In 2017, the senate Committee on Teaching and Learning Policy commissioned a report on the history and status of course evaluation at Brock University.
The purpose of this report is threefold:
- To provide the background, context, and other relevant information regarding course evaluation at Brock University, including current practices in online evaluation.
- To provide general information from the literature pertaining to the challenges and opportunities of student evaluation of teaching, including considerations for online evaluation.
- To review best practices and provide draft recommendations regarding the improvement of course evaluation, in preparation for a full discussion at Senate, including specific recommendations related to the requirement for aggregate data for institutional reporting.