Discussions Form Sample

							                         UTTP 2004/05 - Student Feedback Form

1. Learning Environment: What helped you to learn in this course?
       Class discussions (6)
       Guest speakers (5)
       Welcoming environment (4)
       Variety of teaching techniques (4)
       Excellent facilitation (3)
       High level instructors (2)
       Use of website and email (2)
       Lectures
       Group work
       High level students
       Timely assignments
       Taking notes

What hindered your learning?
       Absence of time (4)
       Sometimes too much discussion (2)
       Length of course/Long time period between classes (2)
       My own social skills
       Class is too long some days
       Direct exposure to an undergraduate class
       Too many lectures
       Personal problems
       Late afternoon time slot
       Sometimes felt disorganised/not enough structure

       Overall Rating of the Learning Environment (circle one)
      1                      2                   3               4         5
    Very                                                             Very Satisfied
                                                                 4
 Dissatisfied                                                              12


2. Course Content: What theories, concepts, and practices were the most relevant to
you?
          Learner-centredness/Active learning (8)
          Learning styles (8)
          Course design (3)
          PBL (3)
          Instructivist/Constructivist (3)
          Kolb (2)
          Practical tips (2)
          Critical reflection (2)
          Teaching philosophy (2)
          Maslow
          Group work
          Engaging student in the learning process
          Technology class
          Scholarship of learning
          Transition to new faculty
          Perry’s scheme
What specific questions/content are still unclear to you?
         How to go about teaching (2)
         Application of constructivism
         Making group work work
         Hands-on application of lecture/lab
         Is my philosophy going to work in real life?
         Assessment when active learning is involved
         Critical reflection
         Assessing PBL/CSL
         How Alistair’s class went so well
         Scholarship of teaching
         Theories behind distance education and videoconferencing
         Uncomfortable with learning styles – very patronising

What was not covered that should have been?
         Time management
         Teaching skills through practice
         Discipline-specific approaches to teaching
         Teaching dossiers
         Academic dishonesty (not as well as I would have liked)
         Teaching in distance education/concept of the open university
         Good balance
         More emphasis on getting a job (I know it’s not totally relevant, but…)
         More on course design

Overall Rating of the Course Content (circle one)
       1                    2                     3                    4                 5
     Very                                                                          Very Satisfied
  Dissatisfied                                                         9                 7



3. Course Assessment Approach: What assignment(s) were most useful in solidifying
your learning?
         Self-directed assignment (12)
         Learning journals (7) (I hate to admit it but…4)
         Teaching philosophy statement (5)
         Group work

What assignment(s) need improvement?
         Student presentations (7)
         “Instead of group presentation have two self-directed, one theory/one teaching”
         Learning Journals (5)
         • More guidelines on reflective report (2)
         • More feedback
         • Hand out rubrics earlier
         • It is was hard
         Self-directed assignment (3)
         Philosophy statement – more direction
         ”Pass/Fail was very liberating but less satisfying” (2)

Overall Rating of the Course Assessment Approach (circle one)
       1                    2                    3                     4                   5
     Very                                                                            Very Satisfied
  Dissatisfied                                   2                     6                   8




4. Overall, how satisfied are you with the course? (circle one)
       1                    2                    3                     4                   5
     Very                                                                            Very Satisfied
  Dissatisfied                                                         8                   9
Comments:
         Thank you (6)
         Towards the end the course started to drag. It may be better suited as a one-semester course
         running every week (2)
         Great course
         More graduates will go on to academia which will promote UGs reputation
         Should continue running this course
         I really enjoyed it and will tell some of my colleagues (who I think might be interested) about it. I
         only discovered it ‘accidentally’. It is a diamond in the rough
         I really liked the relativeness of everything. You can easily see who these things can be used
         I really like guest speakers who tell you they use what is covered in class or thought like us
         Reflecting on what it means to be a teacher was key for me. Thanks for providing the opportunity
         Really enjoyed the course
         Peter and Julia, you were great instructors & created a nice atmosphere. Makes me respect UG for
         having TSS and attempting to professionalize university teaching.