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He’s been teaching courses at area colleges since 1979 and at UD since 1988, but his passion for teaching students and for new technology is timeless.  Robert (Bob) Neben, an adjunct faculty member in Management Information Systems, Operations Management, and Decision Sciences, is a retired Air Force Reserve Colonel and private pilot who continues to enjoy sharing his experiences with students.

During the 2020-21 academic year, UD students might choose to examine the intersection of communication and cybersecurity in CMM 453 or learn ways to apply Lean Six Sigma management principles to engineering and beyond in IET 408/ISE 408. 

The two classes, which were approved Feb. 28, are the 499th and 500th courses to be approved as part of the Common Academic Program (CAP), marking a key milestone for the undergraduate general education curriculum the University launched in 2013.

Those whose path regularly takes them through the ground floor of Roesch Library appreciate the Blend, a coffee shop with the distinction of being the oldest student-run business on campus. When the Blend changes vendors or offers another innovative drink, they notice. One employee, however, has the unique perspective of having worked on the path leading up to the Blend’s existence and knowing how it felt as a student to learn all about the business of selling coffee

For instructors, having access to resources to assess learning throughout the semester and at the end of the term is important.  Assessment in the form of tests, quizzes, writing assignments, and more can help faculty gauge student learning, but wouldn’t it also be helpful to have mid-semester verbal feedback from students?

In Fall 2018, the Provost’s Office, Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center, and CAP Office launched a new grant program – CAP Course Improvement and Innovation: Post 4-Year Review – to support faculty who are working to improve some aspect of their CAP course related to insights gleaned during the review process. Associate Professor of History Haimanti Roy provided the following description of her grant project for HST 339.

 

Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) is open for students through Midnight December 5, and results will be available to faculty December 20. Amidst the holiday celebrations and visits with loved ones, how do we carve out time to reflect on what students have told us?

Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) runs from November 22 to December 5. Learn more about the history of SET and its purpose.

At first glance, the room of professionals – musicians, attorneys, engineers, school administrators, business leaders -- could have been gathered on a sunny Saturday to solve any number of challenges. But instead, 20 adjunct faculty members participated in a September workshop to focus on enhancing student learning.

“I’m sure this is something really easy, but . . . “

“This is such a dumb question, I know . . .”

“I know I’m doing something wrong . . .”

So many calls and emails to the Office of eLearning start off this way, especially at the beginning of the semester when everything is an overwhelming overflow of information.

SET reports can help with plans for future semesters, but how about for fall 2019?  How can we know what our students think about their learning now?