afraid to grade: evaluating student communication

Peg Ehlen

Ivy Tech Community College Southwest

Evansville, Indiana

"The nation's largest state-wide community college

with single accreditation"

"The largest public post-secondary institution serving nearly 200,000 students a year" (6,800 in Evansville in Fall 2010)

"23 campuses throughout the state"

Facts: Afraid to Grade Several years ago, Ivy Tech received a Lilly Grant to

benefit adjunct instructors. I contributed a six-module Blackboard course entitled Afraid to Grade: Evaluating Student Communication.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

As a result of this learning experience, participants should be able to do the following:

◦ Identify and prioritize common problems that our students have

with oral and written communication.

◦ Reinforce common literacy goals in the classroom.

◦ Emphasize students’ responsibility to use Standard English in all communications involving word usage, basic mechanics, and spelling.

◦ Use rubrics to grade subjective assignments.

◦ Assist students in understanding and avoiding plagiarism.

◦ Encourage students to write and speak well in all their courses and communications.

Please feel free to contact me about any aspect of this course.

Peg Ehlen, English Professor

Ivy Tech Community College Southwest

3501 First Ave.

Evansville, IN 47710

812-429-9862

pehlen@ivytech.edu