Introduction: Over the break we will be revising the course somewhat, and then we will make some major revisions before next fall. While the regular course evaluations are available for giving a variety of feedback, we needed some specific targeted feedback about certain aspects of the course. You can earn up to 10 points for completing the extra credit activity (i.e., the equivalent to a quiz). To receive full credit your feedback must be descriptive and future-oriented. We are looking for specific, descriptive advice that can be used to improve the course in the future.

Below we have identified two aspects of the course that we would like feedback from you and your colleagues. Respond to ONE of the two aspects, based upon the first letter of your last name:

1. LastName A through L:

Quizzes, Exam Review Sheets, Exams, and the Notes Sheet for the final exam. Our plan was to create a quiz that rewards the student who is keeping pace (i.e., without face-to-face lectures we thought it might be easy to put off looking at the material until exam time) and to reward students who visit the material (i.e., books and lectures) prior to the quiz. We limited the time to 16 minutes for quizzes because we wanted to differentiate between the student who reviewed the material in advance and then uses the book to double check one or two questions from the student who starts the quiz and then searches in the book for the answers. We could use your advice about the length of the quiz, the timing (i.e., on Monday morning to Saturday night), the types of questions, and ways to change the format/process to help achieve the desired goals. Should we continue with two exams? Would three or four exams be better? How helpful are the review sheets?

2. Letter_LastName_M through Z:

Team assignment: For example, should each discussion last 1 week, 2 weeks, or . . . ? Were the topics interesting? relevant? Are there other topics that would be more interesting? Should we keep the topics as “pro/con” or two sided? Some teams follow the how-to-post instructions and thus, ended up with one threaded discussion. Other teams treat all posts as a new thread (using the Compose Message button) and thus, end up with many threads (the discussion space becomes very cluttered, hard to follow, hard to grade). How could we change the instructions or is there a better way to hold discussions? Should we continue to assign duties or should we allow students to do so? Other ideas for the discussions? 

Upload a Word document with your response in Blackboard One page (single-spaced) is probably sufficient. See: "Extra Credit" inside the "Assignment" link.