TH A 2303 – Closing the Loop – May 2013
1. Have changes been made in the way instructors (faculty or graduate students) teaching your core courses in humanities are trained, oriented, or supervised?
No substantive changes have been made. The graduate students who teach the course have been evaluated every semester by the TA/GPTI supervisor. An orientation is held each semester for all of the instructors, and separate meetings are held for specific training. The instructors are also encouraged to take the graduate pedagogy course, which is tailored to meet the needs of those students and courses.
2. Have changes been made in the base syllabus for your core courses in response to assessment results?
Changes in the core language have been added to all core courses as it has been adjusted by the college and the university. The book for the course, and the supplemental materials, are continually updated to keep up with studies and advances in the field. The TA/GPTI supervisor and other colleagues consider assessment results when making revisions or updates to the text/reading list.
3. Have you adjusted the way the courses are assessed, the examinations, or the base content in the areas listed above in response to assessment results?
The base content is constantly being adjusted, as is the supplemental material in order to reflect the results of assessment. Students are engaging with the material in more depth and, with the addition of more small group work, are gaining confidence in their communication skills.
4. Have you made anychanges in the way content is delivered such as adding on-line modules, improving classroom technology, using on-line quizzes or exams, making lectures available to students on-line, or flipping the classroom?
Instructors have continued to find ways to give feedback on-line and to help students to have greater initial success with outside projects through further instruction. The resources available for Theatre Appreciation have multiplied exponentially thanks to youTube and other internet sources, that instructors have been adding to their lesson plans. The instructors have begun to use live interviews with important theatre figures who the students questioned concerning specific global issues.
5. Have you made any changes in how students are provided with help to improve their comprehension of the material such as on-line tutoring, face-to-face or group help sessions, etc.
A more hands-on approach to theatre studies has been explored so that students can really grow to appreciate live theatre as a discipline. This has included face-to-face and group help sessions.