4 Tips for Great Student Evaluations in Online Classes

By Stephanie Delaney, JD, Ph.Dsdelaney@cascadia.edu

Problems with Student Evals

• Lack of participation• Skewed participation• Lack of distinction between teaching and

technology

Online Orientations

• Be explicit about expectations and instructions

• Include a syllabus quiz• Dedicate time, but not

too much time

Frequent Course Surveys

• Allows for ongoing changes to address concerns

• Gives students a chance to vent

• Trains students on how to observe

Use of Audio and Video

• Audio Tools– Audacity (

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)

– WAOL Media Server

• Video Tools– Jing (www.techsmith.com)– You Tube (

www.youtube.com– Teacher Tube (

www.teachertube.com)

“Personalized” Student Feedback

• Lots of detail, little effort

• Use Macros or copy/paste

• Use tokens in ANGEL

Questions???

Thank You!

• Contact Stephanie– sdelaney@cascadia.edu– 425-352-8166