Verify Portfolios WED APR 24

Verify Portfolios

• WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE WHITE BOARD to indicate you have arrived in class.
• In the order in which you checked in, you’ll verify your complete and compliant Portfolio items with the help of your beloved professor.

• Your Portfolio will contain 8 items.
  • 3000-word Researched Persuasive Argument
  • Annotated Bibliography, 10-15 Sources
  • Visual Rhetoric Rewrite
  • Self-Reflective Statement
  • (5, 6, 7, and 8) Two of the following:
    • Definition Rewrite, plus the original Definition Argument
    • Causal Rewrite, plus the original Causal Argument
    • Rebuttal Rewrite, plus the original Rebuttal Argument
• Prof will Certify your Portfolio in class TODAY.
• Your Grade Conference appointment can be Confirmed when your Portfolio is certified complete.
• When instructed, click through to the Grade Conference Chart and add your name.
• Then leave a Reply to this Agenda page declaring: “I attended class, my Portfolio was verified, and I evaluated my Professor” or words that better reflect your actual experience.
• You will be dismissed.

Evaluate The Course at Canvas

From the Modules menu at our course on Canvas, select the Student Ratings of Instruction—IDEA (Opens in new tab) link.

Notes about IDEA
Student Ratings of Instruction

(from the Writing Arts Department)

Bullet Points about the Evaluations:

• Your participation in the student evaluation process is voluntary, 

• Your responses will be anonymous, and 

• Evaluation results will not be made available to the instructor until the semester has been completed and final grades have been submitted to the Registrar.

Student evaluations are an important part of the assessment process. They provide important feedback to professors so that they can understand the strengths of their teaching as well as areas that may need some more attention. Your feedback is also used for re-contracting, tenure, continuing professional development, and promotion. This process is voluntary on your part. Should you decide to participate, please take this responsibility seriously. 

Rowan University recognizes that student evaluations of teaching are often influenced by students’ unconscious and/or unintentional biases about the race and gender of the instructor. Women and instructors of color are systematically rated lower in their teaching evaluations than men and in particular white men, even when there are no actual differences in the instruction or in what students have learned. 

As you fill out the course evaluation, please keep this in mind and make an effort to resist stereotypes about professors. Focus on your opinions about the content of the course (the assignments, the textbook, the in-class material, etc.) and not unrelated matters (for example, the instructor’s appearance, age, or gender identity). 

You are encouraged to complete the open-ended portion of the assessment. Use this portion to better explain your scores. Specific constructive suggestions that focus on your learning are far more useful than general critiques. Comments that are not related to your learning diminish the value of your feedback. Finally, ensure that your comments are respectful and professional.