1. CLU Online Course Evaluations Melinda Wright November 2009

2. What are Course Evaluations? At the end of every semester you are invited to complete a survey about your classes and instructors. This survey is to be done the two weeks before finals week.

3. Why Course Evaluations? Course evaluations provide important information for many purposes. Evaluations help faculty assess strengths and identify areas for improvement in their teaching. Information from students is used by faculty committees to inform decisions about faculty promotion and tenure (ART). Professors and departments see anonymous feedback and use it to make syllabus teaching and other course changes.

4. Online Course Evaluation Process Announcement email sent to CLU email address (if you do not use regularly PLEASE forward your CLU email to your personal email)Announcement Invitation to begin completing evaluations – sent two weeks before finals week begins.Invitation Reminders – email reminders will be sent every three days. You will no longer receive reminders once you have completed your evaluations.Reminders Next

8. Where do I go to complete my evaluations? Click on the link found in the Invitation or Reminder…or… We have created a specialized URL that is easy to remember. –http://courseval.callutheran.eduhttp://courseval.callutheran.edu Use your CLU login and password!

9. Course Evaluation Survey An example of the survey can be found at http://www.callutheran.edu/assessment/ resources/CourseEvaluations.php. http://www.callutheran.edu/assessment/ resources/CourseEvaluations.php What about my Freshman Seminar evaluation? Video tutorial

10. Most asked Course Evaluation Questions Are all courses evaluated? –No, there are some courses that we do not evaluate. Those include any courses with less than five students enrolled, ECON lab, and COMM internship. What happens if I start and can’t finish the Form? –At the end of each section there is a “Save Progress” button. Using this will allow the students to come back to the evaluation at a later time. Can professor’s see my feedback before grades are submitted? –No, feedback is seen after grades have been submitted. Is there a way for the professor to know which evaluation is mine? –No, professors receive aggregated reports with no personal identifiers. An example of the report faculty see can be found at: http://www.callutheran.edu/assessment/resources/CoursEvalforFac ulty.php http://www.callutheran.edu/assessment/resources/CoursEvalforFac ulty.php For more please visit the CoursEval for Students page.CoursEval for Students

11. Time Line for Fall 2009 Evaluations Monday, November 23, 2009 –Announcement email Monday, November 30, 2009 –Invitation to begin completing evaluations Reminder emails sent about every three days Course Evaluations close on Sunday, December 13, 2009 at midnight

12. When leaving comments… Remember to provide meaningful and thoughtful comments that show constructive feedback. Be sure to tell us WHY, don’t just say, “I liked/disliked the class.” More examples…

13. Contact Information Melinda Wright –Educational Effectiveness –805-493-3962 –Alumni Hall #125 –mjwright@clunet.edumjwright@clunet.edu Karissa Oien –Academic Affairs –805-493-3148 –Pederson Administration Building –koien@clunet.edukoien@clunet.edu