Gather input from multiple sources, students, self evaluation and if possible peer review to revise course materials and delivery to improve outcomes.
Course evaluations are very important to the improvement and longevity of the course. The evaluation must have mulipule evaluations to include stakeholders, students, as well as the institution.
Having multiple evaluations will help improve the course overall, making sure to check and review the feedback also helps.
This all will help to improve our teaching techniques.
Multiple evaluations are needed for learning.
You obviously need multiple sources of feedback.
Closing the loop can be considered the most important instructional strategy because it allows for continued evaluation of and implemention of improvements of delivered instruction. Multiple methods for learning objective assessment and evaluation should be employed.
It will take multiple tools, from your multiple stakeholders, to provide the feedback that you will need to make continuous changes that improve your online course and close the loop!
Reply to Chad Lynch's post:
Use multiple resources to evaluate your course.
Need multiple ways of evaluating and timely and positive feedback
I can remember being in college and having to do these evaluations as a student.I never thought about it on this side of it before, but it is very important for a teacher to be open to feedback and ways to improve their course. I will be going into my sixth year of teaching, and I cant remember a year where I didnt spend a portion of my summer revising assignments for particular units.
It is important to not rely on one method of evaluation. Having multiple methods deepens a student's level of understanding.
Multiple evaluation techniques are necessary to make the course as good as it can be.
Multiple evaluation techniques are viatlly important to revising your course.
Student evaluation should also be used to compare how various learning objectives were taught to find out what students found to be the best way.
It is critical to incorporate the end user evaluation to ensure you are including mulitple methods and resources for review.
I realize the importance of taking a systems view in conducting an evaluation.
Use multiple methods of evaultions!
Using formative and summative assessment are very important, we can't rely upon just student feedback. Looking at the entirety of the course, not just one assignment for organization.
Students evaluations are useful to understand how they experienced the class, but not the best method to evaluate if the course is achieving industry standards or reflecting institutional guidelines.
Student feeback is critical to improving the overall success of the class. One can receive input from a variety of sources beyond student satisfaction assessments. On-going check-ins, peer reviews, and other methods can be used as well. Being open and willing to make corrections based upon constructive critique is often a skill that must be developed.
