Do any of the instructors on your campuses offer extra credit for their students if they attend a library workshop?
It's just an idea I have to increase attendance at my workshops. I'd appreciate your input.
Thank you!
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I've never approached any instructors about giving extra credit, so I'm not sure what many of them would think.
When I was a teacher, I rarely gave extra credit because I wanted a student's overall grade to reflect how well he completed the course material, not how many extra things he did instead of completing what was required.
Hmm... That could explain why my students called me rigid, inflexible, tough, etc. So maybe don't take my advice.
I think this is a good thing to take up with your dean first, and with individual faculty members second - it won't work as well at a faculty meeting.
Second, I think Chandra is absolutely right about credit for extra things vs. completing what was required. HOWEVER - this is the GREAT part about offering a workshop with a tangible product. I.e. - if you offer a workshop at the end of which a student has a set of articles related to a topic; or a workshop where the student finishes creating a References page using noodlebib, etc. -
I don't think a faculty member would be as hesitant to offer an extra credit point for an assignment if the student attends a workshop, if the student also brings from that workshop a product directly relevant to (or a portion of) the final assignment.
Does that make sense?
I've been shot down so many times on the extra credit idea; I think I'm just going to stick to free food and gift cards (although I usually have trouble getting those too).
I remember one explaination why extra credit wasn't given--because students who had fallen behind would try to do the extra credit instead of working on progress on their main studies, so they would do worse in the class overall.
Made sense to me.
If they do an in-class workshop worksheet that has to be gone over by me, I write comments, then give them back to the teacher to note that a student did it (more of an attendance issue), but no points are assigned, and the worksheets are then handed back to the students. (in a perfect world of course--I'm sure some teachers just hand back stuff without noting anything--but I have had students come looking for the worksheets and handouts that were given in class--so at least they are realizing some value)
Follow-up on Extra Credit. So, I sent out a blanket email to faculty just asking their opinions on the issue. I received several responses from full time faculty and adjuncts saying that they would love to offer extra credit if it meant that their students were seeking extra help on APA / or database research help. So, I did not advertise anything about extra credit for my next workshop, but I am going to email the faculty that responded to my original email to remind them that I have a workshop approaching and that they would inform their students about extra credit opportunities.
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