Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 13:54:35 -0500
Subject: Fwd: Please complete ASAP for your work with Kristin on the website--student mentor evaluation
From: Holly Parker <Holly.Buckland@uvm.edu>
To: Joyce Morris <joyce.morris@uvm.edu>
Status:   



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From: Susan Kasser <skasser@uvm.edu>
Date: Fri Feb 7, 2003  4:19:26 PM US/Eastern
To: Holly Parker <Holly.Buckland@uvm.edu>
Subject: Re: Please complete ASAP for your work with Kristin on the website--student mentor evaluation

Hi Holly,

I can certainly understand and agree with the decision to give faculty 
who did not have mentors before the first students.Ê And thanks for offering
 to provide one this semester but after taking the winter session course 
(which was great) with Joyce, I feel much more independent and somewhat skilled 
to proceed on my own.Ê I only wish I had the time to get right into it. 
But I am looking forward to the summer and more work on the projects. 
Thanks again, the support from your office and grant is invaluable!

Sue


Sue,

I did get your application for a mentor last semester.Ê Sorry I didn't get back to you about it.Ê We didn't have enough money to support all the applications, so we tried to give mentors to faculty who hadn't had one before.





Are you interested in one for this semester?



Holly

On Friday, February 7, 2003, at 02:18 PM, Susan Kasser wrote:


Hi Sue,



Thank you for your participation in the University of Vermont PT3Ê Student Mentor Program during the Spring of 2002.Ê We hope that this program provided experiences



that helped you and your students use technology to enhance learning.Ê ToÊ help us improve this program, please take a few moments to respond to



the following evaluation form.ÊÊÊ Please return this form toÊ Holly Buckland Parker via email at Holly.Buckland@uvm.edu.Ê Please return by Friday February 14, 2003.







Thanks again!







Holly Buckland Parker







University of Vermont Faculty Evaluation Form:







Your Name:Ê Susan Kasser







Date:Ê Feb. 7, 2003







Pre-Service Student Mentors name that you worked with: Kristen SCrivens



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1.Ê Overall, how would you rate this experience:



____ Very good __X_ Good ____ Fair ____ Poor



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2. What were the project goals established for your work with the mentor?



ÊKristen was helping to develop a template for a website for the Physical Education Program and then help with my own personal website.



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3. Were these goals:







_____Not AchievedÊ __X___Partially AchievedÊÊ ___ Fully Achieved



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3a.Ê If not fully achieved, please explain:



ÊI think the only reason for the goals not being met fully was that of time.Ê Both Kristen and I were very busy and the work did not get going as quickly as planned.Ê Also, there was more that was needed beyond just transferring already-developed word documents onto web pages which I was unaware of at the start.



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4.Ê Was this program helpful to you?Ê If yes, how did this experience



help you with your courses and your own technology expertise.Ê If no, please explain.



ÊThe program was helpful and provided me with better insight into the makings of a website and some of the skills necessary to achieve this end.



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5.Ê What changes would have made this a better learning experience for



you?





I would have planned more tutorial sessions between me and my mentor so that I would have the skills to edit and improve on the website after her departure.Ê The way in which things were set up with me simply providing her with material to add to the site was not as conducive to me knowing how to continue on.



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For the mentor?



I am not sure here.Ê We really did not have a final meeting due to her finishing student teaching, graduating, etc.



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6.Ê Did you feel you received the support you needed to accomplish the



goals established ?Ê If no, what kind of support should have been available?



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ÊYes, for a start.Ê It would have been nice to have another student mentor assigned after this period to help complete the work.Ê Although one was requested, I never did hear back as to my request or why the request was not supported.







7. Would you recommend this program to other University of Vermont Faculty?Ê Why or why not?



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ÊYes, but I would hope that more guidance for both the mentor and faculty member could be provided in terms of setting realistic goals and helping to achieve them by the time period designated.



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8.Ê Please add any other thoughts or comments concerning this program.



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--



Susan L. Kasser, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

213 Patrick Gym

University of Vermont

Burlington, VTÊ 05405

(802) 656-7742



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Susan L. Kasser, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
213 Patrick Gym
University of Vermont
Burlington, VTÊ 05405
(802) 656-7742