Faculty Profile

Alexis Palmer

Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Linguistics
College
College of Information

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 2009. 
Major: Linguistics
Degree Specialization: Computational Linguistics
Dissertation Title: Semi-Automated Annotation and Active Learning for Language Documentation
MA, University of Texas at Austin, 2005. 
Major: Linguistics
Degree Specialization: Computational Linguistics
Dissertation Title: Strategies for Automatic Classification of Situation Entities
BA, University of Michigan, 1994. 
Major: English Language and Literature





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
LING 4140.001, Computational Linguistics, Fall 2019 Syllabus
LING 3060.002, Principles of Language Study, Fall 2019 Syllabus
LING 3060.802, Principles of Language Study, Fall 2019 Syllabus
LING 3060.803, Principles of Language Study, Fall 2019 Syllabus
LING 5530.001, Semantics and Pragmatics I, Fall 2019 Syllabus
LING 5530.600, Semantics and Pragmatics I, Fall 2019 Syllabus
LING 6030.001, Semantics and Pragmatics II, Fall 2019 Syllabus


          
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  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 6910.703, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2019 
                    

                    CSCE 6290.001, Advanced Topics in Human/Machine Intelligence, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    LING 5410.001, Computational Linguistics 1, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    LING 5415.001, Computational Linguistics II, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    LING 4900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    LING 4140.001, Computational Linguistics, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    LING 5530.001, Semantics and Pragmatics I, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    LING 6030.001, Semantics and Pragmatics II, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    LING 2980.001, Experimental Course, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus
                    

                    LING 4900.001, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2018 
                    

                    LING 4900.001, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2018 
                    

                    LING 4140.001, Computational Linguistics, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    LING 5410.001, Computational Linguistics 1, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    LING 6040.001, Introduction to Computational Linguistics, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    LING 4900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2018 
                    

                    LING 4140.001, Computational Linguistics, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    LING 6030.001, Semantics, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    LING 5530.001, Semantics and Pragmatics, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    LING 5410.001, Computational Linguistics, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    LING 6040.001, Introduction to Computational Linguistics, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    LING 5900.705, Special Problems, Spring 2017 
                    

                    LING 4140.001, Computational Linguistics, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    LING 6030.001, Semantics, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    LING 5530.001, Semantics and Pragmatics, Fall 2016  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.
  

        

      

    

  

  

  	

		

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Summative Rating		
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Engagement Index		
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out of 5		
					
out of 7		
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 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
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • 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
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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