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Research Track

The Research Track explores tools and methods of TLT assessment and evaluation and the contributions of research to the scholarship of teaching and learning.

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  • Using WritingScoreCard to Promote Learning in English Composition 1301 [Asynchronous]
    The assessment of writing in composition courses presents a myriad of challenges for many instructors. The logistics of managing the paper load can in itself be daunting and impede the timely and the meaningful feedback students need to develop incremental progress in their writing skills. Additionally, instructors experience the ongoing demand to assess writing in reliable and valid ways while engaging students in intentional reflections of their own writing. In essence, the myriad of challenges seem to evolve around: timely feedback; reliability and validity; and student engagement. To that end, researchers will introduce Writing Score Card (beta v1.1) as an online writing assessment tool that enables instructors to effectively and efficiently assess student writing in a meaningful way via timely feedback that also requires students to become active learners in their own writing process. Research findings from Writing Score Card’s use in a Composition class will also be shared.
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    Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:34 am
  • Using a Program Outcome Model to Develop an Assessment Program for Delivery of Faculty Development Services [Asynchronous]
    Since its recent reorganization, the ECU Center for Faculty Excellencehas grown in staff and expanded its programming. Numerous technologies are being utilized for both programming and assessment, including Mediasite video recordings for live and archived presentations, Perseus software for program evaluations, SharePoint for collaboration by staff and faculty interest groups, Audacity freeware for audio interviews, Camtasia for the production of informational presentations, Blackboard for orienting new faculty, web pages and electronic forms for information distribution, and Second Life for distributing materials and live question sessions. An important component for meeting our long-range goals is to assess the effectiveness of all aspects of our activities. As a first step, we are constructing a logic model of how CFE works to meet its mission of supporting faculty. This presentation will describe our model, assessment instruments, and next steps. Participants will share information about their own programs.
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    Last post by ballards View the latest post
    Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:40 am
  • Effects of Discussion Boards on Student Participation in Online Language Course [Asynchronous]
    Second language (L2) instruction in the United States has in recent history experienced significant change. Instead of emphasizing grammatical accuracy, teachers are asked to focus on developing student communication skills. Furthermore, L2 classrooms are being transformed via the growth of computer-mediated instruction. Despite these two relatively recent phenomena, little research conducted in North America has investigated the effect of one change on the other. In this study the researchers investigated the effects of online L2 instruction on student willingness to communicate in the L2. Students taking an online French course were surveyed and had their communication in the L2 monitored over the course of the semester. The results were then further explored during student interviews. Results indicated that not only did the online environment help to reduce L2 anxiety and increase perceived competence in the language, but also was able to meet the varying needs of the diverse students.
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  • Teaching Fellows and Technology Integration: Preparing Preservice Teachers for Technology Integration [Wednesday]
    This presentation is designed for teacher education programs and pre-service teachers in integrating technology in teaching and learning. Participants in this study are 18 teaching fellows in the class of 2012 at North Carolina Central University School of Education. As part of a technology grant developed by the School of Education, each student received a laptop and iPod at the beginning of their first year to prepare them to use technology throughout their teacher education program and to prepare them for technology integration during their student teaching and post-teacher education program. Also, different technology surveys were administered to teaching fellows ranging from their perceptions of technology integration to using emerging technologies in teaching and learning. At the end of their first semester, December 2008, Teaching Fellows would participate in a round table discussion on their experiences with technology. This study will continue until 2012.
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    Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:41 pm
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