Process Portfolios

Instructor: Katelyn Burton PragerCourse/Department: EnglishInstitution: Fashion Institute of TechnologySubject: Composition Description A portfolio-based writing course exemplifies many of the goals of social justice assessment in shifting the focus of the course from product to process. When I teach first-year writing, I like to use writing portfolios throughout the semester, as …

Student Rubrics

Instructor: Katelyn Burton PragerCourse/Department: EnglishInstitution: Fashion Institute of TechnologySubject: Composition Description In my upper level writing courses, I often incorporate one major project that allows students to create their own rubrics. Either as a collaborative class-wide document or as an individual, project-specific artifact, this process encourages students to think more …

Research Paper Evaluation Forms

Instructor: Theresa Zahor, MLS, MA, LibrarianCourse/Department: Greenley LibraryInstitution: SUNY Farmingdale State CollegeSubject: IL Assessment Description A blank evaluation form is used for evaluating research papers by each participating librarian. This evaluation occurs outside of the regular class, and is done objectively. Students remain anonymous and are coded by an assigned …

Contract Grading in an English or Professional Writing Course

Instructor: Kati Ahern – Director of Writing Programs Course/Department: English Institution: SUNY Cortland Subject: Professional Writing or Composition courses Description Labor-Based (or “work-based”) Contract Grading is a system of grading based off the research of Asao Inoue (2015; 2018). It differs from traditional grading in that you do not receive …

English, Digital Divides: Race, Class, and Gender in the Age of the Internet

Instructor: Danica Savonick – Assistant Professor of English Course/Department: EnglishInstitution: SUNY CortlandSubject: PWR or CPN courses Description Digital Divides | Fall 2019 For this assignment, you will work in small groups to create a public (digital) project related to our course content, discussions, or your own personal interests. This assignment …

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