The Semester is Over! Now What?

How do you feel now that the semester is almost over? 

Our final TeachT@lk Webinar for 2015 was a terrific way to wrap up the year. So often we are overwhelmed with grading, and just submit grades and walk away, never thinking about the course until we teach again. This is not an effective way to end the semester, and loses some great opportunities to reflect on your course and make improvements for the next time you teach.
Dr. Peter van Leusen shared 7 Action Tips for wrapping up the semester.  They included:

1. Collect student feedback
2. Get student permissions for exemplary work
3. Archive important information on your course
4. Document the experiences from student interactions and reactions to assignments
5. Get additional feedback from peers, TAs and Instructional Designers
6. Prioritize and make a plan for any changes
7. Take action now to prepare for next semester

Participants went through this worksheet, and took time to write comments about their courses for each of the tips. To watch a video of this information, see the resources listed below.

Resources:

• Video Recording (30 min): https://connect.asu.edu/p7jvn9ns497/ 
• PowerPoint Slides:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/ugtoy08m4g2lq5t/Now_What.pdf?dl=0
• Faculty Focus: Student Feedback: http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/philosophy-of-teaching/a-new-twist-on-end-of-semester-evaluations/
• Qualtrics at ASU: https://asu.service-now.com/ess/kb_view_customer.do?sysparm_article=KB0012750 
• Alignment Map: https://drive.google.com/a/asu.edu/file/d/0B9g84rnCFm_sMVBSOW5leURna3M/view?usp=sharing 
• ASU Online Course Startup Checklist: https://docs.google.com/a/asu.edu/document/d/1Ov0yWnZnt_qT5C3-ViQlFmaQWqHsoYYcuJT8F7mFX7A/edit?usp=sharing