Gardner Campbell, Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology at the University of Richmond, makes proposes an interesting idea on his blog today.
Gardner Writes - APGAR for Class Meetings
He proposes a five item self-evaluation students can use to rate their readiness for the class session. He proposes the following questions:
1. Did you read the material for today’s class meeting carefully? No=0, Yes, once=1, Yes, more than once=2
2. Did you come to class today with questions or with items you’re eager to discuss? No=0, Yes, one=1, Yes, more than one=2
3. Since we last met, did you talk at length to a classmate or classmates about either the last class meeting or today’s meeting? No=0, Yes, one person=1, Yes, more than one person=2
4. Since our last meeting, did you read any unassigned material related to this course of study? No=0, Yes, one item=1, Yes, more than one item=2
5. Since our last class meeting, how much time have you spent reflecting on this course of study and recent class meetings? None to 29 minutes=0, 30 minutes to an hour=1, over an hour=2
He also suggests having the instructor complete the questions and technologies that might help facilitate this. The post is worth a read particularly the comments responding to the idea. Is this just an interesting idea or an idea needing to be implemented? Keep an eye on Pedablogy as Steve Greenlaw plans to attempt this in a seminar class.
