Extra Credit: An Undeserved Gift or a Second Chance to Learn?

When a Teaching Professor blog post about extra credit generated record response, Maryellen Weimer, Ph.D., knew the time was right to explore the often-controversial practice of giving students an unplanned opportunity to make up ground lost in earlier exams or assignments.

In a special 30-minute online seminar on CD, Extra Credit: An Undeserved Gift or a Second Chance to Learn? she discusses the pros and cons of offering extra credit.

This seminar gives you new ways to think about your extra credit policies.

In Extra Credit: An Undeserved Gift or a Second Chance to Learn? A Magna Online Seminar on CD you learn how to use extra credit to enhance learning and not to reinforce procrastination or other irresponsible behaviors. In particular, you will:

• Review legitimate reasons why some faculty offer extra credit while others do not
• Consider several creatively designed extra-credit options
• Reevaluate assumptions about the purposes and value of extra credit
• Explore how terminology (simply using the words “extra credit”) affects attitudes about optional assignments or mid-term changes to syllabi
• Learn strategies to improve the efficacy of current extra credit practices.

Who should view Extra Credit: An Undeserved Gift or a Second Chance to Learn?

• College instructors
• Faculty
• Professors
• Adjunct professors
• Part-time instructors
• Graduate teaching assistants

TO ORDER: Extra Credit: An Undeserved Gift or a Second Chance to Learn?
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