ANN MUIR THOMAS wrote:
> This may be a rant rather than something you can help with,
> but.... I set up my intro. students with a web-based quiz system and
> discussion group. So far, it's been a disaster
(snip)
> I am "on probation" this year and if my
> student evals don't improve, I won't be allowed to continue on the tenure
track,
> and will be out of a job at the end of A.Y. 2000-2001.
Is it too late to pack up and forget about the web-based part? It sounds
pretty risky, to put your career on the line with that kind of system this
early in the development cycle (my impression is that web-based courses in
general are only successful a fraction of the time).
Were I a student, I'd be relieved at this point in the semester to have an
instructor say "This has been a failure, and we're going to change back to
something that works". Then drop a few side comments about how flexible and
responsive to feedback from students you have been. That should help with
the evals, and hey, it'd be the truth as well.
Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee
