Changes to end-of-course student feedback surveys
This message was sent to faculty in Vancouver and the Okanagan.
October 12, 2021
A message from Andrew Szeri, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver; and Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan
Based on recommendations endorsed by the UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan Senates, UBC is implementing changes to the questions posed in the Student Experience of Instruction (SEI) surveys (i.e., end-of-course student feedback surveys, formerly named Student Evaluation of Teaching).
Starting this term, the SEI surveys will use the same six core questions for both UBC campuses — a reduction for UBC Okanagan from the previous 19 core questions — with revised wording based on feedback obtained from students and faculty through focus groups, student interviews, and pilot-testing.
The new survey questions were approved by the Vancouver Senate Teaching and Learning Committee and the Okanagan Senate Learning and Research Committee in the summer of 2021, and are in effect for courses offered during 2021/22 Winter Session, Term 1 and onward.
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