Shifting the Rate My Professor Paradigm:

Increasing Student Success with Google Sites

Michelle Pacansky-Brockmpbreflections.blogspot.com

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6,000 schools

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10,000,000 opinions

“KnowYourProfessor is a website to help college students from all

over the United States share information and opinions of their

college professors, and to make an informed decision before selecting

which professors to take!”

Wouldn’t YOU rather inform your students about you and your classes?

And have an opportunity to:

• Build trust with your students.

• Establish a class culture that involves students.

• Convey who you are.

• Provide links to online student support services.

• Communicate expectations and class requirements in advance.

...before they enroll!

• Enrolls in multiple classes (often mixing online & F2F)

The Online Student Reality

• Risks overloading oneself.

• ~60% of online CCC students are age 24 and under.

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Create a Google Site!

• Single click page creation.• It’s free.

• No HTML knowledge required.

• Start with a pre-designed template.

• Upload files and attachments (syllabi).

• Embed media

• RSS feed from your blog, • a welcome video for your students• a photograph of yourself

http://www.google.com/sites

https://sites.google.com/site/professormpb

AJ Tivol said...“This is a great idea. ... I would much prefer to hear what the teacher has to say about the class than trying to make a decision based on comments on a professor rating site because that's the only place I can find information.”

Student Feedback

Steps 1.Create your Google Site using the shared

template.

2.Customize your Google Site.

3.Share the link where students will see it before they register.• online class schedule• department website• your RateMyProfessor page• other ideas?

To Get Started

• Sign in with your existing Google account OR

• Create a Google account

• Go to: http://www.google.com/sites

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Michelle Pacansky-Brock

email: brocansky@gmail.comblog: mpbreflections.blogspot.com