Did you know that Becky is available to help with midterm feedback sessions?! Send her an email at [email protected] to get on the schedule for this semester!
What is a Midterm Feedback Session?
Midterm feedback sessions, or small-group instructional diagnosis (SGID) sessions provide a chance to have an outsider come into your face-to-face, online or synchronous class to talk with your students, and give them a chance to offer feedback through a process of coming to consensus about the strengths and challenges of a particular course. Students discuss these topics in small groups, and then come to consensus as a class. These sessions are typically conducted at the midway point throughout the semester to allow time to implement changes.
How Does a Feedback Session Work?
- You’ll have an intial consultation with Becky to plan for the session in your class.
- In a synchronous or face-to-face class, Becky will plan a specific time to visit for about 20 minutes. In an online class, you’ll schedule a time to complete this work in two parts, a survey, and a Google doc activity, typically over the course of a week.
- During the session, Becky will walk students through the process of small group discussion, and large group connections to come to a consensus about the strengths of the course, and areas that could be improved.
- Becky will prepare a report for the instructor based on student feedback
- You’ll be expected to acknowledge the results you get from the report, and consider any changes you’d like to make based on the student feedback.
Why Conduct a Feedback Session?
- This process helps students come to consensus about their feedback, avoiding outliers from one vocal student who likes or dislikes an element of the course.
- Students appreciate the chance to provide feedback during a course when changes can be implemented before the end of the semester.
- Research shows that midterm feedback can have a postive impact on SRIs when instructors ask for feedback, and then implement changes.