COURSE EVALUATION REPORTS
Reports will be available on June 7
To access your course evaluation reports, please go to your account and make sure the selected term is set to Spring 2024.
Here are templates, resources and short articles that provide strategies and tips
on contextualizing and interpreting course evaluations.
- Ask a Trusted Colleague to Help
Course evaluations can provide insight into your students’ experiences in your class
separate from their learning, and guide your teaching for future classes. If reading
your course evaluations is a stressful activity for you, consider asking a trusted
colleague to read your evaluations and put them in perspective using the Peer Feedback Template assembled by Dr. Shihua Brazill, former CFE instructional designer. You may want
to provide the same service for your colleague.
- How to make the best of bad course evaluations
This short article provides good advice on how to interpret common criticisms from
students and put them into a bigger context. (PDF version available upon request,
please email kenneth.silvestri@montana.edu)
- Course evaluations as a tool for growth
This short article offers ideas for using reflection to identify common themes and
areas to improve in without having to reread and revisit prior course evaluations.
(PDF version available upon request, please email kenneth.silvestri@montana.edu)
- My worst student ratings ever
One faculty’s experience with lower ratings after making a change that did not initially
go well and what they learned from this experience.
- Consultations Available for Course Evaluations
If you have trouble accessing the articles or would like to review and discuss your
course evaluations with a CFE instructional designer, please email cfe@montana.edu
to set up an appointment.
UPCOMING CFE EVENTS & RESOURCES
If you are located outside of Bozeman and would like to attend a workshop via Webex,
please request a link in the comments section and it will be sent to you before the
session.
Part 1, Today - May 14|| 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM || Romney 236||Register
Part 2, Thursday - May 16|| 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM || Romney 236||Register
While you know that you should write "clearly," how to write clearly is not always
obvious. Grants and proposals present particular challenges because what is clear
to one audience may not be to another. In this two-part workshop, we will review one
of your drafts and discuss various editing strategies you can use to create direct,
clear, and compelling prose.
Tuesday, May 21 ||10:00AM- 12:00 PM || MSU Library 324 Teaching Space||Register iCalcal
Looking for some ideas on how to best mentor graduate and undergraduate students in
research? This training uses materials from the Center for Improved Mentoring Experiences in Research to explore many different subjects around mentoring.
Thursday, August 15||9:00 AM- 4:00 PM || Romney 211||Register ||iCalcal
 Orientation of new faculty at any institution is essential for creating the culture
of the university. At MSU we aim to build a welcoming and inclusive culture that spreads
into classroom, research, creative and community spaces, and to equip faculty with
the knowledge of how to promote student success through achieving excellence in teaching,
scholarship and service. If you are new faculty, please register here.
Nina Mondré Schweppe the Center’s newest Instructional Designer, is available for consultations for support
and feedback related to teaching and learning.To schedule a one-on-one consultation, please contact Nina at: nina.schweppe@montana.edu
Recruiting for Teaching Large Enrollment Courses Faculty Learning Community
Facilitated by Ken Silvestri, CFE Instructional Designer
With hundreds of students, teaching large classes has several challenges, including
getting to know students, keeping as many students as possible engaged in the learning,
providing support to so many students, and managing grading.
In this faculty learning community, we will identify and discuss the above challenges
that come with teaching this type of course and share teaching practices and ideas
for addressing them.
Format and Commitment
The one-hour meetings will take place once per month starting in mid-July and ending
in November. We are starting in July to provide some time to incorporate ideas for
large enrollment courses taught in the fall. However, if you are unable to attend
in July, you are still welcome to participate in subsequent meetings.
If you are interested in joining the group or have questions, please email Ken Silvestri
at kenneth.silvestri@montana.edu
The CFE has created a new podcast series that offers teaching tips and information
about resources on campus. We also are interviewing faculty and students about their
campus experiences. Listen to current episodes here.
OTHER MSU ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tuesday, May 21|| 3:00 PM- 4:00 PM ||Chemistry & Biochemistry Bldg, Byker Auditorium||Register||iCalcal
MSU will host Dr. Luis Cubano, National Science Foundation Acting Deputy Division
Director for Equity and Excellence in STEM within the Directorate for STEM Education
(EDU).
Please visit ato.montana.edu/canvas for news about Canvas - MSU’s transition to a new LMS. Check back for updates posted
on the website including:
- Transition timeline and important dates
- Information about course content migration
- Instructor resources and training information
- Resources for students
- Previous communications
Important Dates for Canvas Transition
- August 2024: Faculty can access their MSU Canvas accounts
- May 2025: All courses will be fully transitioned to using Canvas.
- June 2025: D2L/Brightspace will no longer be available.
Faculty, staff and students can obtain a generic Canvas account to explore. Questions about the upgrade to Canvas can be sent to canvas@montana.edu
NCFDD WEBINARS
Thursday, June 13th|| 12:00pm -1:30p.m. MST|| Register Here
Presenter: Joy Gaston Gayles, PhD
You will need to log into your National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development
(NCFDD) account and then click the link above to access the event. This online resource
is available to the MSU community free of charge. Learn more about how to register.
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