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Get Your FeedbackInto GEAR
League of Innovations, 2013
Rio Salado College
Patricia Case, Ph.DTristan Marble, MA
Corey Pruitt, MS
Rio Salado CollegeLocated in Tempe, AZ. Largest public online community college in the nation. Part of the Maricopa County Community College District.
• Serving approximately 70,000 students annually• Over 43,000 students online
• Unique attributes• One Course, Many Sections • 48 Weekly start dates• Never cancel online classes• 23 Faculty – 1,500 + Adjunct Faculty• RioLearn -- highly-scalable LMS• 24/7 Instructional and Technology Helpdesks• 24/7 Library Services
2012 Social Sciences Department
Spring347
Summer220
Fall448
Number of Sections = 1015
Number of Students Enrolled
13,419120
Number of AdjunctFaculty
What is GEAR?
Guided Evaluation Assessment Review
• Technology-based solution • Integrated set of teaching tools • Increases feedback consistency and quality• Addresses all levels of student performance
Evolution of GEAR
GEAR 1.0 Does
Students:• Enhanced feedback• Consistent grading• Improved learning
experience
Adjunct Faculty:• Focuses on providing
targeted and personalized feedback
• Streamlines grading process• Reduces learning curve for
new adjunct faculty• Academic freedom through
personalization and annotation
GEAR 1.0 Template filled in
GEAR 1.0 What we learned
• Didn’t address multiple concepts in assignments• Didn’t provide individualized feedback for poor,
middle and top students• Didn’t have needed flexibility for Chair’s• No product met all our needs 6 years ago• Not just for online feedback
Getting to GEAR 2.0
• Assessed strengths and limitations of 1.0 through: • Adjunct Faculty surveys
• Department meeting discussion groups
• Sought support from College Leadership• Created and implemented GEAR 2.0 in-house
Screen Captures of Video
GEAR 2.0 Demonstration
Considerations for Implementation
Getting Adjunct Faculty Buy-In
• 2 early adopters • Piloted • Testimonials• 3 additional people• Encouraged first 3 semesters – then mandatory
This is nice, but…what did our faculty say?
“The GEAR resource has developed into…a
tremendous tool for instructors.”
“I frequently get email feedback from students
about how they appreciate the positive
encouragement.”
“It saves hours…Without this instrument, grading
would slow down considerably.”
“Students invest lots of time on an assignment and
they want serious feedback… GEAR does
just that.”
So where do you start?
• Collaborate with senior technology administrator• Assemble project team• Develop content & resources• Pilot in limited number of courses• Gain buy-in from faculty• Evaluate & improve
Evaluation Results
Questions?
League of Innovations, 2013
Rio Salado College
Turbo-Boost Your Onboarding Of New Adjunct
Faculty
League of Innovations, 2013
Rio Salado College
Tristan Marble
Increasing RemoteAdjunct Faculty Success Through
5Engagement
Strategies
League of Innovations, 2013
Rio Salado College
Corey Pruitt
Contact Us
Rio Salado College
Dr. Patricia CaseFaculty Chair, Social Sciences
Tristan MarbleInstructional Coordinator
Corey PruittInstructional Specialist