Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education
From SGID and GIFT to BBQ: Streamlining Midterm Student Evaluations to Improve Teaching and Learning
Date of this Version
2004
Document Type
Article
Citation
To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development (20) 2; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/tia.17063888.0022.009http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/tia.17063888.0022.009
Abstract
Faculty members want feedback about ways to improve learning. Midterm assessments are more useful than end-of-term student evaluations. Not all institutions provide faculty development consultants. This chapter presents an innovative process appropriate for institutions currently without teaching enhancement centers. The Bare Bones Questions (BBQ) process consists of empathic trained colleagues facilitating students’ evaluative discussions. Students and faculty members are overwhelmingly positive about the process piloted for the past three years. Students’ suggestions can include simple changes in classroom environment or enhanced sensitivity to cultural diversity. BBQ may build intra-institutional collegiality by reducing the isolation of teaching.
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