One of my primary goals as an instructor is to ground abstract ideas, such as complex theoretical concepts, in everyday reality/life. Information that is applied to students’ everyday lives will be more salient, relevant, and influential than information simply retained and regurgitated for a test. My goal as an instructor is to facilitate such insights, to encourage not just the retention of information but the application of ideas. I believe my teaching evaluations (sample scores can be found below) demonstrate the efficacy of my instructional strategies. I am happy to provide my full teaching evaluations upon request.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Journalism
JOUR 460-VR, Extended Realities and Immersive Technologies (Syllabus)
| Course Feedback: Extended Realities and Immersive Technologies | Mean |
| Rate the instructor’s overall teaching effectiveness | 4.9 |
| Rate the overall quality of the course | 5.0 |
| How much have you learned in this course? | 5.0 |
| The instructor initiated fruitful discussions | 4.8 |
| (5=Exceptionally High and 1=Exceptionally Low) |
Michigan State University, Department of Media and Information
MI401-003, Avatar Use, Psychology, and Significance (Syllabus)
| Course Feedback: Avatar Use, Psychology, and Significance | Mean |
| Instructor Involvement | 1.65 |
| Student Instructor Interaction | 1.72 |
| Course Demands | 1.60 |
| Course Organization | 1.66 |
| (1=Superior, 2=Above Average, 3=Average, 4=Below Average, 5=Inferior) |
MI401-002, Digital Communication and Society (Syllabus)
| Course Feedback: Digital Communication and Society | Mean |
| Instructor Involvement | 1.37 |
| Student Instructor Interaction | 1.48 |
| Course Demands | 1.63 |
| Course Organization | 1.50 |
| (1=Superior, 2=Above Average, 3=Average, 4=Below Average, 5=Inferior) |
MI401-730, Digital Games and Immersive Technologies (Syllabus)
| Course Feedback: Digital Games and Immersive Technologies | Mean |
| Instructor Involvement | 1.40 |
| Student Instructor Interaction | 1.46 |
| Course Demands | 1.36 |
| Course Organization | 1.39 |
| (1=Superior, 2=Above Average, 3=Average, 4=Below Average, 5=Inferior) |
Tri-County Technical College, Department of Social Sciences
SOC101, Introduction to Sociology (Syllabus)
| Course Feedback: Introduction to Sociology | Mean |
| Instructor was well-prepared, organized and used class time effectively | 4.9 |
| Instructor seemed genuinely interested in teaching the class | 4.9 |
| Instructor explains new ideas by relating them to familiar concepts | 4.9 |
| Learned in this course | 4.3 |
| (5=Strongly Agree, 4=Agree, 3=Undecided, 2=Disagree, 1=Strongly Disagree |
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Christopher Ball, PhD 