Hi everyone,
I don't know about you all, but the end of the semester always feels as if it comes quickly but with relief. I've also been on yet another summer trip so I've added traveling on top of end-of-the-semester duties. We headed to SW Colorado this time to see relatives (and checked out the Great Sand Dunes National Park...my cats would be in 7th Heaven!) I'm looking forward to going back to work full-time at DCC later this week so that I can relax;-)
One of the things I wanted to comment on was the use of the student statistics we can access via the "Classlist" link (i.e., "View Progress" of Students). As I prepare to post final grades, I have been taking a few minutes to look through each of the course tools to review how much time students have spent on different pages (for example, did they read all of the lectures or submit all of their assignments). I am finding it very useful if students are borderline between two grades (it allows me to make an informed decision on whether they get the grade they earned or if they deserve a break). I can even review the comments I made to them and see if students improved on their essays based on my suggestions (or did they ignore my suggestions for improvement).
Another use for the View Progress tool is that it provides us with a nice summary of all of our course content and how students have used that information. I can use this information for the future as I revise course content and update information.
Does anyone have any other suggestions on how we can use the View Progress tool in our courses? I'm always open to other uses. Thanks for reading,
Holly DB
Monday, August 16, 2010
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To be honest, I have not used this tool. Good suggestion.
ReplyDeleteMost of the time, I have a good idea of how much a student has participated, but this would be a better tool to objective then subjective.
Thanks.
P.S. I am envious about your trip to Denali.
Holly,
ReplyDeleteI think you are doing quite a bit with the data from the student progress report. I just take a look at the items but not systematically. The data at first sight usually confirms what I already know about a student. Students who spend a lot of time in the class do better, there is no question about that.
I think this time I will take a look a little closer and also try to see what pages are the most and least visited. It may be time to look at these things closer.
Whoops! Sorry about that Mary! I should have mentioned that the Great Sand Dunes NP and Preserve that I visited was the one outside of Alamosa CO and Monte Vista CO (my husband's sister and family live near Monte Vista). We just don't have that type of terrain up here in Montana! Unfortunately, summer is over and I have to go back to work Thursday. ;-)
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