SEOI Evaluations for GEOL 101

SEOI Summary Evalution, winter 2005

Intellectual challenge: 4.40 [SD= 0.72]
Amount of your effort needed to succeed: 4.42 [SD=0.72]
Your involvment: 4.44 [SD=0.76]
Course as a whole: 4.27 [SD=0.91]
Instructor's teaching effectiveness: 4.47 [SD=0.81]

The following is copied verbatim from student SEOI evaluations. All comments are completely unfiltered.

What aspects of the teaching or content of this course do you feel were especially good?

I really liked the slide show.
Charlie tests on what he goes over in class and uses his knowledge over what the books says. This is good because you can see he is active in his field and knowledgeable.
The class was very well taught. Professor Rubin is a very knowledgeable about this course.
We need to do more in-class assignments, so the people who actually go to class can get an edge.
The slide shows that were used daily were very effective. They made the class more interesting and easier to understand.
Used slides as well as lectures.
Charles is one of those Profs in which you receive your moneys worth.
The powerpoint is great, the picture were awesome. I lke how you gave examples of each thing.
Charlie was a great & knowledgeable professor; knows very well, made learning enjoyable & easy.
I thought Charlie did a great job. Presentations were great. I learned a lot!
That Charlie was extremely knowledgeable & enthusiastic.
The slides as notes where helpful but sometimes he went a little to fast through them.
I liked the powerpoint presentations because they provided good examples.
The powerpoints were easy to understand and the examples in class really applied to what we were learning.
Went through slides too fast!
The instructor was very enthusiastic. It made learning about rocks enjoyable!
SI session was extremely helpful, and lectures were clear. Easy to follow and easy to takes notes to.
I felt the powerpoints we clear & easy to understand. I felt that Rubin prepared us for the tests.
Lectures were clear and outlined tests.
Enthusiasm. Professor Rubin seems to love what he does.
I like the daily powerpoint. Its easy to see what notes are needed. They are my favorite way of teaching so far.
Quizes are very helpful. Slides are great.
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Rubin showed he had a good knowledge of most subjects; good presentations.
Teacher met w/me when needed. Sat down w/me & went over materials such as tests. His interest in students learning helped my motivation to do well. He is enthusiastic & helped me develop an appreciation, greatly, for the subject.
I especially enjoyed his enthusiasm!
Explained pictures and used good examples.

What changes could be made to improve learning in this course?

Maybe put your slide show online or talk slower.
I wouldn't change anything.
Slow down there Charlie WE we got an hour.
Nothing.
Slow down when showing the material on powerpoint.
Field trips. Lectures' every day get boring.
Slow down when explaining slides.
There is just too much here for a 101 class. I think some 300 level classes are not as detailed as this.
You talked and taught at a real fast pase. Sometimes hard to follow. When you talk and we have to write its kind hard to follow both maybe give time to write and then talk. Over all I think this class was pretty good.
None!
He often times went to fast, however he noticed this and slowed down when needed.
Slow down! Otherwise great course! J
Maybe if we had more study sessions and that he talked a little slower.
Slow down when going over slides. It takes time to write down the information and listen to the explanations at the same time.
More study sessions w/the prof.
N/A
There was so much material that I feel overwhelmed by the whole course. I feel frustrated because of that and I am not sure how well many of my fellow students are doing.
Not much.
Maybe more quizzes should happen because when people are forced to study for a quiz they learn the material more effectively.
Since you are a earthquake expert I would have liked to have learned more about that.
Rubin talks way to fast. You don't have time to listen to what he�s saying because you're trying to write as fast as you can.
Rubin talks a little to fast, needs more class involvement, let some assignments sneak up.
Maybe on tests only have one right answer. Not one that is more correct than another answer.
None that I can think of.
The quizzes were too difficult. They're just quizzes! Slow down a little bit.