Course: COAS E104 Medieval Heroes
Author: Shopkow,
Leah
School: Indiana University - Bloomington
Department/Program: History
Sub Area/Speciality: Medieval history
Year: 2003
Portfolio Objective/Abstract:
I decided to participate in this course portfolio project because I wanted an opportunity to reflect on my teaching and improve it in a systematic way. I'm currently about midway through the journey of this teaching life--I've taught for sixteen years and I will retire in nineteen years. I'm no longer young, and the modes of teaching that worked for me when I was younger were no longer working as well, now that students don't relate to me as big sister, but see me as Mom. Simply engaging in the project forced me to plan the course ahead in ways that I do not usually make the time to do, to reflect on the structure of the course, what I intended the students to learn, how I intended to assess the students, and how I planned to work around the limitations inherent in the course. Writing this portfolio at the end of the project has offered me a second opportunity to reflect on the semester. In the end, the exercise was worth it, although data collection alone was incredibly time-consuming.
Type of Portfolio: Inquiry
Evidence of Student Learning in the Portfolio: Examples of Student Work
Size of Class: 49 to 100
Type of Student: Major and Non-Majors
Level of Course: first-year
Type of Course: General Education
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