Reflection 2/4/13 – 2/8/13


Accomplishments:

  • Prof Dev
    • MOOC on Evolution
      • First week that I didn’t have time to put into this MOOC
      • Performed poorly on material
        • Less math than previous sections
  • Spring ’13 revisions/developments
    • IST 230 (Newcomer)
      • Larry says that he will take a look and let us know
    • IST 250 (Bixler)
      • Met with Brett on 1/30 to discuss adjustments
        • Mostly items that Brett will fix
        • He will send me changes to the curriculum
    • IST 420 (Ocker)
        • Have readings for the course & need to get someone to create pdf’s – delegated this to Audrey
          • Double checked to make sure this was okay with Amy G, & it was
  • Spring ’13 Courses
    • IST 110
      • Sec 007 (Jim F)
        • Found additional items that need to be fixed
    • IST 210
      • Sec 001 (Gary)
        • Helped Gary with issue in course
      • Sec 002 (Fred)
        • Discussion about integrity
      • Sec 003 (Marc)
        • Found another mistake in the assessment
      • Dev Sec
        • Hid item that Gary and I discussed above
    • IST 220
      • All Sections
        • More issues with labs spoke with Rob L about this
        • Need to talk at the end of the semester
    • IST 301
      • Sec 002 (Mahar)
        • Decided to go with CATME
        • I play around with and like the tool
        • Met with her for more than 1.5 hours to help
    • IST 331
      • Request from Sonja to remove student taken care of by Kent

Ongoing Projects:

    • Updated google spreadsheet for Summer ’13 

Immediate Decisions / Issues:

    • Need LMS that better integrates and includes tools that we use in our classes. Too many tools are open-source and unpredictable to count on

Back Burner:

    • None

Important Dates:

  • Jan 1 Holiday
  • MOOC Jan 4 – March 15 called Introduction to Genetics and Evolution
  • MOOC Jan 14 – Mar 4 called Fundamentals of Personal Finance
  • Feb 4-6 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Annual Meeting in Denver, CO
  • Feb 14 Vacation Day
  • Feb 18 WAH in AM
  • March 4 WAH in AM
  • March 6 WAH all day
  • March 18 WAH in AM

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