Student Affairs Committee feasibility study
Fall 2010 report to Academic Senate
Term Project activities
Fall 2000 SF State began listing fully online classes in Class
Schedule.
Fall 2009 Faculty Affairs Committee began investigation of
online delivery methods.
Spring 2010 Project handed to Student Affairs Committee
Progress report presentations made to Academic
Senate and Department Chairs meetings
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The SF State online methods of student
evaluation of teaching effectiveness
feasibility study process:
 Rigorous
 Transparent
 Representative
 Needs-oriented
 Values-based
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Term Project activities
Spring 2010 Define user requirements, definitions
Summer 2010 Conduct literature review & environmental scan
Fall 2010 Refine needs statement, conduct Meet & Confer with
CFA, compare potential solutions, prepare study
Winter 2011 Select solution(s) for pilot study
Spring 2011 Conduct pilot study, share results, make
recommendations
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Study explores the potential of online course
evaluation solutions to address issues
identified by key stakeholders:
◦ Accessibility for students with disabilities
◦ Parity for fully online classes
◦ Cost effectiveness and improved efficiencies
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Literature review
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Response rates
Evaluation scores
Student satisfaction
Increased efficiency & cost savings
Environmental scan
◦ 13 of 16 CSU campuses that responded to survey
are using or piloting online course evaluations
◦ Non-CSU campuses (e.g., Yale, Marquette) provided
valuable information
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SF State will investigate variables as they relate 21st
Century student and faculty populations @ SF State
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Spring 2011 pilot with one SF State department
◦ Sufficient faculty volunteers
◦ Multiple course types
◦ Varying enrollment sizes
◦ Multiple course class levels
◦ Multiple student levels
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Some questions will be answered through the
study, while others can be answered with a
FAQ site.
Example of questions answered by study
 Do response rates differ based on delivery
method (paper or online)?
Example of questions answered by FAQ
 What can we learn about online course
evaluations from other campuses?
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Student Affairs Committee of 2009/10 and
2010/2011
Faculty Affairs Committee of 2009/10
Academic Technology
Faculty Affairs
Human Resources
California Faculty’s Association
California State Employees Union
Executive Technology Board
Educational Technology Advisory Committee
Campus Technology Committee
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Thank you!!!
Questions and Discussion
For more information, email birdem@sfsu.edu
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