First Year @ Furman Discovery Series: Student Feedback and Evaluations

By now, you have received your first formal summative course evaluations of your teaching (Student Opinions of Instruction – SOI) from the previous semester. In this session, we will review the SOI survey—how to make sense of your data, how to incorporate results as feedback for better teaching, and how not to get overwhelmed or distracted by uninstructive comments. As a part of our discussion, we will consider bias in the course evaluation process, review ways to reduce that bias among your students, and highlight when and how to solicit more formative teaching feedback throughout the semester. 

Facilitators: Diane Boyd, Mac McArthur, Natalie The