Soliciting the Voice of our Student Customers

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October 10, 2012 Sophie Godley, MPH Clinical Assistant Professor Director, Undergraduate Education

Boston University

Slideshow Title Goes Here Who inspires your teaching?

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My teaching: My students

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Graduate and undergraduate students

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My (initial) reluctance

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Slideshow Title Goes Here    Too much to do anyway Fear of negative comments Thinking in terms of “good” and “bad” – not iterative, mutual  What if it’s really about “their learning” and not “my teaching?” Boston University School of Public Health

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Three examples from the classroom: midcourse evaluations

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Slideshow Title Goes Here Women Children & Adolescents students) Fall 2011: (grad level, 81 Used Blackboard, very quick survey Safer Sex & Public Health (mixed class, 60 students) Spring 2012 Pen and paper survey Women Children & Adolescents students) Fall 2012: (grad level, 84 using blog, Facebook Boston University School of Public Health

An opportunity to receive, and also to give, Slideshow Title Goes Here   Discuss contradictory feedback “some of you are enjoying…”  “some of you aren’t…”   Reminder about expectations -I will not recite the readings  -Facebook, gchat and email in class  I can’t grade 84 papers… Boston University School of Public Health

Midcourse evaluations (MC705)

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Slideshow Title Goes Here       49/57 = 86% response rate Discussions and class atmosphere Scholarly debate, trusting one another Time allocated for discussion Staying on schedule w/readings Class size Boston University School of Public Health

Need to be addressed

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Slideshow Title Goes Here   “Normal” “Abnormal”

I don't like the word "normal." If that's what happens to you, then that's what is important. Doesn't matter if you're only one in the world.

  Bisexuality: invisible Anatomy & physiology Boston University School of Public Health

What’s next?

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Slideshow Title Goes Here    Work to continue productive discussions Your role: Do the reading! Come to class!

Keep talking to me about what is working and what isn’t… Boston University School of Public Health

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Anatomy & Physiology Lab

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Class adjustment Boston University

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Discussion and lessons learned…

a) It’s worth it to check in

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Slideshow Title Goes Here b) Opportunity to remind students about MY expectations is valuable c) Being heard matters

d) How to make syllabus flexible enough to meet student needs?

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Contact

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Sophie Godley, MPH

Boston University School of Public Health 801 Mass Ave. 4 th floor Crosstown Building Boston, MA 02118 Ph: 617/638-5296 Facebook: Sophie Godley Twitter: @sophiesalibi Email: [email protected]