Strategy 3: Supporting Instructors with CES Engagement

“Some professors do a really good job trying to prioritize or make it sound like this feedback is really going to be used.They say ‘it's really important that we hear your voice, so I can understand how I can improve my course in the future.’ In those cases, I'll try to fill out the survey.” 

- SFU Student #10*

Our response rate data shows that instructors who actively engage with CES by adding instructor questions have a higher response rate than those who do not. Students have also expressed that they are motivated to complete a survey for a course when the instructors communicate the value of students’ feedback and remind students to participate. To support instructors' engagement with CES, we have created an improved question bank and are now holding workshops on how CES questions can support inquiry into teaching and learning.