The
term is ending and an email comes reminding you to
“complete a course evaluation”. All you
can think of is, “I barely have time to finish the course, much less complete
an evaluation!” Well, think of completing the course evaluation as “paying it
forward”. That’s right, completing a
course evaluation is a way to help make changes for those who take the course
in subsequent terms. Online course
evaluations are anonymous, so providing both positive and negative feedback is
essential.
Most online nursing course evaluations have two components:
course content/materials and faculty evaluations. All accredited masters in nursing online
programs, must provide course evaluations and demonstrate use of the feedback
to improve courses and teaching. Be sure
to phrase any comments for improvement with a positive tone. For example, stating that learning would have
been improved with increased faculty discussion participation (vs. the faculty
were never in discussions) has a positive tone.
If several class members are frustrated with a lack of
faculty participation, or slow grading of assignments (over one week to return
graded work) it is important that all those students provide feedback on the
course evaluation. If only one student
expresses concern about faculty, the information appears to be that of a single
disgruntled student. Whereas several
class members reporting the same type of course evaluation feedback, establishes
a trend or pattern. Repeated feedback is
cause for change in a course or faculty behavior, so be sure to use your
“voice” and complete those end of term course evaluations.
Dr. Maggie
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