Thank you for participating in our first ever WID for Adjuncts Online. I am pasting in below the list of requirements for your WID Portfolio, some, most or all of which you have already posted in individual blogs here. Everything you have completed will be reviewed and as soon as all parts are completed, we will send you your WID Certificate.
Please use this space to upload a (strong) sample of a student's staged essay (you may remove student's name, or ask his/her permission. I will write a permission/waiver note and paste it below in so you can copy it!
Also please post a reflection on the research process (your final journal entry)--what worked well? what would you change? And we welcome any final thoughts on the WID process--suggestions and what worked well for you. As this was our first online effort, we are interested in making this process a good one so your thoughts are welcome.
For those of you who cannot post a staged essay at this point, we will keep this site open and you may post it when your students have completed the assignment.
Here is a review of the WID Portfolio components we have staged on this blog:
1. Copy of your WIDed syllabus*
2. Copies
of low stakes writing assignments included on your new syllabus
3. Samples
of well-executed student work
4. Excerpts
from your teaching journal (reflections on blog)
5. Copy of staged writing assignment--detailed, all stages and process
6. Indication on syllabus that this is writing intensive course, that there will be writing every week and that writing will count for 20% of the grade. (This is a college requirement for WI courses.)
*I made a section of the tabs on top of our blog for your WIDed syllabi. If you send them to me I will post them. I have also made a tab for samples of student work (primarily the staged essay). As soon as you have a digital version of a fairly strong essay, please forward to me and I will upload that too.
Also thank you to our Writing Fellows for commenting on faculty work and sharing their own ideas for writing intensive assignments!
Hello Dr. Van,
ReplyDeleteI will e-mail you the required attachments asap. I felt that my assignment worked very well. Most of the students enjoyed writing to the commissioner of health. As you stated - it gave them a voice and a purpose for doing this assignment - other than they have to in order to pass the class and get a good grade. Most of the students received a B+ or greater so it seems that they understood the directions and what I was looking for.
I feel that as an Adjunct, the more support we can receive, the better. We usually have other jobs and I only teach this one class right now. This online WID course was definitely very insightful. It was also easier to participate in as we all have very busy lives and working from home helped a lot!
Hello Dr. Van:
ReplyDeleteI emailed you all the required documents to complete the assignments. I tried to put the students writing etc. but I was unable to do it because of the size of the document. Let me know if there is anything else that I need to get done.
Although I was hesitate at first because I felt overwhelmed with work, family etc.. To my surprise this was actually informative, educational, fun and most importantly a “Game changer” for me. It gave me a different view of how to approach students and their writings and I was able to learn in the process.
I believe that once learning is determined then behavior must also be changed… And I saw this come to light which was amazing. My students enjoyed the class and looked forward coming to school which was great! I think they felt accomplished if you will due to their work and results they gained during the semester.
I intend to utilize all that I learnt during this semester with WID and know that it will guide me in becoming a better instructor.
However, I want to “Thank All of You” for the advice, support and patience throughout our assignments. All the help we received made it exceptional and refreshing!!
Happy Holidays to all of you!
Faith