Copy of W231 Faculty Survey, Fall 2021

W231 Faculty Survey, Fall 2021

This survey is optional. Your participation will help the Writing Program better understand the good work faculty are doing in W231. Your name is also optional. If you share your name, we may follow-up to learn more about your sections.

NOTE: Please take the survey at a computer. The survey functions better on a computer interface than on a cell. The pilot run of the survey revealed that the COMMENT areas and typed responses are not cell optimized.

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* 1. RISE designations may be discontinued. A new option for students to document project-based, engaged learning is through The Record. Are you familiar with The Record at IUPUI? It is managed through the Institute for Engaged Learning and the Registrar. Students can request that a copy of their Record to be sent along with a transcript to graduate schools or prospective employers. [Check all that apply]

No. I am not familiar with The Record.

Somewhat. I have heard about The Record .

Yes. I am familiar with The Record.

Yes. I am familiar with The Record, and I have applied through PRAC to add one of my classes to The Record.

YES. I am willing to add a Canvas Assignment which SURVEYs teams about clients/projects to support getting W231 on The Record. I also understand that I will receive a $50 gift card for supporting the data collection this Fall -AND- that I have an additional opportunity to participate, help collect team data, and get another $50 gift card in the spring as part of a Curricular Enhancement Grant [CEG]. I can also add this work to my FAR as grant involvement: Bridging W231/LivLab CEG.

No, at this time I am not willing to add a Canvas Assignment to SURVEY teams to collect client/project information.

OPTIONAL: Please share your name AND/OR the number of Teams/Clients there are across your W231 sections this semester. [4 per class? sometimes 5? with 9 total team/client projects?] Knowing this can help us get SLA to notice community engagement in W231.

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* 2. For W231 to be added to The Record, all sections must have a formal reflection AND use the same rubric to assess student reflections. Would you be willing to adopt a shared W231 reflection rubric?

Yes. And, I'll help design the rubric.

Yes.

Unsure. I'll have to see the rubric before I commit.

No.

Tell us a little about the formal reflections assignment you use at the end of each semester:

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* 3. How often do you teach W231 each year? Please check all that apply.

Fall: one section of W231

Fall: two sections of W231

Spring: one section of W231

Spring: two sections of W231

Summer: one section of W231

Summer: two sections of W231

OPTIONAL (tell us more about your W231 teaching schedule):

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* 4. How do your students get community clients for the applied research project?

I provide the clients, and students select project/s teams

Students find clients and each student group/team selects one

Students find clients, present the project scope, and the class votes for course projects

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What textbook and/or support materials do you use most in W231?

Shwom/Snyder, Business Communication textbook

Locker, Business and Administrative Communication Textbook

Locker, Business and Administrative Communication 2009 pdf

Bennett/Freeman, Applied Research Project [ARP] Booklet

W231 WIX Recommendation Report Support Website

W231 Faculty Canvas/ Shared Materials

Other texts or materials used in W231:

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* 6. How do you communicate the relevance of W231 and get students excited about the class?

Emphasize project-based learning with community clients

Emphasize transferrable skills

Talk about the W231 Context: 40+ sections each year, 900+ students, investing over 35,000 hours in service to community clients

Emphasize networking opportunities

Emphasize student voice and choice: they get to select the client/project and explore their own ideas for recommendations

Comment on W231 as giving them strong writing sample/s for the job market or graduate school

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Tell us more about an idea or activity you use to excite students:

Okay, I'll type these below

Not now, I'll tell you later

Not my thing

Other (please specify)

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* 8. In addition to the Applied Research Project, what other projects are you teaching?

Interview a local professional project/ Then ask the professional to join a project

Land a client/ Persuasive, Goodwill, Bad News correspondences project

Cover letter/Resume project

Next Step document project

Other (please tell us more)

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* 9. How many weeks of a 15-wk semester is devoted to the ARP? (Check all that apply)

Fall/Spring 10 weeks or more

Fall/Spring 8-9 weeks

Fall/Spring 6-7 weeks or more

Summer 6 weeks

Summer 5 weeks

Other (please specify concerns or ideas):

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* 10. How do you foster successful team collaboration?

Team formation documents that include team rules and expectations

A personality test team members use to assess strengths and share these outcomes

Interactive games that foster team building

I include readings on team building and responsible team participation strategies

A scaffold of assignment steps so everyone meets benchmarks individually and as a team

I meet with the teams individually to support their progress together

Other (please tell us more)