It is the time of year that we discuss the importance of using the Student Engagement Roster (SERs) to provide students with timely feedback on how they are doing in your course. These reports also provide records of your observations and recommendations to academic advisors, who can look for patterns across all a student’s courses. This allows advisors to reach out to students in more targeted and supportive ways and develop a plan of action for success.
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This week (Week 2) the SERS Site reminds faculty to report on student attendance to meet IUB’s Attendance Verification. By university policy adopted on June 01, 1999 (see Unofficial Withdrawal Policy), faculty are required to report student attendance or non-attendance in their classes at least once each term. See Attendance Verification Help for more information.
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In (Week 3) of the semester, faculty should consider giving students a diagnostic task that will help you identify students who may be struggling. It does not have to be factored into your grade. Use it to provide appropriate feedback in SER.
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In Week 4 of the semester, faculty should follow up with students to whom you gave feedback. See: https://ser.indiana.edu/faculty/index.html#closeloop and
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By Week 6, faculty should now submit Early Evaluation Grades through SER (This may also be done via the Faculty Center in One.IU.) The report is due on Due on the Sunday after the sixth week of classes.
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