Please see the message below from Associate Provost Markus Dubischar and Millie Smith, Academic Project Coordinator:
Dear Faculty Colleagues,
Student evaluations of teaching are one of several means by which teaching is assessed at the College, providing input to faculty members to develop and revise their courses. As you are aware, faculty members are encouraged to consider their evaluations in judging the effectiveness of their teaching. (see Faculty Handbook Section 4.2.1.1)
The standard College evaluation form will be administered to students in all spring 2025 lecture, laboratory, and seminar courses with an enrollment of five (5) or greater, through the web-based evaluation tool Anthology Course Evaluations. The standard open evaluation period will take place from Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 9.
Please consider setting aside time to administer course evaluations at the beginning of a class session during the open evaluation period to obtain better response rates and a more representative class sample. Anthology Course Evaluations is a web-based platform, so please inform your students about when you are planning to administer evaluations in class and remind them to bring a web-enabled device with them. Administering the online course evaluations completely outside, or at the end, of class are generally considered less effective practices.
The feature of Custom Survey Availability Windows debuted in fall 2024 for Lafayette Course Evaluations. As a reminder, in order to utilize this feature, custom survey availability windows must be set prior to the open evaluation period beginning on Monday, April 28. More information and detailed instructions on how to set custom survey availability windows can be found on the Lafayette Course Evaluations website.
Per Section 4.2.1.1.2.1 in the Faculty Handbook, faculty members who wish to refrain from using the standard College evaluation form must communicate their reason in writing to the Provost Office. In lieu of sending an email, faculty should complete this Google Form no later than Monday, April 21 so that the course evaluation team is notified in sufficient time.
If you have questions about course evaluations, visit courseevals.lafayette.edu for more information. If you cannot find the answer there, please feel free to contact us at courseevals@lafayette.edu.
All the best,
Markus Dubischar
Associate Provost
Millie Smith ‘10
Academic Project Coordinator