Post Immersion

  1. if undergoing Immersion is supposed to make someone a "better" instructor, what results can we expect to see? How do we measure those results?
  2. if we have the majority of our instructors participating in a single program dedicated to improving the quality of teaching, what can we measure to demonstrate whether the program made a difference?  (Gaby's comments here:  mostly reflective statements about attitudinal changes; obtaining ideas on how they intend to apply what they learned - ie, concrete ideas on where/what they can change in their teaching)
  3. Do we need IRB exemption?  (Gaby: no. this is self-improvement and training)

Pre-Immersion Assessment

  1. How many years have you been teaching?
  2. How many classes do you teach (range) each semester?
  3. What do you like best about teaching?
  4. What do you find the most challenging about teaching?
  5. What do you hope to get out of the Immersion program?
  6. Please complete the following sentence: "I will feel successful in the Immersion program if I..."