Episode 86: When Can We Trust Our Students’ Perceptions of Their Own Learning?

About Episode 86: Student evaluation of instruction is often contentious. In this episode, guest Dr. Barbara Zorn joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to share findings from a data mining research study of end of term evaluations from 60,000 online courses. Research in this area guides our field in using these evaluations effectively. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: [PDF] Episode 86 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Sumatra from The Unseen Bean, Boulder, CO About Blind Master Coffee Roaster, Gerry Leary of The Unseen Bean Content Links Dr. Barbara Zorn’s Institutional Bio Dr. Zorn’s LinkedIn Profile Dr. Zorn’s Publications via Google Scholar Dr. Zorn’s “Best in Track” OLC Accelerate 2019 Session Page From the “OLC Insights” Blog: “What Can End-of-Course Surveys Do For You?” (Selhorst & Zorn) Book Chapter Research Report: “Dr. Fox Rocks: Using Data-mining Techniques to Examine Student Ratings of Instruction” (Dziuban, Wang, Cook, and Moskal, 2009) Journal Article: “The Doctor Fox Lecture: A Paradigm of Educational Seduction” (1973) Journal Article: “Meta-Analysis of Faculty’s Teaching Effectiveness: Student Evaluation of Teaching Ratings and Student Learning are Not Related” (2017) Journal Article: “Student Evaluation of Instruction in Higher Education: Exploring Issues of Validity and Reliability” (2012) In Inside Higher Ed: “Even ‘Valid’ Student Evaluations Are ‘Unfair’” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode! (Includes “socially distanced” recording by Tom and Kelvin)