Open Door Policy. The Basic Course Director and Associate Basic Course Director have an open door policy for all GTAs. GTAs are welcome to meet with either faculty member as needed to discuss administrative and teaching challenges. University Service In addition to accommodating a large number of students each semester, the blended large lecture/lab version of the course is constantly being examined to determine ways in which the course can help meet university needs. The following two projects are currently underway: FrogFolio. Given the FrogFolio initiative on campus, the Basic Course Director is working closely with Dr. Daniel Terry, Director of ePortfolio, to utilize the FrogFolio in COMM 10123. The FrogFolio was embedded in the course in fall 2014 and is being closely monitored by Dr Finn, Dr. Terry, and Dr. Catherine Wehlburg, Associate Provost Instructional Effectiveness. If the FrogFolio can effectively be embedded into the course, COMM 10123 will help approximately one thousand students a year obtain a FrogFolio account and receive training on how to effectively create and use a FrogFolio. Honors College. The Associate Course Director is working closely with the John V. Roach Honor’s College to determine current and future needs for honors sections of COMM 10123. Based upon recent conversations, 1-2 sections of the course are needed each semester starting in fall 2015. Plans are underway to help meet this need. Improvement Plans In an ongoing effort to improve the blended large lecture/lab version of COMM 10123, the following are in the works: Labs. A proposal has been made to restructure the current lab offerings. Currently, labs are being offered twice a week for 50-minutes each. However, in order to resolve a number of structural and logistical issues in the course, the proposal outlines a model for labs to follow the natural sciences and meet once a week for 1 hour and fifty minutes. The Basic Course Director is working closely with the Online Lectures. Koehler Center to incorporate current best practices for online and mobile teaching and learning into the online lectures. Comprehensive Assessment Plan. Beginning spring 2015, a comprehensive assessment plan for the course will be implemented. The assessment plan will include and micro assessment of course learning outcomes. Conclusion The basic speech course continues to be an integral part of the department. Assessment
Open Door Policy. The Basic Course Director and Associate Basic Course Director have an open door policy for all GTAs. GTAs are welcome to meet with either faculty member as needed to discuss administrative and teaching challenges. University Service In addition to accommodating a large number of students each semester, the blended large lecture/lab version of the course is constantly being examined to determine ways in which the course can help meet university needs. The following two projects are currently underway: FrogFolio. Given the FrogFolio initiative on campus, the Basic Course Director is working closely with Dr. Daniel Terry, Director of ePortfolio, to utilize the FrogFolio in COMM 10123. The FrogFolio was embedded in the course in fall 2014 and is being closely monitored by Dr Finn, Dr. Terry, and Dr. Catherine Wehlburg, Associate Provost Instructional Effectiveness. If the FrogFolio can effectively be embedded into the course, COMM 10123 will help approximately one thousand students a year obtain a FrogFolio account and receive training on how to effectively create and use a FrogFolio. Honors College. The Associate Course Director is working closely with the John V. Roach Honor’s College to determine current and future needs for honors sections of COMM 10123. Based upon recent conversations, 1-2 sections of the course are needed each semester starting in fall 2015. Plans are underway to help meet this need. Improvement Plans In an ongoing effort to improve the blended large lecture/lab version of COMM 10123, the following are in the works: Labs. A proposal has been made to restructure the current lab offerings. Currently, labs are being offered twice a week for 50-minutes each. However, in order to resolve a number of structural and logistical issues in the course, the proposal outlines a model for labs to follow the natural sciences and meet once a week for 1 hour and fifty minutes. Online Lectures. The Basic Course Director is working closely with the Koehler Center to incorporate current best practices for online and mobile teaching and learning into the online lectures. Comprehensive Assessment Plan. Beginning spring 2015, a comprehensive assessment plan for the course will be implemented. The assessment plan will include and micro assessment of course learning outcomes. Conclusion The basic speech course continues to be an integral part of the department. Assessment
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