Description:

In this YC English Department meeting, we will reflect on how we taught and assessed course SLOs for English 1A/1E, 1B, or 1C and brainstorm ideas for teaching and learning improvements. Full-time faculty can receive FLEX , but part-time faculty will be paid, so part-time faculty should not claim FLEX. Kindly RSVP for this meeting at this link by, Thursday, May 23rd

Faculty are asked to come to the meeting prepared to share the following:

First: choose 1 composition class to focus on: 1A/1E, 1B, or 1C

Second: Review the SLO of focus for that course.

Third: Come to the meeting with a summary of how you assessed and facilitated learning for the SLO.

Consider the following:

• Did you make any changes to your assessment based on the Assignment Charette Activity in January (even if you did not present)? If so, what changes did you make and why?
• When/how did you introduce the SLO to your students?
• How did you scaffold the skill(s) in this SLO?
• When and how did you assess the SLO? 
• At what point(s) in the semester?
• Via which assignment(s)?
• Do you feel your  approach was successful? Why? Or why not?

SLOs of Focus:

1A/1E—ANALYSIS: Upon completion of this course, students will compose a clearly-written, well-organized, purpose-driven analysis.

1C—ARGUMENTATION: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to compose a text that effectively uses elements of argumentation to support a claim.

1B—GENRE: Upon completion of the course, students will evaluate a literary text for its use of genre conventions.