the presentations (Online or
otherwise)?
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VIII. HOW MUCH HAS THE USE OF THE INTERNET
HELPED YOU TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:
| 1.____ | Provide a larger and more complete picture of Economic Geography which otherwise would have been lost in this short 10-week quarter. |
| 2.____ | Add diversity to the presentation of class content (in addition to the use of lectures, in-class discussions and hard-copy readings). |
| 3.____ | Facilitate and improve outside-class communication between instructor and students. |
| 4.____ | Reduce necessity for lengthy Q & A periods dealing with logistic matters thereby saving valuable class time. |
| 5.____ | Provide a small group or workshop atmosphere in this class of 56 students and encourage your participation where otherwise you may not participate. |
| 6.____ | Accommodate special needs and interests (i.e. create multiple and multi-level learning environments). |
| 7.____ | Integrate the teaching of a broader range of library- and internet related resource skills into the presentation of subject areas. |
| 8.____ | Provide opportunity to experiment with hypertextual or multi-media presentation of your portfolio. |
| 9.____ | Encourage you to accept partial responsibility for your own education through active, electronically enhanced learning experiences. |
| 10.____ | Help you understand that learning is a continuous process and that you can access this class (and hopefully many other classes in the future) before and after you are officially "enrolled". |
| 11.____ | Promote collaboration and acquisition of useful teamwork skills. |
| 12.____ | Contribute -- e.g. through your group project -- not just to your own education but to that of your peers and to larger segments of society. |
| 13.____ | Enable you to organize your daily (home-job-campus) logistics more efficiently in time & space. |
| 14.____ | Enable you to expand and practice your computer communication skills. |
| 15.____ | Facilitate "boundary-spanning" communication and activities on campus and between class and community (for your research, volunteering & internships). |
IX. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING 207 WEB PAGES HAVE BEEN (MORE OR LESS) USEFUL TO YOUR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN GEOGRAPHY 207:
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____ Calendar ____ Right Column on Calendar ____ Class Discussions ____ Media - Events - Economic News ____ Front Page (207 Home Page) ____ Glossary |
____ Membership List & Group Pages ____ Portfolio Guidelines ____ Recycled (Old) Tests ____ Message Board ____ Resource Page(s) for your topic/theme ____ Support Pages for Stutz Text |
____ Template for Table of Contents ____ VLab (Virtual Lab Guide) ____ Weekly Agendas ____ Handout Pages ____ Your Own Pages ____ ____ |
| ____Yes, Definitely | ____Maybe | ____No, Definitely Not |
(Please use space on the back of this page)
Thank you very much for this input and for all your other feedback and great ideas during the quarter (and do not hesitate to "drop by" during Fall quarter to challenge your grade or to discuss the class, your contributions and your continuing interest in economic geography)!
If you cannot return this form via the class envelope, please mail it directly to the Educational Assessment Center, Box 35 58 37, UW Campus Mail. (453 Schmitz).
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2002 [econgeog@u.washington.edu]