2016 Quantitative Literacy Faculty Excellence Award Self-Statement

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The QLP Faculty Excellence award recognizes, encourages and rewards excellence in faculty teaching courses enhanced with quantitative literacy (Q-courses). Faculty members who Q-courses in Fall 2014, Spring 2015 or Fall 2015 semesters are invited to apply for the award by submitting a self-statement on their experiences and innovations in teaching Q-courses.

This self-statement and the Q-course data provided by the faculty will be used as primary evaluation for award consideration. Q-Faculty must demonstrate the following attributes in their responses.
• Active participation in enhancing the course with QL
• Strong commitment to the aims of the QLP through course development/assessment
• Significant improvement in student performance and/or QL skills
• Use of assessment for improving QL in the course

Please provide specific details and examples in your responses.

Your Name *

Department *

Course Number(s) and Title(s) *

Include discipline and course number for each Q-course taught. E.g. POL 1013. For this question and all questions below, the period of consideration is Fall 2013 through Fall 2014 semesters.

1. What was your role in offering the Q-course? *

Check all that apply

I was an original member of the QL proposal team for my course

I was not an original member of the initial QL proposal, but was a member for the renewal proposal team

I was not an original member of either the QLP proposal team or the renewal team.

I taught at least one section that was enhanced with "Q"

I have not taught any sections that were enhanced with "Q"

I contributed to the redesigning of course materials

I did not contribute to the redesign of the course

Other:

Required

2. What curriculum modifications have you used to integrate QL into the course?

(Be specific about the curriculum changes and how these changes were tied to learning outcomes.)

3. Describe how QL impacted student learning in your course.

(Be specific about what you feel students learned and what basis you have for making this judgment. If you don’t feel that your QL additions impacted student learning, explain what you think went wrong and what strategies you might use to improve learning.)

4. Explain specifically how your Q-course has improved your students' data analysis and writing skills.

(Provide detailed examples or anecdotes of observed improvement in students’ data analysis and quantitative writing skills. If you don’t feel that your Q-course has improved these skills, explain what you think went wrong and what strategies could be used for improvement.)

5. Describe methods you have used or plan to use to improve QL in your course in the future.

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