A student success strategy for using Google Sites.

1. Shifting the Rate My
Professor Paradigm:
Increasing Student Success
with Google Sites
Michelle Pacansky-Brock
mpbreflections.blogspot.com
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2. a practical strategy for
Supporting Student Success
by Seeveaar on Flickr

3. By asma on Flickr

4. Your College
tutoring center
library writing center
financial aid
Your basic skills
Course
disabled student computer labs
services
career center
registration

5. The Web
Your College
tutoring center
library writing center
financial aid
Your basic skills
Course
disabled student computer labs
services
career center
registration

6. 6,000 schools
1,000,000 professors
10,000,000 opinions

7. “KnowYourProfessor is a website
to help college students from all
over the United States share
information and opinions of their
college professors, and to make an
informed decision before selecting
which professors to take!”

8. Wouldn’t YOU rather inform your
students about you and your classes?
And have an opportunity to:
• Build trust with your students.
• Establish a class culture that involves students.
• Convey who you are.
• Communicate expectations and class
requirements in advance.
• Provide links to online student support services.
...before they enroll!

9. The Online Student Reality
• ~60% of online CCC students are age 24 and under.
• Enrolls in multiple classes (often mixing online & F2F)
• Often underestimates the realities of online learning.
• Risks overloading oneself.
by Crash Master 007 on Flickr

10. CCC Student Success Rates
0.7
65% 65%
Distance Ed
Traditional Ed 0.525
53% 54%
0.35
0.175
Success: percentage of enrolled
students who end the term with 06/07
‘06-’07 0
an A, B, or C 07/08
’07-’08
Periodic report on Distance Education, CCC Chancellor’s Office, Prepared by the Academic Affairs Division and the Office
of Communications, Sept. 1, 2009.

11. by Nick Russano on Flickr

12. Create a Google Site!
http://www.google.com/sites
• It’s free.
• Single click page creation.
• No HTML knowledge required.
• Start with a pre-designed template.
• Upload files and attachments (syllabi).
• Embed media
• RSS feed from your blog,
• a welcome video for your students
• a photograph of yourself

13. https://sites.google.com/site/professormpb

14. Student Feedback
AJ Tivol said...
“This is a great idea. ... I would much prefer
to hear what the teacher has to say about the
class than trying to make a decision based on
comments on a professor rating site because
that's the only place I can find information.”

15. Steps
1.Create your Google Site using the shared
template.
2.Customize your Google Site.
3.Share the link where students will see it
before they register.
• online class schedule
• department website
• your RateMyProfessor page
• other ideas?

16. To Get Started
• Go to: http://www.google.com/sites
• Sign in with your
existing Google
account OR
• Create a Google
account

17. Evaluation Survey
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Michelle Pacansky-Brock
email: brocansky@gmail.com
blog: mpbreflections.blogspot.com