New Teachers
New Teacher Information
Here is some information to help you get started with your first semester of teaching.
As you prepare your syllabi, please review the information available on the Syllabus page. Particularly important is the New Teacher Notebook, which provides the essential information as you begin to teach in the Writing Programs at ASU.
For information about setting up Blackboard shells for your courses, please see Blackboard Information.
Information to help you get set up at ASU--including SunCard (ASU ID card), ASURITE ID, parking, orientation, benefits, etc.--is avaliable at: http://www.asu.edu/workingatasu/newtoasu/.
Information for New Teachers
Welcome to the Writing Programs at ASU. Here is some information to help you get started.
You can learn much about the Writing Programs at http://writing.asu.edu/. Information particularly relevant to new teachers is available at http://writing.asu.edu/?q=new_teachers.
As you prepare your syllabi and other materials for your teaching, please carefully review the following documents:
Mission Statement
http://writing.asu.edu/?q=content/mission-statement
Teaching Indicators beyond Teaching Evaluations
Here is a document that came from the Dean's Office. It describes alternative teaching indicators to help teachers assess the quality of their teaching.
Teaching Indicators beyond Teaching Evaluations
Early informal anonymous student evaluations of course
- Use feedback to rethink class, if necessary. Provide brief statement of how you used feedback and a copy of informal instrument and raw data
Mid-term informal anonymous student evaluations of course
Blackboard Information
Teachers can request Blackboard shells for courses at: http://my.asu.edu/courserequest/.
To access Blackboard, go to: https://myasucourses.asu.edu/.
If you have any problem while requesting your Blackboard shell, please e-mail Myasu-q@asu.edu.
(If you try to request a Blackboard shell and they say your class has already been assigned to another teacher, please e-mail them and copy Demetria so that we can speed up the process.)
Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) for Fall 2008
Fall 2008 Only
The Collegial Learning Assessment (CLA), an intiative of the Office of University Evaluation, is part of ASU's effort to assess its success in helping students develop critical thinking, reading and writing skills through the undergraduate curriculum.
In Fall 2008, the Writing Programs are contributing to this effort by allowing the Office of University Evaluation to implement the CLA through the first-year composition courses, including ENG 101, 102, 105, 107, 108 and 111 as well as WAC 101 and 107 (including hybrid and online sections).
Curriculum Proposal Form
Use this form to propose the use of textbooks that are not listed under the list of approved textbooks.
For details, see Curriculum Proposal Policy.
Book Order Form
Use the attached form to submit book orders for Writing Programs courses.
Curriculum Proposal Policy
Faculty Associates and Teaching Assistants who wish to propose texts for Writing Programs Courses must adhere to the following procedure:
Faculty Associates and Teaching Assistants with at least two semesters of teaching experience at ASU, are free to submit a brief proposal etailing the curriculum and text for the course(s) they will be teaching. (Use the curriculum proposal form.) The proposal packet must include the following:
- Bibliographic information and ISBN of proposed text
Policies and Manuals
Standard Policies (to be included in all syllabi)
Writing Programs Mission Statement
Grading at ASU
Here are the grades available to courses in the Writing Programs:
| Excellent | Good | Average | Passing | Failure | Academic Dishonesty |
| A+ | B+ | C+ | |||
| A | B | C | D | E | XE | A- | B- |
If students fail the course due to academic honesty, the student should receive XE (failure due to academic honesty).
