[VPAAEtal] Spring 2016 SRTE Timeline

[Academic Affairs]

Faculty Member,

Administration of the spring 2016 Students' Ratings of Teaching Effectiveness (SRTEs), often referred to as "course evaluations," begins 4 April.  Your department's administrative assistant will collate and stuff SRTE packets for each of the courses that you teach.  When completed, your department's administrative assistant will distribute the course packets to you.




Date

F2F/Enhanced, Blended/Hybrid, Practicum and Labs
(Paper-based, in class administration)


Online (Section W) Courses

(Online administration
via PLS)


28-30 March

Academic department Administrative Assistants will assemble and distribute paper-based  SRTEs




4-22 April


SRTEs administered utilizing a student designee from the class.



Administer SRTEs - Students receive prompt to complete when logging into Pearson Learning Studio (eCollege) online course


27 April

All completed paper-based SRTEs will be returned to CFEI.




Please allocate time in your course to permit students to participate and express their opinions.  .

Consider sharing with your students the value you place on course evaluations, as well as mentioning improvements made to courses or teaching styles made in response to previous student ratings (SRTEs).  In addition to yielding valuable student feedback, empowering students to offer constructive and thoughtful feedback promotes student retention and engagement.

Thank you for your assistance.

Dave Giles, Ph.D. l Educational Assessment Coordinator
Center for Faculty Excellence & Innovation l Academic Affairs
Texas A&M University-Commerce

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