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| Final exam "salon" from a prior semester |
When we gather on Monday, April 18th (from 2:30-4:30pm) each student will come having reviewed their own personal learning plan and how they have met our learning outcomes. I have also asked the students to spend some time looking at their peers' blogs in terms of those same outcomes, making some notes on memorable ways various class members have worked together or individually in meeting those same outcomes.
The structure of the exam is going to be in the form of a "salon," or a kind of guided conversation. Each salon will consist of a group of three students, and there will be a total of four of these half-hour discussions (one for each of the major categories of the learning outcomes), and each time new groups will be formed.
Students will receive a form (like the one shown below) that lists the learning outcomes and has columns in which they will make notes on what their peers' say regarding the outcomes. They can bring notes, books, and computers -- whatever will help them have a great conversation.
I am recommending that students also come with a quotation or two from their Shakespeare reading -- something that they can use to spark conversation or just show off their Shakespeare literacy.
Shakespeare Salon Discussion Record | Student #1 | Student #2 |
1. Gain Shakespeare Literacy
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2. Analyze Shakespeare Critically
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3. Engage Shakespeare Creatively
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4. Share Shakespeare Meaningfully
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In addition, I have asked all students to respond privately to me in an email in which I ask them to make brief evaluations in three areas: 1) How well they succeeding in their self-directed learning; 2) What classmates most influenced their learning and in what ways; and 3) How the structure of the course succeeded and what could be done to improve it.
