Give+me+your+feedback

= ﻿Please give me your honest feedback on how the class is going so far. What can I do, in terms of structure, instruction, assignments, tests, etc. to make the experience of General Psychology useful and interesting? (Use the blue EDIT button next to the pencil to post your response.) =

= I think the class is great. I have enjoyed the class structure as well as presentation and the materials covered. I think you do an excellant job of pointing out main topics for our discussions and always have back up information for us to use as well. Your use of papers and questions, while long and sometimes time consuming, lol!, were actually a very good way to have us students get a good grasp of the material being covered. All in all, I have really enjoyed the class and wish there were more classes of yours I could take in the future. Thank You for all the lessons learned this term. Rick Yaklin =

Kristin Sepanak I am really enjoying the class and think that you make it very interesting and fun. You do a good job of making the information real for us such as real life examples and the classes experiences with different things that tie into what we are covering in the text book. I really can’t think of anything I would want you to change. I love the Wiki site, it is a lot of fun reading what other think or know about topics that we are covering. I am pleased with my choice to take your class.

I wasn't sure what to expect from this class. Psychology seems to be a subject that students either love or they hate. I am finding the class very enjoyable. I really like the open forum, where students are allowed to offer a story or comment that heightens what is being taught in class. In fact, I'd like to suggest that you put out a study guide for each chapter. That way, if there is a good discussion going on in class, the students will still have an idea about what we need to know for exams and quizzes. You would not have to worry about not getting to something during class because of a great discussion among students, because the study guide would have any defintitions that may be needed. This would help in cases like Chapter 4, which has no worksheet or pre-test.

Sarah Tanner Psychology is not really a class that I would have taken if I didn't have to, honestly. I took it in high school and was not fond of it. However, I will be working with young children and psychology is obviously needed. All though this class is not particularly interesting to me, it isn't awful either; I prefer learning about disorders and stuff like that. I do however, think that this class had been successful, I knew most of what we have learned because of high school but I a hoping to learn new stuff as well.

//Heather Ledesma// //Psychology is something I have always been interested in. I really enjoy everything that we ware doing in and out of class. I like that you are more understanding than other instructors and are willing to try new methods of teaching in order to give variety and ease to your students.I don't think that there is really anything I would change because we have the lessons, discussion, homework, papers, and tests. But we also have fun and can feel free to discuss anything that we are concerned with, don't understand, or want to learn more about. I also like the fact that you don't try to BS your way around a subject you are unsure about. You let us honestly know that you are unsure and give us some ideas on your opinion and encourage us to explore further into that particular subject. I wish all of my classes could be like this one. Keep up the good work.//

· It was interesting to see what my other classmates were interested in so we aren’t just always learning from the book. It is also a learning experience to learn from each other. I had no technical difficulties.

· I though the wiki project was very interesting because it allowed us to pick something to post on that we personally found interesting, and it kind of gave us a break from doing all book work. I though it was very helpful because I learned a lot of interesting information on the brain that I never heard of before. I enjoyed doing this project because it allowed me to study something that I find really interesting.

· Not only did I learn a lot about my own questions, but I learned about some questions that other people had. Some of those questions I had never even thought about. It really did help me think about other things in different ways. There were no technical difficulties for me though which I was surprised because usually that stuff happens.

· I think the wiki page is awesome. I enjoy posting and reading other people’s interests but wondered why I couldn’t see my post when I was done.

· This experience was useful and interesting to me. I make this statement because it opened my eyes on so many different issues about the brain.

· At first I was scared to do the wiki project, but it was an easy assignment. I thought it was interesting because you could read the class’ postings and learn new things. I had no technical difficulties when doing the assignment.

· The wiki project was easy. It was interesting a little because some other questions were questions I also had. It was helpful because I learned a lot more about what I was wondering. I had no difficulties with this project.

· I think it was interesting and allowed me to find out something that I have been wanting to know for a long time. I would say that it’s definitely helpful because I suffer with very vivid visual memories at very random times. This helped me to realize that it’s not my fault nor am I alone in this battle.

· My reaction to the wiki is that it was very helpful and interesting. I did not find it boring at all. I have never did a wiki page before so I found it fun. It was not a waste of time because it took very little time at all. It took me less than 5 minutes. I had no technical difficulties.

· As far as my reactions to the wiki project, I can only tell you of my initial response. I was one of the first class members to post, and was away over the weekend. Because of that, I was unable to read the other posts. I will do that when I make my post for this week. Note: You just went over some of the postings in class, and I will definitely be revisting what was posted.

· My reaction to it is I thought it was really cool! It made me want to learn about what causes Prader Willi. It was very interesting!

· Yes, I posted. I think this experience was easy and useful because we an all learn from what others have posted. It probably will strike up an interest in us to want to know more about a question someone posted. My opinion of technology from this experience is that you can sometimes depend on it and then you can’t.

· I did not do the project because there is not really anything I want to know about psychology. However, I did get on and read other student’s posts.

· I didn’t really like the project because I’m not a fan of doing homework online. I like having a piece of paper in front of me. If we have another online assignment, I think it would be more interesting if it was a visual aid.

· I enjoy learning about what others find interesting. I posted a summary about BDD and provided a few related links as well. Using new technology, like wikis and blogs, can be very useful. By experimenting with different learning styles, we can easily learn which method works best for us.

· No, I did not post anything because I don’t feel like it does anything for myself or others reading it. I’ve never been very technology savvy so it is not easy for me to do something like that.

· I posted my data on Blackboard because my computer would not let me post on the wiki. The technology failed.

· I tried to post at 1:30 a.m. and was unsuccessful so I posted on Blackboard.

· I find it hard to learn from things like this. I posted and article but then it was deleted. Technology is a good thing but not for educational purposes.

· I did not have a good time with this project. I tried posting for like 20 minutes and it would not work. I think you can never count on technology because things like this happen.

· I didn’t post on wiki because I was confused on how to post. I actually posted on Blackboard because I was familiar with it. It was a waste of time because I believe Blackboard would’ve been easier and more organized.