Course Evaluations

All course evaluations and response results are administered through the University of Minnesota's Student Rating of Teaching (SRT) system.

Course Forms by Delivery Format

Students enrolled in Completely Online (CO) and Primarily Online (PR) coded courses will be assigned online course evaluation questions. Students enrolled in Independent (ID), In Person Term Based (P), and Partially Online (PA) coded courses will be assigned in-person course evaluation questions (the same as the paper-based evaluation forms). All evaluations will be delivered electronically via the SRT system.

  • Sample course evaluation forms are on Academic Affairs' webpage Evaluation of Teaching.
  • Students and instructors access course evaluations at the SRT system.
  • Questions about course evaluation questions should be directed to the UMD Provost's Office.

Courses Not Automatically Evaluated

The following list of courses are not automatically evaluated using the online course evaluation process. If instructors would like courses in these categories evaluated, they should reach out to their departmental evaluation contact, who can make that request.

  • All thesis credit courses
  • 8666 Doctoral Pre-thesis Credits
  • 8777 Thesis Credits: Masters
  • 888 Thesis Credits: Doctoral
  • xx91 Independent Study
  • xx92 Directed Reading
  • xx93 Directed Study
  • xx94 Research
  • xx96 Field Study
  • xx97 Internship/Externship
  • xx98 Used for Internships
  • Foreign Study courses
  • 4910 Teaching Assistantship sections

Data Collection Schedule

Instructors should refer to the SRT Data Collection Timeline table for Duluth courses.

Students can log into the Student Rating of Teaching (SRT) system dashboard to see all courses currently open for data collection.

Response Rates

Instructors can view real-time response rates in 2 ways:

  1. View the Response Rate Monitor , or
  2. Go to the Student Rating of Teaching (SRT) system dashboard , select or click the individual course (when the course evaluation data collection period is open), select or click "Tasks" to view the response rate for the selected course/section.

Strategies for Improving Response Rates

  • Remind students to complete their electronic course evaluation.
  • Engage with students on the importance of course feedback.
  • Log into eXplorance Blue to check response rates.
  • For in-person or remote/synchronous online courses, invite students to bring their mobile devices to the last class, and set aside time during the class period for them to complete their evaluation. It is recommended to designate time at the beginning of the class session rather than the end.
  • Instructors should still leave the classroom while students complete electronic evaluations.
  • In a fully online course, create a "no-point" assignment activity in Canvas with reminder information and a link to eXplorance Blue or direct students to use the Student Rating of Teaching course navigation link in Canvas. This link is enabled during the data collection period.

More resources for improving response rates

Instructor Notifications and Accessing Course Evaluation Reports

  • Instructors and departmental contacts receive an email when data collection opens.
  • Instructors will be notified via email when reports are available 3 weeks after data collection ends.
  • Instructors are notified via system email when reports are published.
  • Instructors access reports at the eXplorance Blue Dashboard.

Instructors can check response rates anytime during the data collection period by going to the eXplorance Blue Dashboard.

More Information

For questions about SRT administration, customization, and reports please contact [email protected].