{"id":75729,"date":"2021-06-11T08:40:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T12:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=75729"},"modified":"2021-06-11T15:28:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T19:28:36","slug":"reflections-on-why-professors-should-ask-students-for-feedback-long-before-the-semester-is-over-koenig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2021\/06\/11\/reflections-on-why-professors-should-ask-students-for-feedback-long-before-the-semester-is-over-koenig\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on &#8220;Why Professors Should Ask Students For Feedback Long Before the Semester Is Over&#8221; [Koenig]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2021-06-10-why-professors-should-ask-students-for-feedback-long-before-the-semester-is-over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Professors Should Ask Students For Feedback Long Before the Semester Is Over<\/a> <\/strong>&#8212; from edsurge.com by Rebecca Koenig<br \/>\n<em>This article is part of the guide\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/research\/guides\/better-faster-stronger-how-learning-engineering-aims-to-transform-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Better, Faster, Stronger: How Learning Engineering Aims to Transform Education.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>About a month into each semester, Gayle Golden sets aside a little time to ask her students about their learning.<\/p>\n<p>The journalism instructor at the University of Minnesota keeps the process simple, with brief questions similar to these:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What should keep happening in this class?<\/li>\n<li>What should we start doing in this class?<\/li>\n<li>What should we stop doing in this class?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Golden collects the results, which students give anonymously, then studies the feedback and makes a list of all the information she\u2019s received. During the next class period, she discusses the findings with her students. She tells them which suggestions she plans to put into practice, which recommendations she can\u2019t act on, and why.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Speaking of feedback&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">I think it would be good to have our students journal about their learning &#8212; integrating their notes, readings, experiments, lectures, etc. <a href=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/documents\/DanielSChristian-MyLearningJournal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Students could check in on these 3 questions for example.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/documents\/DanielSChristian-MyLearningJournal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70671\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DanielSChristian-MyLearningJournal-SM-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DanielSChristian-MyLearningJournal-SM-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DanielSChristian-MyLearningJournal-SM-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DanielSChristian-MyLearningJournal-SM-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DanielSChristian-MyLearningJournal-SM.jpg 1390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">And in the (potentially) digital process, they could also submit a form to their faculty member to answer the question:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>What do I want my professor to know about my learning experience today?<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Such a question could be electronically delivered to the professor on any given day. This type of feedback loop would provide real-time, formative feedback to the professor as well as help the students develop their metacognitive skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">I would think that such a process could also be used within the K-12 realm, including homeschoolers.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Also from edsurge.com, see:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2021-06-07-how-to-use-podcasts-in-teaching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How to Use Podcasts in Teaching<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; by Bonni Stachowiak<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2021-06-08-to-support-black-male-teachers-a-nonprofit-is-paying-off-student-loans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>To Support Black Male Teachers, A Nonprofit is Paying Off Student Loans<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; by Jeffrey R. Young<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2021-06-11-millions-of-students-are-still-without-wifi-and-tech-why-haven-t-policymakers-stepped-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Millions of Students Are Still Without WiFi and Tech\u2014Why Haven\u2019t Policymakers Stepped Up?<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; by Mary Jo Madda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Professors Should Ask Students For Feedback Long Before the Semester Is Over &#8212; from edsurge.com by Rebecca Koenig This article is part of the guide\u00a0Better, Faster, Stronger: How Learning Engineering Aims to Transform Education. 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