at the end of every class we have a survey and that is very helpful to plan our leasson plan
There is very little in the way of student input regard gin lesson plan revisions. Our industry is technology-based which means the industry itself drives the changes. That being said, students are often on the cutting edge of what is being created in our field. I find myself learning things from students all the time, which I try to incorporate into the overall lesson plan, if applicable.
I have never been given official time in my class for students to give input. I have however given the students a chance for input by having individuals speak then discuss with the class while not allowing the control to be lost.
Jorge,
I also seek out student input, frequently. You never know how their input can impact the overall class discussion.
Tremayne Simpson
Curran,
This is a great concept for enabling students to provide input. In most cases, the students are satisfied when their ideas are heard and taken seriously.
Tremayne Simpson
I regularly seek my students input. I look to each class to provide input to improve the next. As many of my students are already working in the industry they can provide plenty of insight into which practical applications learned in class were most relevant and helpful.
Nichelle,
Excellent question. I feel that the evaluations are important, provided that the students are candid with their responses. In addition, it is important to have at least a 60% completion rate, in order to ensure that the majority of the students were able to provide input.
Tremayne Simpson
I do allow students to speak into curriculum development, however regulating their suggestions is easy because our curriculum change process is so arduous. the benefit I find to giving them that voice is that the outcome is usually them understanding why they are taught what they are in the way we lay it all out . . .
End-of-course evaluations have become mainstays at colleges and universities. How effective do you feel such evaluations are?
I do not allow students to provide input for lesson plans; however, I do administer a reflective activity called "Pit and Peak". The purpose of this activity is to have students state the high and low points of the class/course, what changes (if any) they would make to the class/course. I take into account what is listed on the sheet, if it is related to the course content.
input is based on prior learning in the field
Like many before, I solicit student input at course completion. I ask for written ideas to improve the course during the formal course critique. I also have a review session in class on the class before final exam. As part of the review I ask for verbal student critique of the course and order of events
On the first day of a class I asked each student what they hope to learn from that particular class. Often times I might hear them say something which might be interesting to factor into the class. Sometimes this might lead up to creating new midterm or final class projects.
During the course of instruction, we allow the students to provide input for lesson plan revisions through and end of week assessment critique. This is conducted online and is also anonymous. We have actually made changes to the lesson plans do to some very good student input and observations.
We also have end of course survey's that help us understand the students likes and dislikes of the course which in turn helps us fine tune and tailor our lesson plan to the needs of our students when possible.
Our students are allowed to provide feedback at the end of each term & I encourage them to share any suggestions at that time, especially ideas related to hands-on activities.
I really enjoy student feed back on how they felt the lesson plans flowed and if it was presented in a way they could understand. I do this through out the entire mod.
My criteria for an adjustment: They must be able to present the problem they feel could be adjusted in a non-confrontational way, but the problem must come with what they feel could be the fix. I do this so I can determine the disconnect or give them solid reasoning for why it is not done a different way.
I also do not allow input to lesson plans during instruction but encourage feedback in the course critique. I do encourage suggestions for hands on experiences that will reinforce the lesson and have used several suggestions in future classes. I try very hard to make this a valuable learning experience for the students.
i tend to not allow student input..only because it can complicate some of the lesson plans. and it creates alot of complications with other students..so we stick to whats has already been planned
student input can only use as a suggestion or opinion. Not as a lesson plan. The reason for that is the student input probably work for them and not everyone. We can only utilize what would beneift the whole unit rather as individual.
