Workshops We Can Offer
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Gathering Early Semester Student Feedback
Research indicates that ongoing formative feedback from students and colleagues is the best way to improve teaching (National Research Council, 2003). Early semester feedback offers an opportunity to collect detailed information from students about how well your course is working. During this workshop participants will discuss the value of early semester feedback and review sample feedback forms. Participants will have the opportunity to brainstorm possible questions and begin crafting their own feedback forms.
In addition to this workshop, we’re pleased to offer an article in our Resource Library on “Gathering and Responding to Early Student Feedback.” That article includes information on how Notre Dame Learning’s Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence can help you administer an early-semester student feedback survey.
Learning Goals
After successfully completing this workshop you will be able to:
- State reasons for incorporating early semester feedback into your course design and plan
- Create a form that you could use to gather feedback from your students
- Describe at least one option for administering an early semester feedback form
Workshop Resources
Materials
Online Resources
- Effectively Using Informal Early Feedback, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Using Midsemester Student Feedback and Responding to It, Lewis, Karron G. (2001).
- Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Fox and Hackerman, Editors (2003).
Certificates
This workshop can apply toward these graduate student/postdoc certificates:
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