Get Your Students Hired
I think that the most comprehensive feedback comes from my student evaluations. I encourage students to be honest and open about my courses and I ask for recommended improvements at the end of my course through live chats and discussion forums. After review of student evaluations, I am able to determine course revisions that should be made before the course is taught again. After all, our students are consumers and we want them to stay committed to their programs of study.
Do you think that it is a good idea to create a "suggestion" discussion forum toward the end of the course? Do you think that students would be less likely to participate because it is not anonymous?
Kathleen,
Standards are essential to so many different careers. It's important to make sure students reach their individual goals as well as the professional standards. Thanks for your input.
Ruby,
When you use a variety of evaluations, you get a more well-rounded response about how to improve the course and help students learn better. Thanks!
Laurie,
Student feedback through course evaluations or at other times (formative feedback) are both essential to help us improve the learning environment. Thanks!
Industry standards and advancements. I teach dental assisting and that science is constantly changing and improving. Of course the basics of the anatomy for example do not but the courses that teach dental materials and Chairside procedures are constantly changing. Evaluating the course content to what is being done in the field is key.
Hello Dr. Crews,
I think it takes all of them. I do not think grades alone is enough because of the make up of students I have. In one section I may have students who take fewer corrections, and the next time my students may require more attention and corrections. The Portfolios are good because of the overview it gives over a course period. Student evaluations are important because I have had students make suggestions that I have implemented because it gives me an idea of what else they need to implement their learning. I also like Peer evaluations. I am new at online teaching and I need all of the guidance I can get.
Thanks
Ruby W.
Course evaluations are part of the process of learning about a course. Also, student feedback otherwise is part of that process as well.
Kimberly,
Using different questioning techniques can be beneficial. Open communication is a must if we want students to feel they can provide feedback and we will listen. Thanks!
Alfred,
Don't hate to say it - grades are important. It does provide us with an overview of how students did, but it doesn't tell us why they did well or poorly. Additional formative feedback may be helpful. Thanks!
Question tools seem to work better for me. This allows me to keep the lines of communication open. Allowing the forum to be oral or written comprehensive feedback will help me as an instructor to provide a balance in my classroom.
I hate to say it but I think grades are important. If there are to many low grades there is a problem. Then the course assignments, objectives etc need to be reviewed as well as comparing the grade to those of other instructors teaching the same class.
one of the issues we have arise here is we are already doing an evaluation every three weeks. so when we add in more evaluations they jsut breeze through them sometimes and you get all great or all bad because sometimes they dont even read if a 1 or a 5 is good. I am interested to try some of these different methods of assessment and jsut present them a little differently so that they do not get into the "Great, another evaluation" mode.
Kim,
I love getting feedback from the students. That feedback helps us make edits to the course and help students be successful. Nice job.
I feel the student feedback is very important as well. The student grades and interaction is also a great tool to evaluate syllabus and material.
Kim Colston
Shirley,
Summative and formative evaluations can provide you with different information at different times. The rubrics are typically used for the summative evaluations and help all stakeholders understand the expectations. Thanks again for your input in these forums.
I believe that summative and formative evaluation would provide the most comprehensive feedback in terms of closing the loop. It is very important to have these types of evaluation methods so that one can be detailed and structured, in terms of providing a rubrics along with a meaningful and content structured environment.
Dr. Chuo
William,
What a shame you have no input. Can you not alter how you teach if you still teach the necessary content?
Hi Dr. Crews
In an online environment closing the loop can be difficult because the material and assignments are usually drafted by a committee of which you may have had no input. I like the interactive syllabuses but I would also like to see more diversity in how students are evaluated.
Bill Becker
William,
I love getting student feedback during the course and implementing any change I can immediately. When students have input, they buy in more to the class and I believe are more engaged. Thanks for your input.