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Feedback on a writing course I've just taught

March 29, 2026

Twenty percent of the comments on a course evaluation form have hijacked 80% of my attention.

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In News & views Tags feedback, evaluation, evaluations

The perfect evaluation method is an ever-receeding goal. Photo by Terry Freedman

Course evaluations and their pitfalls

June 21, 2024

I think evaluations are very odd devices to be honest. Someone once “marked me down” on her evaluation of a one day course I was running on the grounds that the traffic was terrible. I pointed out to her that I wasn’t in charge of local traffic conditions and that she should complain to the council.

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In Assessment Tags evaluations, course evaluations, assessment

Deciding what ed tech to buy: who ya gonna call?

June 21, 2017

What does the latest research from Besa tell us about who schools listen to when it comes to ed tech product recommendations?

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In News & views, Research Tags Besa, ICT report, Ed Yech report, evaluations, reviews
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