I have learned that it is important to "close the loop" for an online course. To do so you need to use various methods of evaluation to help improve an online course.
As the student is the customer, their feedback is so important in revision- also a peer review is also a great tool as they are often able to speack to the academic/ teaching elements for improvement.
There are many types of methods used to review your course -- use them all!
Multiple evaluations are key to understanding the success of the course. Portfolios can recap what a student has learned throughout the course.
Use different ways to evaluate the course will help in "closing the loop," need to address all learning styles, use benchmark reviews, three stakholders: students, institution, teaching/professional community, feedback is crucial, looking at quantittative and qualitative data is important but using mutiple data is important and appropriate data is as important to using multiple sources of data. This includes using multiply kinds of evaluation methods.
Continuous evaluation of student progress and multiple ways to evaluate the course/module are important for the teacher as well as the students.
Course revision is important and you should not rely on only one source for feedback.
Using a peer-educator is a neat idea, although most academics are resistant to exposure to their peers. ESPECIALLY if it is their so called area of expertise.
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.
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.
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.
Use multiple methods of evaultions!
I realize the importance of taking a systems view in conducting an evaluation.
It is critical to incorporate the end user evaluation to ensure you are including mulitple methods and resources for review.
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.
Multiple evaluation techniques are viatlly important to revising your course.
Multiple evaluation techniques are necessary to make the course as good as it can be.
It is important to not rely on one method of evaluation. Having multiple methods deepens a student's level of understanding.
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.
Need multiple ways of evaluating and timely and positive feedback
