Among faculty, online course questionnaires can be a source of pride and satisfaction—and frustration and anxiety. As Bayraktar (2020) notes: There is long standing evidence as well as many big-picture, philosophical reasons why course evaluations are problematic (evidence of gender bias and racial/ethnic bias, evidence that that students will give worse ratings to professors who benefit their learning in the long term and that students… Read more »
Student Feedback
Using the Student Engagement Rosters (SER) to its fullest
As you may already know, the Student Engagement Roster (SER) is an early feedback tool that allows faculty members to communicate with students about how they are doing in a class and make recommendations to improve or deepen their learning. While the SER is often associated with grades (i.e is the student passing or failing… Read more »
Mid Semester Feedback
Why is mid-semester feedback important? Mid semester feedback can serve as valuable sources of feedback for faculty and self-reflection for students. Surveys at the mid point of the semester can help you plan effective classes, and: Make course correction before big assignments Understand where your students are learning-wise and to maybe identify some areas where… Read more »
Quick Tips: Preparing for the first day of classes (Part 1)
5-6 minute read: I’ve collected tips from a variety of sources and summarized them below. Some of these ideas may be ones you already do, but I have found reminders never hurt. The Eberly Center at Carnegie Mellon University suggests the first class meeting should serve at least two basic purposes: To clarify all reasonable… Read more »
Student Evaluations Part 2
Last week I sent out a quick tip about student evaluations. I was asked a couple of questions about how to collect feedback from students BEFORE the semester ends. One way is to add quick exit ticket at the end of your class. As the Harvard Graduate School notes, these temperature checks can be anything from a “…quick assessments of student… Read more »