SENIORS: THOMAS, REBECCA, CANDACE, LAURA
Please self-evaluate your class performance. Refer to the following questions:
1. Attendance (10%): Have you been present in class (you are permitted 2 tardies and can miss 1 class)? Have you attended at least 1 field trip?
2. Participation (20%): Have you been a participant in class discussions, either as an active listener and/or contributor?
3. Facilitation (20%): Did the questions you post on the blog spark conversation? Did you engage in the material/encourage discussion?
4. Blog (10%): Did you complete your blog post every week? Did you engage with the questions?
5. Creative Project (20%): How did you connect your experience in class with the greater Queer/API community? What did you think was valuable inside and outside our class. Expand on your thoughts about the class and overall learning experience.
6. Syllabus/Reader (20%): Did you find/read materials for next year's syllabus?
Aren't we supposed to have a number/point system? Is it just a number out of the percentage?
ReplyDeleteIn addition, what did we say about the creative project? Is it an extended blog post? Is this the prompt? Sorry for being so forgetful.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I remember, your score is the aggregate of your percentages. E.g. Attendance is out of 10 points, so one could have a 9% in that category. Ultimately, you should have a number (your score) out of 100%. Also, we never discussed a metric of grading, so I am assuming the standard A = 93+, A- = 90-93, B+ = 87+, etc.
ReplyDeleteThe Creative Project should be an extended write-up about an out-of-class project, e.g. Gameboy or AARC talk, etc., and its relevance to the class. Post it as a comment on the thread called "Creative Projects: Due April 27th."
1.
ReplyDeleteI haven't missed any classes and I am never late. For field trips, I went to Gameboi at Rage, but a week earlier than the class did with Dylan...I hope that counts. I also regularly attend Q&A talks at the AARC. 10%
2.
Think I probably am the least vocal person in the class but I do actively listen to everyone else. I tend not to speak in classes at all (totally buying into the stereotype) but I think I've done a bit better at contributing my view point in this class. 15%
3.
I feel like both of the classes I was facilitator for went well. For the blog questions my co-facilitator and I stuck with the trend of posing a couple of analytical/closely related to the readings and then also making a question where people could reflect from a more personal standpoint. Using my background in Media Studies, I incorporated more visual forms of learning (ie. Youtube) into out class time. 17%
4.
I think there was one week where I failed to post a blog before class, and didn't end up writing on afterward. I feel like my posts may not have been as articulate or as in depth as some other peoples in the class, but I tried my best to give well thought out responses. 8%
5. Creative Project (20%):
I think I fleshed out my Gameboi experience pretty well. I think going there gave some insight into a facet of the queer API community and a good way to reflect on some of our readings...don't know what else to say about that really ._. go read it? Overall I think this class functions well so long as the students take charge of their learning and are dedicated. Because the syllabus is student created, we are able to utilize various learning modalities and choose topics that relevant to our interest and generation. I feel like I will end this class with a greater understanding of myself and the queer, API, and queer API community as a whole. Really glad I took this instead of having a light class load for senior year...well maybe =P
6.
I think I contributed a fair amount of material towards the syllabus...although the youtube links may not have taken that much effort to find since I spend almost as much time on their as I do on facebook. Kelly and I both found the Ono & Pham book that we thought would be a good required text book for next year's class. I could've possibly done more of the readings for other sections that I wasn't assigned. 17%
87% total
B+
1. I have not missed any classes and have not been tardy during the semester. I went to Gameboi as well as attended numerous AARC events. 10%
ReplyDelete2. While I feel like my participation wavered towards the end of the semester, for the most part I think I made thoughtful and regular contributions towards class discussion. I tried to be a mindful listener by stepping back when necessary; also, I tried to do small things to be a better active listener, such as not bringing my laptop to class (not having a screen in front of me definitely made me feel more engaged with the group). One area that I could have improved on was asking questions of guest speakers and lecturers; I could have been more prepared with specific queries for them to contribute to those conversations. 18%
3. The two times that I co-facilitated, I actively strove to change up the class space, whether that meant physically moving the class to SCORE or bringing in substantial additional material for the week. My co-faciliators and I were definitely dedicated to making the class as fruitful as possible; we really tried to dive into the material and come prepared with questions and concerns for the class to address. The second time I facilitated (on Asian American Literature), Quinn and I did some additional work to bolster the syllabus readings and met with Warren Liu to choose more engaging material. During the class time, however, I tried to take a more free-form approach and stepped back quite a bit, which might not have been the best method for that particular class. In retrospect, the type and specificity of the subject matter might have necessitated a more active approach to class facilitation. Overall, I think I contributed as much as possible to class facilitation and tried to make each class period as engaging as possible. 18%
4. I completed a blog post every week. Although some posts were more in-depth than others, I often considered how my post could add something new to the conversation. Occasionally dialogues among the posts would begin, which was always nice to see; sometimes I think I rambled, possibly incoherently, on a variant or tangent to one of the questions. Whatever hour of the morning they were completed at, I attempted to put some thought into the blog posts. 19%
5. I saw my experience in class as a component of my work with the Queer/API community, so I always found them to be connected. I do wish that I could have been more creative in this Creative Project, however; working on a community-based initiative or being able to involve more people with this class would have been productive and rewarding. (Yet work at the AARC and thesis accomplishes these too, so it might have been overwhelming to do it here too.) 19%
6. I researched and found material for next year's syllabus, which tried to incorporate different perspectives on visual culture and place them within an API context. Reading different parts of the syllabus was also an interesting experience; I definitely learned a lot from that, as my knowledge of YouTube was previously quite limited. 20%
94% total
A
1. Attendance: 10
ReplyDeleteMy "field trip" was a talk here on campus (so far; I plan to attend the May 1st March as well) and I don't think I've ever missed a class or been tardy more than twice.
2. Participation: 19
If anything, I have talked a bit too much in class, and should've left more space for other students.
3. Facilitation: 19
I think that my facilitation strength was the classroom time, and I did my best to have questions ready, draw on the blog postings and generally tried to get everyone to talk. As far as coming up with questions, I had some trouble at first (and I thank Zach for coming up with good stuff that week), but by my second time I think I had the hang of it.
4. Blog: 8
There were a few weeks where I posted hastily before class, not posting as thoroughly as I should have. However, aside from those few weeks, I made an effort to respond in a timely and complete manor.
5. Creative Project: 18
I think that my write up was pretty good, but I certainly could've put more effort into it (possibly due to the short time in which we had to write it.)
6. Syllabus/Reader: 20
I did a lot of reading, watching and scanning for next year's syllabus. A lot. I've also organized my contributions and tried to do my part to make the syllabus accessible for next year's class. In addition, I have contacted four potential speakers or their agents.
Total: 94%
A
(But I'd be fine with a few more points off here or there, down to a 90% at most.)
1)I missed one class, but we are allowed one absence. I also attended Gameboi with the class. (10)
ReplyDelete2)Throughout the semester, I think I participated in class regularly. I also tried to be an active listener, closing my laptop when I no longer felt it was necessary to have open (which was usually more than half the class). I do think I could’ve made stronger contributions in regards to my reactions to readings. (18)
3)One of the weeks I was co-facilitator I know my blog questions were pretty weak, and while I think this had something to do with the readings, other facilitators did go out of their way to find more relevant and thought-provoking readings when they thought necessary. However, other than that, I think both weeks I facilitated had good conversation flow, and I tried to ask questions that would complicate the way in which we were approaching the topics for the week. (18)
4)I think my blog posts were probably my weakest point in the class. I was not as in depth as others in the class, and this was partially because discussion really helps me to think critically about readings, so just doing a reading doesn’t get my mind going as much. However, I did respond every week. (7)
5)As I have never taken an ASAM class before, this class really opened my eyes. Thus, I decided to forego the reflection and write a creative piece trying to tap into the emotional end of this course. I was kind of inspired by Kip Fulbeck, but I don’t really do slam poetry, so I ended up with something that sounds better out loud than it reads on paper, but isn’t quite slam enough for slam poetry. Yeaaah. It might not be the most stellar piece of writing but I did put a lot of thought into it, and I do think it helps to reflect how much I've gotten out of this course. (20)
6)For next year’s syllabus, I worked with Johnny on the course description, found readings for next year, and helped to narrow the readings for next year by reading what other people found. (20)
93%
A
(Part 1/2)
ReplyDelete1. I have only missed one class. I was not able to attend any of the official field trips, but did attend a LGBTQIA conference in Berkeley, have attended numerous Q&A events (hopefully including this last one with Anna Kim, depending on if I’m feeling less sick tomorrow), and actively participated in other AARC and AAMP events in addition to what I talked about in my creative project post. 10%.
NOTE: I just found out that I am going to have to leave early from next class for room draw if my group does not get a suite. I can’t take away points for an indeterminate future… I’ll at least be there for the first hour though.
2. I feel like I am often an active participant in class discussions through both verbal contributions and listening. I try to be cautious of how much I am speaking – although I know there were at least a few occasions where I may have been an unfortunate combination of impassioned and exhausted and that consciousness probably didn’t come across. 19%.
3. I spent a lot of time prepping for the first class that I facilitated, and I spent quite a while on the discussion questions. The second time was slightly more complicated because I was the first to facilitate alone, and it was not a good week for me to be taking on that work without help. However, I still did my absolute best and I think that class went very well. 20%.
4. I spend a significant amount of time on my blog post each week and try my best to engage with the material. 10%.
(Part 2/2)
ReplyDelete5. I started thinking about taking off points here for all the things I didn’t do this semester, but I’m not sure that that’s really productive here. Thinking of things I didn’t do could be useful for thinking about work I’d like to do in the future, but it could also serve to de-legitimize work that I have already done. I am going to take my current burnout/exhaustion/illness as a sign that I have been doing a lot of work on campus this semester. I feel that that work is valuable – I described some of it in my creative project post – and I think celebrating work that you do that is valuable has its own value. Celebration can help fight emotional burnout and can encourage more work to be done. 20%.
(Not to ignore the part about expanding on the class and the learning experience!):
I learned quite a lot from AsAm197, and I don’t know that I could have guessed I would learn what I did from just looking through the syllabus. I feel like much of what I learned came from reflecting upon the class each week after it happened. I think it might be useful in the future to have some blog posts come after class as reflections. For example, I really thought quite a lot about my choice not to go to GameBoi. I thought about what it meant to be a white queer cis man – and someone who would likely be read that way – in that space, and the way that could potentially affect people in what I understood to be a safe party space for queer API people (probably more specifically gay cis men). I missed the class where the trip was planned, so that could be a complete misrepresentation of what the space is, but I always find that spending time thinking about how the presence (or absence) of my body will affect a space to be powerful and important for understanding my own positionality as well as what those spaces mean. That sort of reflection about issues brought up by this class has been one of the ways that I have learned a great deal from it.
6. I probably did not do as much as I should have here. Part of the reason I was reticent to take things on in designing the syllabus is that I did not feel especially knowledgeable about the topic we chose as a class. I picked specific subtopics that I thought I could help out with, but I felt like it would be really presumptuous for me to create a curriculum for other students about something with which I have minimal experience. However, there are still other ways I could have been involved, and I should not have let concerns about my qualifications hold me back so much – they could be coming from self-awareness about positionality and what taking a leadership role in this context means, or they could just as well be coming from an inability to act without the lack of a rigid “professor teaches the students” pedagogy behind the class. One thing I would suggest for the future is to give the option to form committees at the beginning of the year to take care of different tasks like getting speakers, planning events, and working on the syllabus so people can specialize where they feel most comfortable. 16%.
Total: 95% - A
1. I haven’t missed any class nor have I had any tardies. I went to Gameboi and occasionally attend AARC and QRC events. And if we are still planning to march with API Equality, I am very eager to do that as well! (10%)
ReplyDelete2. I describe my role in class discussions as an active listener. Although I sporadically voice my thoughts, I far from consider myself a significant speaker in class, and that has been my biggest regret in ASAM 197. Although I always finish every week’s readings, the discussions and the class’ prior, extensive knowledge of Asian-American studies and queer theory intimidate me. I often underestimate the validity of my thoughts which inhibits me from saying what I think. However, I ALWAYS listen to what people say and process it. (16%)
3. Honestly speaking, as the second week’s facilitator, I cannot fully remember how I was at facilitating the class. I did prepare a list of questions in case of awkward pauses (which were rare because I don’t recall using it that much) and prepared significantly prior to class. Hopefully this week’s facilitation will be more indicative of how I facilitate. The blog questions for week 2 that I posted, I thought, were well crafted; I liked them a lot! (19%)
4. I complete my blog posts every week and at least 12 to 24 hours prior to each class. Especially compared to discussion in class, I am much more articulate and analytical in the blog posts. (10%)
5. As a first-year being exposed to new cultures at the Claremont Colleges, I was initially hesitant to visit the AARC or QRC, or to explore subjects of class or identity. For me personally, the most significant contribution of ASAM 197 is the stepping-stone connection that I now have with communities and identities that have been foreign to me until college. I don’t attribute it to the readings but more so the discourse and the people themselves in our class. What I wrote in my creative project is what I truly think, and I’m glad to have met everyone in ASAM 197. (20%)
6. I found literatures for all my assigned subjects and read what others found as well (at least for the subjects I was supposed to do). I went in-depth in my research, incorporating topics of transnationalism and orientalism for which I thought the class intended. I also worked on the class description, albeit it may be a bit too generic. (19%)
Total: 94%
1. I have only missed one class and have been tardy for another. I went to Gamboi and have also attended several AARC Q&A events. (10%)
ReplyDelete2. I would say I’ve participated a fair amount in class. Some days it felt like I was talking too much, while other days were more just listening especially if it was a more personal topic I don't have experience in. (18%)
3. The first class I facilitated was Asian American Literature with Candace. I feel that that class went well because we brought in actual literary readings that we had both read in another class. While it was a little difficult to fully understand the texts divorced from their complete context I think that people enjoyed the discussion and got a lot out of it. The second week I facilitated was when Brandon Lee visited, so all I really did that week was pick the readings and post the questions. Dylan takes the credit for organizing the Brandon Lee talk well and facilitating more of that conversation than I did. (18%)
4. I have done a blog post for every week except one week where I was exceptionally busy and it just ended up not happening. In general I have tried to engage with the questions through my blog posts and think through the readings to the best of my ability. (9%)
5. I wrote about some of my experience in the creative project to the best of my ability. It may not directly deal with the class but it is related to my thoughts during the semester and how I approached the class. (20%)
6. I did a fair amount of research for the anime readings, as there has not been much academic work done on the topic and I had to consult various places to find anything. The orientalism reading was taken from another class. I did some of the readings on representation, but probably could have read more in other areas. (18%)
Total: 93%
1.
ReplyDeleteI am usually early to class, but have been late once and also missed class once. I was not able to go with the group to Gamboi at Rage, but was able to go with friends and had a great time. I have not attended talks but hope to go on the March this coming Sunday!
10%
2.
I try to participate where I can and with what I feel comfortable with. I have not taken many classes on the subject so sometimes I feel I have a bit less to say than others in the class when it comes to knowledge on subject, but try to include personal opinions or views where I can and bring up parts of the readings I found particularly important. I tried to ask questions to the speakers but was sometimes a bit shy about that.
18%
3. I have facilitated late in the class (including tonight!) so have not had two oppurtunities to post something interesting to the blog in terms of questions, but that was partly because of the great speakers we had come from API-Equality. I think my other time facilitating went well though I definitely get nervous about running the class and could have been more talkative.
17%
4.
Well I had trouble at the beginning with the blogs but when we posted the grades I tried to be diligent, though this week I totally screwed up- partly because my thesis is due friday and my mind is elsewhere... sorry everyone :) But I generally try my best to answer a question thoughtfully and carefully.
7%
5.
I loved this class and wish I had taken more like it/more were offered like it. It was a lot of fun being able to take control of the class and I think we all did an amazing job. I think the class' interest and dedication to the class is what partly made this class possible, along with the freedom Professor Suh gave us. I really wish I was out here for longer so I could do more work with the greater Queer/API community, but I have to admit I have not put a lot of effort into doing so this semester. I think it being my last semester I always have so much I want to do but cannot find the time to do it. I think this class could have been quite awful for a group of kids who weren't dedicated to do working hard (I hope our syllabus is as great as it can be). I wish we had worked in some field trips and/or other community projects at the start of the semester, as the end as been really busy for me. But overall I feel like I have learned a lot from the class (my Mom would like me to add she has learned a lot too from what I call and tell her about)!
20%
6.
I tried to add to the blog with books, movies and a couple readings. I probably could have done more for sections I was not assigned to, but overall I think I contributed. I also tried to contribute when it came to other things the class should do, I really liked the idea of a film festival, or at least screenings and loved that we added so many different types of things (movies, readings, comics, anime, youtube, etc.). I think the syllabus has been challenging for us as a class, but I think we all contributed a lot.
Part 2
ReplyDeletesorry!
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Total- 89% B+
1. Attendance: 10
ReplyDeleteI have neither missed nor been tardy to class, and I have attended multiple events that count as field trips (AQWA's Queersay panel, Gameboi, every Q+A event that I helped organize).
2. Participation: 18
There were definitely days when I was too tired to be 100% engaged, but I consider my participation to have been consistent and active throughout the semester.
3. Facilitation: 18
I put a lot of effort into the questions I posed on the blog and have been satisfied with the responses they provoked, but the in-class discussions I facilitated didn't seem as lively as ones in which I was just a participant, even though I prepared several discussion questions (pages of them, actually, but the discussions never seemed to go in the direction that I thought they would).
4. Blog: 8
I missed two blog posts -- once because I hadn't intended on attending class that week and thought (foolishly) that my participation would be useless, and once because I was just uninspired by the readings and the questions asked. But I feel that the responses I did write were always thoughtful and critical, especially when I had the responses of other people in mind.
5. Creative Project: 20
I spent a long time preparing and crafting my blog post this week. My response is part narrative, part self-reflection and goal-making; I think that writing it with such honesty has been a necessary element of my growth through this class and through Queersay.
6. Syllabus/Reader: 20
I found several articles, read through the others, checked out two API/media studies books, and assigned chapters out of the required textbook to each syllabus topic. I've spent a lot of time outside of class thinking about how to improve it and how to turn it into a narrative that we want this class to follow.
Total: 94%
1. Attendance: 10
ReplyDeleteI have missed one class. I went to a lot of on campus talks but I did not attend an official field trip, although I am hoping to go to the May Day rallies.
2. Participation : 18
There were a couple of classes when I was not as great as a participant; sometimes I felt so unstimulated by the readings it has hard for me to fully participate. As someone who prefers to listen and reflect first, I am satisfied with my participation. If I had something to say, I said it.
3. Facilitation: 20
Both times I thought we did a good time facilitating. We put a lot of preparation and thought into the questions and nature of the conversation and I was very happy with how things turned out.
4. Blog : 7
To be honest, lately my life has been all kinds of shitshow. I will fully own up to my last blog posts being late, although I submitted them all. I found myself bringing in a lot of outside readings however, because I didn’t always have a lot to say about the readings
5. Creative Project: 19
I really enjoyed this part. I’m still thinking through so much about this class that its hard to completely articulate my experiences and thoughts, but I like this opportunity to put those thoughts down. I felt overall that this has been a great class and a good growing experience for me.
6. Syllabus/Reader: 17
I think we could have gone about putting the syllabus in a different way, but while I did all that was required of me I didn’t take as much ownership as I could have. However, I did put a lot of thought into the sections I worked on and asked a lot of my friends for their suggestions.
Total=91
1. Attendance - 10
ReplyDeleteI have only missed one class, and though I am consistently late to class, it is due to my job at Health Education Outreach, where I work from 3-7 PM on Wednesdays (I believe I discussed this with the class already and excused it.) I have made the effort to come to class and not miss, so I truly feel I deserve a ten here.
2. Participation - 19
Though at first I started out as a class recluse, I really feel I came into my own as class went on and began to not feel as ashamed of my viewpoints and grew out of the fear of confrontation. I made it my own personal mission to have my views challenged as well as challenge the views of others, and I feel I succeeded on this front. I truly made an effort here to make my viewpoint and opinion heard and not be overshadowed or overlooked, and although there were some days where I should have spoke more, I think overall I did pretty well.
3. Facilitation - 20
I think both times I facilitated things went really well. I am particularly proud of the facilitation Thomas and I did together. With that class, I feel really deep and introspective discussion was achieved about mixed race people, and I think the game I devised did get my point across. I am extremely happy with how that facilitation went. The other facilitation session I did, the Asian Americans in Pornography one, could have gone better. Rather than stage it as a Q/A, I should have encouraged more discussion rather than expect Brandon to carry it all. I did encourage some discussion of course, but I should have encourage more. However, I did go through all the effort of contacting Brandon and arrange for him to come to Claremont, as well as pick him and drop him off in LA, so I believe I deserve some points for that (as arrogant as that sounds.) All in all though I'd say both went well, and opened people's minds in different ways.
4. Blog - 8
Okay so I did post on the blog every time and felt my posts were valid and did make good points. However, compared to the essays that other people wrote, my posts really were quite mediocre, and I feel those people deserve the 9s and 10s, not me. However, my posts did present an often unusual point of view, and I think they're bluntness was often a bittersweet experience for the class. I really was blown away by a lot of the posts though and how well thought out they were.
5. Creative Project - 20
I am giving myself a 20 in this category because I feel I really took the initiative here to suggest a trip to Gameboi and bring people into the club and show them a night out. I wanted the class to see what West Hollywood was like and how different the gay world can be from the readings (as well as how similar it can be.) I wrote a full summary of my feelings and whatnot in the creative projects section, but I feel I really deserve a 20 here for designing an unconventional field trip and seeing it through (along with the help of others, of course.)
6. Syllabus/Reader: 16
This is where I feel I really slipped up. I did do my assigned parts and searched for readings as well as checked over them, but in class, I was quite quiet and not all there when designing it in class. I could have participated a lot more in this process, but I really could not find the motivation to offer any input because I am so bad at designing things and this in turn led me to be lazy. So while I did do my part, I did not go the extra mile needed to warrant anything higher than a 16. Others in the class had fantastic ideas for the syllabus, and I was amazed with how efficient they were.
Total: 93 (A)