Student Online Course Evaluation: How Institutional Researchers Evaluate High-Quality Online Teaching

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 77
  In Roundtable Session: Quality Assurance in Online Teaching and Learning

Abstract

As online higher education courses and degrees grow in enrollment, institutional researchers must adapt methods for the Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) to reflect the online medium. Current research shows that instead of evolving high-quality teaching evaluation methods in tandem with the evolution of online teaching, most universities are continuing to use the same summative questionnaires developed for traditional face-to-face teaching. After reviewing current methods, the author recommends how institutions can develop teaching evaluation strategies that include student voice and evolve with the trends in online teaching.

Author

• Virginia Byrne, University of Maryland - College Park