It is best to have multiple evaluation tools to address a specific make-up of the class in terms of learning styles, intelligence and background of students.
In my experience feedback can be inconsistent. You often get positive feedback and negative feedback on the same item. Some time you get feeedback to change some to this and other feedback to change it to that. Its important to take a step back and make changes based on feedback and looking at the big picture.
Muddy waters are an effective tool to help assist with more indepth learning.
this module has given me ideas for how to incorporate different types of evaluations when revising my course.
Multiple evaluation should be used.
Learned that I need multiple evalutations. It cant just be form one cource. And after learning about it, it makes alot of sense.
Need feedback from multiple stakeholders and not just rely on students feedback. This will give you opportunity to revise your courses.
Of all of that has been discussed thus far this section seems the most daunting. Generally at the end of the course, who has the time and energy to evaluate, when the next course is pounding at the door. This perhaps is more true for faculty with broader teaching assignments. That being said I see a partnership needs to be struck between the administration and the instructors. On the one hand, the instructors need to put in the time and effort to analyze the course that has just completed in preparation for the next go-around. On the other hand, the administration needs to providing breathing room for instructors to do this task without inundating the instructor with meetings, projects, and busywork and the end of a course.
Never-the-less I can see revising my use of my teaching journal, drawing on key metrics from the course, and evaluating student surveys to see how improvement can be made.
Using multiple tools to get the feedback that is needed to make critical, meaningful, continuous changes that enhance your online course is key!
On line threaded discussions an in person hands on activities and discussions improve understanding of the subject at hand.
Good explanation of qualitative versus quantitative data.
Evaluation, evaluation, evaluation!!
I learned from this module that using student course evaluations are important but not enought to completely and accurately revising a course. Course feedback from student is important and valuable but feedback from the stakeholders is also needed.
By providing multiple routes of evaluation students can be given detailed feedback to improve on learning the material in the course.
It’s important to get multiple evaluations for the course you to teach to make sure the students stay engaged and are learning
Multiple evaluation provides effective analysis of the course
There should be flexibility on the part of instructors to provide the best and alternative method of learning and assessment to their students
It's important to use multiple evaluation methods for your online course. This will help you learn where your mistakes are, where improvement is needed, and make the necessary changes, as needed.
Closing the loop was new to me - seeking out more than just student evaluations will give a deeper and more thorough assessment of the course.
I plan to have my course material peer reviewed in the future.
