how to completely botch online course feedback - @thesoloprenaut

HOW TO COMPLETELY

BOTCH FEEDBACKCOURSE

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In 14 Easy Steps

ONLINE

LEARNING NOTHING

COLLECTING FEEDBACK AND

FROM IT

A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO

PART 1 COLLECTING FEEDBACK

#1

Ask

One MillionQuestions

They’ll be ok with 10 page feedback forms and they’ll come up with original answers to 300 questions.

Your students are there to make your life better.

Sometimes they may indicate that your course is perfect already by answering with dashes and blanks..

#2

Go minimal instead:

Questions

Ask only

Going through the motions so students may feel betterThat’s the idea!

nobody will fault you for lengthy feedback.

You won’t learn much, but

UnspecificQuestions

Ask

#3

It’ll help you to know that your students were “a little bored at times”, and that

“there was a mistake somewhere”.

A Blurry Vision is Good Enough

#4

Ask

QuestionsDifferent

every time

Who wants to incrementally improve by tracking progress?

Your course is disruptive - it CAN’T be tracked!

New course - new questions. ‘nough said.

Consistency is for those who’reafraid of change.

Get feedback for thetop parts

of your course whileIGNORING

the rest #5

You don’t need feedback for bad classes. You already know they need work.Once they’re perfect, you’ll ask.

Because Feedback is About

Feeling Good

FIRSTPerfection

LATERFeedback

#6

and a great opportunity to miss the chance to develop what your audience actually cares about.

Asking for feedback as an afterthought isa great opportunity to develop something nobody wants

Finish Course Construction First

#7

Make

Mandatory!

Name

Address and

You want truthful answersbut too much is too much

Students need to feel accountable.If they have nothing to hide, they won’t mind giving their credentials.

#8

Manually

LETTERSEmails or

Collect

Bored out of your mind? manually evaluating feedback instead of using tools is

cheaper than netflix!

PART 2 HANDLING FEEDBACK

proudly accept

the rest

good

IGNORE

feedbackand

#9

While reading negative feedback, start thinking about how to word a rebuttal. This is the best way to deal with negative feedback and fully supports the purpose of giving and receiving feedback.

You’re the expert.Students don’t know what they’re talking about.Except when they like your course.

#10

never tell

Sneakily work on feedback but

anybody

Also, they’ve paid already, and you don’t want to scare away new buyers.

What if this leaks?

Why admit that your courseWASN’T PERFECT?

That’ll just make you look weak and demotivate students.

#11

Improve the lessons with the

Perfection

best feedback first.

is key

“Invest 80% of Your Energy to Perfect 20% of Your Offer”

Everbody Knows That

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

One perfect lesson will illustrate your potentialand students won’t mind the 17 bad lessons.

You’ll find time to fix those later. Probably.

#12

LISTEN!Don’t

You know what’s best for your course.

Let students THINK they have a say, that’ll keep them motivated.

Feedback is a formality

#13

Tell

NO

students

They’ll appreciate knowing their feedback is valued.

Being shown the flaws in their argument will also reassure them that you are indeed an expert to learn from.

Explain why their opinion is wrong.

#14

WAIT for the

to settle!DUST

Many will not bother giving you feedback anymore, thereby optimizing the process further.

Also: Who wants feedback from students who just failed a test?

Students Need Time to Digest the Learning ExperienceOne month after the end of the course, students will give streamlined answers without annoying specificity, and you won’t have to weed out details and nuances.

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