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Diana Colby

Title: Teaching Fellow

Department: Information Science

College: College of Information

Curriculum Vitae

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Current Scheduled Teaching

INFO 5720.401Instructional Materials Production and UseSpring 2025
INFO 5340.401Learning Resources Centers and ServicesSpring 2025
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

INFO 5720.401Instructional Materials Production and UseFall 2024 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Education Kits and Manipulatives

  • Smith, D.L., Tyler-Wood, T.L., Zhang, X., Colby, D., Kaz-Onyeakazi, I., Milburn, S., Oladapo, L. (2024). School Librarians Facilitating the Success of English Learners: A Toolkit. https://digital.library.unt.edu/search/?fq=str_title_serial:%22School%20Librarians%20Facilitating%20the%20Success%20of%20English%20Language%20Learners%20Grant%20Products%22

    • White Paper

  • Smith, D.L., Tyler-Wood, T.L., Zhang, X., Colby, D., Kaz-Onyeakazi, I., Milburn, S., Oladapo, L. (2024). School Librarians Facilitating the Success of English Learners: A White Paper. https://digital.library.unt.edu/search/?fq=str_title_serial:%22School%20Librarians%20Facilitating%20the%20Success%20of%20English%20Language%20Learners%20Grant%20Products%22
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

out of 5
out of 7		 %
of
students responded
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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