Soliciting the Voice of our Student Customers CEIT October 10, 2012 Sophie Godley, MPH Clinical Assistant Professor Director, Undergraduate Education Boston University School of Public Health.
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Soliciting the Voice of our Student Customers
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October 10, 2012 Sophie Godley, MPH Clinical Assistant Professor Director, Undergraduate Education
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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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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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Discussion and lessons learned…
a) It’s worth it to check in
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d) How to make syllabus flexible enough to meet student needs?
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Contact
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]