“So What Do You Really Think?”: Using technology to get candid feedback from students

This session will address new ways faculty can gather feedback from students about all things class-related. The conventional ways of doing so (particularly the standard end-of-semester teaching evaluation form and the instructor-designed “mid-semester” survey) have their limitations, especially in undergraduate classes. I will share a different method I’ve used: offering a series of brief, anonymous online surveys. I will also discuss various “best practices” for getting past students’ hesitation to provide feedback and uncovering candid opinions that facilitate improvements to classes.