Collecting Student Feedback to Improve Instruction

Gathering feedback early in a course creates the opportunity for instructors to have conversations with students about the course goals, instructional methods, and students’ responsibility for their own learning. Additionally, instructors are able to share feedback and their plans to implement changes (as well as what kinds of changes may not be feasible during the term), adding transparency to instructional methods and course design. Instructors are also able to reinforce course goals and outcomes during the process. Finally, gathering formative feedback can also emphasize and support students’ responsibility for their own learning and how they can support it.  

After this workshop participants will be able to:

• describe a variety of methods for gathering student feedback on instruction
• analyze student feedback identifying noting strengths and areas for improvement
• communicate with student about the feedback process including why it is important and changes that can be made in the current semester, future changes, and items that cannot be made

You may register here.

If you have registered for this event, or are on the waitlist and require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate, please contact drakeinstitute@osu.edu. Requests should be made at least two weeks prior to the event, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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Institute for Teaching and Learning programming is offered in accordance with university guidelines associated with in-person and remote activities. The Institute will inform registrants of delivery modifications should those guidelines change.