Champ 101: A Class in Review by Adele Goldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa en-us 2022-11-14 00:16:32 UTC 2022-12-14 21:36:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Recent Responses! adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2409628965 For more recent responses, follow this link to the response form! This updates, whereas the responses shown here are just of what I've gotten as of 12/12/22.]]> 2022-12-05 18:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2409628965 If you've taken this class, please fill out the survey yourself!!! adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2409637410 2022-12-05 18:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2409637410 Sources adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2414728311 Adele Goldader, Champ 101 Evaluation Form (feedback is anonymous), 12/5/22-12/8/22

Bell Hooks, Teaching Critical Thinking : Practical Education, Chapter 2 : Democratic Education, 09/15/2009]]> 2022-12-08 18:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2414728311 How Champ 101 Relates to Democratic Education adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2414735489 Democratic Education is about the accessibility of education to everyone regardless of race or financial status. On paper, Champ 101 was an attempt to make Champlain more accessible to students, allowing for completely equal access to information that every student should have. In practice, it simply frustrated those who knew the info, and confused those who didn't. ]]> 2022-12-08 18:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2414735489 Class Sections Interviewed adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418498708 These 13 total survey responses come from:
1 person in section 01
1 person in section 04
1 person in section 09
2 people in section 11
1 person in section 13
1 person in section 14
1 person in section 15
1 person in section 16
1 person in section 17
1 person in section 28
1 person in section 29
1 person in section 31]]> 2022-12-13 00:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418498708 Instructors adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418501513 This means that roughly a total of 7 instructors taught these sections(Self Service referenced - teachers were not listed for all sections). ]]> 2022-12-13 00:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418501513 Instructor Responses adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418517352 As such, I think it's a fantastic thing that ~62% of responders liked their instructors! The next largest percent was ~31%, with people feeling mostly indifferent to their instructors. Nobody hated their teachers, which is amazing :>]]> 2022-12-13 00:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418517352 Instructor Responses adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418519259 It's interesting, too, that the students found the instructors themselves to be so engaging! When asking about the class, you usually receive negative responses in terms of engagement, but overall that seems to be due to the course content presented. ]]> 2022-12-13 00:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418519259 Instructor Response adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418520960 Overall, it's very interesting that the response to seeing a teacher in the cafeteria is about 46% to say hello. That's just a testament to how comfortable these teachers made their students in class :>]]> 2022-12-13 00:41:39 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418520960 Student Leaders adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418525962 Unfortunately, there is no way for me to find out how many student leaders there were, as they are not listed on Self Service. I assume somewhere between 7-13 student leaders assisted in the teaching of these classes.]]> 2022-12-13 00:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418525962 Student Leader Responses adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418530104 While the majority of students (~62%) liked their student leader, out of the remaining ~38%, ~23% didn't know enough to say if they liked them or not. This speaks to the next question, where there's a notable difference in the amount of engagement the student leader has with the class. This likely influenced student opinions on their student leaders. ]]> 2022-12-13 00:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418530104 Student Leader Responses adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418533197 The student leader engagement graph shows a drop in how engaging they are compared to the teacher. I find this kind of strange - normally, it would go as the person who can more easily relate to the class is more engaging, but in this case that certainly didn't happen.]]> 2022-12-13 00:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418533197 Student Leader Responses adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418545428 Cafeteria comfort is not high here. While everyone would recognize their student leader, only about 1/4 of responders would be comfortable approaching and saying hello to them. This backfires immensely on what Champ 101 was trying to achieve with the student leaders - not many people feel comfortable enough with them to ask them questions about college, especially if they feel like they can't say hi to them in the cafeteria. ]]> 2022-12-13 01:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418545428 Class Content adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418558801 I wanted to toss in some questions about the class material and feelings overall. While the instructor and student leaders are definitely important, if the class is generally disliked, there has to be a deeper reason besides just the instructors, since they're different from class to class : the curriculum must be the root of this general disdain. ]]> 2022-12-13 01:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418558801 Class Content Responses adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418561545 While the instructors and student leaders were fairly engaging, the fact that the class content wasn't poses a problem : if you get Bill Nye the Science Guy to talk about taxes to a room full of people, they're still all going to zone out and fall asleep, even though Bill Nye is one of the most entertaining people out there.]]> 2022-12-13 01:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418561545 Instructor Retake? adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418569714 2022-12-13 01:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418569714 Student Leader Retake? adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418570113 2022-12-13 01:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2418570113 Student Responses! adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421092630 I gathered written responses from students about their professors! Here's what they said...]]> 2022-12-14 20:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421092630 Please elaborate as to why or why not you would take a class with this instructor again: adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421094850 "My instructor was super nice and very insightful on any questions that i had about college
She runs the insight program so it was really nice having her there to help with any insight goals."

"They worked in Registration. I have gone for to their office for help with class registration. I would feel comfortable doing it again. However, I would not take another class with them. They were more of a mentor (that you could talk to) than a professor (leading a lesson)."

"I honestly don’t have an opinion. The class is boring but my teacher isn’t, therefore I’m kinda torn between the two."

"Instructor took Champ 101 very seriously; had us playing kids games most of the time, were not allowed to leave until entire period was over. 2/10."]]> 2022-12-14 20:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421094850 If there's anything else you feel is relevant to share about your instructor, please put it here: adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421096187 "They also weren't very consistent on when they were and were not there."

"Not a lot. I think they would be a good teacher in general, but when it came to Champ 101 it was not the greatest experience."

"They were very helpful in some topics (ex: class scheduling), other topics they didn't know much about."]]> 2022-12-14 20:58:05 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421096187 Please elaborate as to why or why not you would take a class with this student leader again: adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421099149 "Same as with the instructor really, I had no problems with them, but there wasn't anything that would make me really eager to have them again."

"They were pretty sick, tried to keep the class engaged along with the teacher; the curriculum made it difficult to keep everyone's focus. Both leader and teacher put in sizeable effort to encourage student engagement."

"Because they made us feel comfortable and shared our classes sense of humor."

"She’s cool! She asks important questions about the curriculum when no one else will."]]> 2022-12-14 21:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421099149 If there's anything else you feel is relevant to share about your student leader, please put it here: adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421104726 "They were nice and there advice and experience at Champlain was helpful."

"They were v chill, cool person."

"They where an education major so she helped teach/lead a majority of the class with assistance and guidance from the Professor. The professor and her also just had a really good vibe together and where friendly."]]> 2022-12-14 21:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421104726 What do you wish this class had covered, either earlier in the curriculum, or at all? adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421106520 "How finals week was scheduled and structured."

"Canvas and time management should have been in the first 2 weeks."

"Canvas and registration"

"I wish they had covered Canvas, mine actually never covered that even though we were supposed to."

"if they had done canvas week one that would’ve been nice"

"I feel like I was set after orientation but more on resources at the beginning would have been helpful."

"The early stages of the curriculum were well covered and had some valuable information for incoming students, but after a few classes we quickly ran out of things to do."

"Things in Burlington and not just on campus."]]> 2022-12-14 21:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421106520 What do you wish this class hadn't covered, either earlier in the curriculum, or at all? adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421109377 "the dumb icebreakers and lessons designed for homesick kids"

"So many icebreakers"

"Poor timing made things difficult to explain"

"I really don't feel like I needed to know about the W curve for first-year students, it made me feel stressed out because I felt like I was doing fine, and then was told that feeling like I was doing well then meant that I would struggle a lot in the future."

"Nothing really. Maybe conflict and stress relief were a little unnecessary but I didn't mind."

"There wasn't anything that I was against, but topics that were covered in orientation didn't seem useful to cover again, at least for me."

"I mean, the class as a whole is redundant, so pretty much everything"

"Again, unsure. I found a lot of it to be useful."]]> 2022-12-14 21:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421109377 In MOST scenarios, how was information presented to your class (slideshows, lectures, peardecks... what was used) and was it effective? adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421114381 "a mix of all of those things, but mostly doing these things"

"Slideshows and then class/group discussions that were effective most of the time. The group discussions were best though."

"Slideshows; it wasn’t that effective."

"It was presented in an engaging way, but there was too little content for the whole class."

"We played icebreakers"

"Slideshows and nearpods. Both where effective. Nearpods where more fun."

"Slideshows - it was pretty effective about communicating the information."]]> 2022-12-14 21:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421114381 Is there anything else you'd like to note about the curriculum? adelegoldader https://padlet.com/adelegoldader/azpf5ld81f278nqa/wish/2421117179 "Champ 101 gets way too much hate"

"no more icebreakers please"

"It was boring, and it didn’t serve a purpose."

"Could be functional if champ 101 was a shorter class."

"Classes were to long, and it lasted to long."

"I wish the class happened only a couple times a month. It would have been less redundant. In fact, my instructors cancelled Friday classes after like Week 4. They deemed it was unnecessary. Everything could be covered in one class period a week."
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