The syllabus for TV on the Internet is an original curriculum of my own devising for an undergraduate seminar that I taught at Brown University in Spring 2007. I revised this document after the conclusion of the course to reflect small changes made throughout the semester. The additional materials, also from my course TV on the Internet, demonstrate my approach to assessing student work. For each assignment, I provide explicit guidance as to my expectations and the criteria for evaluation [seminar presentation guidelines]. My objective is to make the goals and the process for success clear rather than focusing exclusively on the end product. When it comes to the finished version, I create a rubric that makes the criteria for assessment transparent and distribute it in advance [midterm project evaluation form]. Such a framework renders the grading procedure less mysterious and helps students see at glance where they need improvement. I have provided one example of the kind of feedback I offer students with a filled-in rubric [sample final paper evaluation].
• syllabus: TV on the Internet
• seminar presentation guidelines
• midterm project evaluation form
• sample final paper evaluation [available by request]
