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Course-Correcting Mid-Semester: A Three Question Feedback Survey

Faculty Focus

When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002).

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Course-Correcting Mid-Semester: A Three Question Feedback Survey

Faculty Focus

When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002).

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Colleges Can Turn Classes Into Virtual Communities. Here’s How.

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Don’t just use video for lectures; the format can also be used to welcome students to your class, provide feedback (much preferred by students to print feedback) and walk through assignments. Fourth, be brave and conduct a mid-term, anonymous evaluation of your course. Second, you can’t employ too much video.

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How to Demonstrate Confidence in Your Teaching

Edsurge

Dear Bonni, Various times I get feedback from students that they find me too unsure when in front of the class. The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. You can pose a question for a future column here. What are helpful strategies to get better at this?

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What College Students Wish Faculty and Admins Knew About Teaching

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Law: Given that most evaluation forms are filled out at the end of the semester, a lot of students feel like, "Well even if I provide that feedback, it doesn't really benefit ourselves in that scenario." So, it really depends on how eager the student is to help improve the whole situation and the course specifically.

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Four Ways to Create a Supportive and Inclusive Learning Community for Your Students

Faculty Focus

I consistently read in my course evaluations that students appreciate this effort and feel a sense of community in my classroom as a result. Feedback needs to be specific rather than general and should include steps students can take toward achieving the assignment’s goal. Frontier in Education, 6. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2021.668250

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Using the LMS Effectively to Reduce Logistical Challenges for Students 

Faculty Focus

Posting grades and feedback weeks or months after assignment submission is frustrating for students, especially for assignments that build on one another. Enter grades and feedback in a timely manner and show students where to find your feedback after the first assignment is graded.

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