Even students who live in Denton apparently enjoy working on their own schedules and avoiding the commute to campus for classes. The evaluation plan involves seven assessment techniques. All except the second, formal testing of prototype modules, currently are being used to inform constant revision and improvement of the course. Several techniques can shift to emphasize evaluation of new learning modules. Students who completed the course during the previous semester volunteer to help test various draft changes in the subsequent semester.
Feedback is in the form of open-ended comments and discussion with the instructor.
This may begin in Spring 2000 as prototype modules are created. Students are briefed about the project and asked to use prototype online modules in lieu of lectures. They evaluate the modules using a set of open-ended survey items. Testing will begin in Summer 2000. Faculty look closely at student performance on assignments requiring knowledge of the topics covered in the prototype modules.