In AY 2017-2018, a VIP Faculty Learning Community looked at VIP notebooks and notebook options:
Key purposes for VIP notebooks: |
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At its most basic level a notebook should show: |
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Each week students should take time to: |
Students may also use their notebooks to take notes at team and sub-team meetings, record ideas as they arise, make sketches and diagrams, and so on. |
Based on the Faculty Learning Community’s recommendations, we developed a simplified rubric.
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- Simple notebook rubric
- Old notebook rubric, much more detailed
- Instructors will need to share their rubric with their students, so they understand expectation
Notebooks should be collected and graded in the middle of the semester and at the end of the semester. The mid-semester grade is meant as feedback to help students understand how best to use their notebook.
Electronic Notebooks
Georgia Tech VIP uses LabArchives, which can be used to protect intellectual property. It is free to faculty and TAs, and $15 per student per semester, with refunds available until the drop date.
An instructor who uses LabArchives with his VIP team gave an overview at a faculty luncheon. |
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We don’t require instructors/teams to use LabArchives. If they use it, the instructors setup their own courses through the LabArchives website. The classroom order can be off-putting, so below are simple instructions.
LabArchives Course Setup – Instructions for Instructors | |
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