Also, let the students know how you plan to do that. Choose one or more suggestions that, for practical or other considerations, cannot be implemented. Inform the students of the reasons. There are other forms of feedback, such as a class interview facilitated by a teaching consultant, a videotape review, or analyses of student work which require the help of the Center or a colleague. If you are interested in one of these, or if you have questions about the others listed here, call CTE at 831-2027.
All departments require course evaluations to be conducted at the end of the semester.
About three weeks before the last class, ask about details for administering your department's evaluation instrument. Some departments will send someone to distribute and collect the forms from students, others will expect you to find a student to do this. It is important that you do not stay in the room while the students complete the ratings. You should also make it very clear to students that you will not see the results until after grades are in. Their feedback will not influence their grades in any way.