Observations and Evaluations
Below is a collection of peer and professional evaluations in addition to select anonymous student evaluations. All links are to PDF's.
Observations
Professional Observation from the Fall of 2007
Compiled by Linda Haynes, a Teaching Mentor in the Purdue English Department and English 106 instructor. Linda observed a class on November 2nd of 2007 focusing on how to research for different forms of advocacy and concluding class conversation on Terry William's novel Refuge.
PDF of Observation
Professional Observation from the Spring of 2008
Compiled by Linda Haynes, the observation is over a computer class focusing on design principles found in notable movie posters of the last four decades and how those principles influence the meaning and purpose of the posters.
PDF of Observation
Evaluations
Student Evaluations: Fall 2007
These evaluations are anonymously conducted by Purdue's Center for Instructional Excellence.
PDF of Evaluation
Student Testimonials
The list below displays some of the positive comments students have chosen to include in their evaluations.
- Fall 2007: "The instructor for this class is one of the best english instructors I have ever had. His attitude and and persona helps me work without feeling stressed or pressured. I have learned more about my own individual style of writing and have imroved upon it greatly thanks to the very in depth and helpful feedback I recieved on every assignment. I am a management major yet I feel like I could go further with English because of the great experience I had with this course and this instructor. I would gladly have this instructor again for any class. I truly feel I am not only a better writer but also a better student because of the way the instructor taught me to think about any given subject in more detail and how to addequetly explain my views through writing."
- Fall 2007: "Mr. Watkins helped me tremendously in my writing ability. He also helped me understand and be able to critique other people's work."
- Fall 2007: "My instructor for this course was excelent and he taught me everything i intended to learn since the beggining of the school year and much more. I really enjoyed this class more than most of my other ones."