Instructors may add 5 questions to each of their courses (each course can have unique questions).
- Instructions for Instructors to add questions to each of their courses.
- For consideration, see Bank of Questions Instructors Could Add to SEL Survey
When can questions be added?
- An email is sent with a link to all instructors when the access to add customized questions opens.
Who can view responses?
- Responses to these questions are only viewable by the faculty member, allowing the opportunity to support receiving feedback on innovative and unique parts of a course with the option of not having college deans or department chairs view responses.
Submit college or department questions here.
- Be sure to review your 5 questions carefully prior to submission because they go directly to surveys without additional review.
- You are strongly encouraged to share the questions with faculty so they know which questions are going on their course’s SEL surveys – and this would be a great way for the questions to be proofread before submitting.
- Once college/department questions are submitted, they will automatically remain on future department/college course surveys until a request to change or review these questions is submitted.
What will my department and dean be able to see?
- What is viewable by the department and dean is available here and is described in the table below.
- (Responses to instructor customized questions are only viewable by the faculty member)
Who Has Access to the Report?
| Initial Report | Faculty Access | Department Chairs, Deans, Discovery Program, E3 Access |
|---|---|---|
| Responses to entire survey | Access with 2 weeks to report any disparaging comments for redaction | No. |
| Published reports (excluding redacted comments) Includes responses to: | Faculty Access | Department Chairs, Deans, Discovery Program, E3 Access |
|---|---|---|
| Standard 7 questions | Yes. | Yes. |
| Instructor customized questions | Yes. | No. |
| College/Department questions | Yes. | To respective questions |
| Inquiry Course questions | Yes. | To respective questions |
When can you see the results of your report?
How will the results be used for P&T
- Guidelines for using the SEL survey for P&T are provided here.
How can I increase response rates?
- Maximizing Response Rate Strategies
The Faculty Senate made this pie chart to demonstrate that "Student feedback is one part of faculty teaching evaluation"
The committee recommends that each college develop college-wide practices based on student feedback of teaching as a part of several methods for assessing teaching and teaching development. This recommendation includes encouraging instructors and administrators to embrace a perspective of collecting student feedback on their experiences in courses rather than evaluating instructor(s) performance. This perspective is consistent with the research that suggests that students are best able to provide personal experiences about what supports their learning thereby helping instructors to better understand effective teaching strategies, rather than provide evaluative information about individual instructors. In addition to using the proposed instrument, several additional metrics of teaching effectiveness grounded in best-practices are encouraged, including:
1.Peer review
2. Early-to-mid-term student feedback for in-course adjustments (templates available through E3)
3. Self-reflection on teaching philosophy
4. Self-study of student performance
The Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee, Educational Excellence and Effectiveness (E3), Teaching and Learning Technologies, and other central offices have been reviewing data, and soliciting feedback from students, faculty, department chairs, and deans.
Feedback from UNH community on SEL Survey
