Evaluation is a key element of any learning process. We will work with evaluation in several ways during this course. First, each week the final piece of our work together will be a CIQ (critical incident inquiry report) that each of us fills out anonymously.

Second, I will ask halfway through our time together (on or around November 19th) for you to fill out a quick midcourse update. This update should include your first self assessment using the EL competencies assessment tool, as well as how you're doing on the book quizzes, and a sense of your progress in the class more generally. I'll also invite you to evaluate me on our time together thus far.

Third, the book quizzes are their own form of self-evaluation: a chance to see if you're getting at least the minimum content from these books.

Fourth, I'll ask each of you to fill out a substantial end-of-course evaluation tool that will go directly to the faculty secretary for collation, and I will not receive it until after I've filed grades (thus giving you yet one more layer of protection and anonymity).

Fifth, and finally, I'll collect your portfolios at the end of the term and ponder them carefully, giving you feedback on them and evaluating your work using my grading rubric. (hidden treasure found)

That means that your primary grade in this class will be a number. That number will either translate into a P, M or F, or it can translate into a letter grade if you ask for one.