In a lot of ways, the course worked better than I would have expected it to. I didn't know how well students from other disciplines, especially those focused on their own research, would make the leap into something called “The Global City.” This may not have been the primary interest for half of the class, yet they did excellent work throughout the semester.
I was also impressed with the students' willingness to look at things through new perspectives and to wrestle with new ideas. In most cases, that worked out well. These two points suggest to me that a great deal of what we did throughout the course had positive benefits for the students.
Specifically, I noticed improvement in several student skills. These skills should be transferable to other areas of learning, and I am pleased at their cognitive gains.
Writing improved, specifically their ability to write and support arguments.
Research abilities improved as they got more used to looking at different source materials.
Understanding of research journal readings improved as that material began to percolate through, and I believe they came to understand those sources better.
Ability to perform comparative analysis improved, although I do want to increase the attention to that area if I teach the course again. Students need to do more reading and have more discussions about what goes into a comparative analysis.
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