Teaching Feedback Services
CTSI’s teaching feedback services provide formative, non-evaluative support to help you strengthen your teaching. Whether you’re seeking insights on your Quercus course or feedback on your instructional practice, our services offer constructive, evidence-informed guidance tailored to your goals.
Quercus Course Reviews
Formative feedback on how your Quercus site supports teaching and learning. A CTSI or divisional Educational Developer/Technologist reviews your course shell and offers suggestions to strengthen clarity, accessibility, and alignment with your teaching goals.
Teaching Observations
Supportive, non-evaluative feedback on your instructional practice during an in-person or synchronous online class. A CTSI or divisional Educational Developer observes your class and provides strategies to help you reflect on and enhance your teaching.
Additional Ways to Gather Feedback
In addition to Quercus Course Reviews and Teaching Observations, you may find other approaches to feedback helpful for self-reflection and course improvement. Explore Reflecting on Your Teaching at U of T, which includes strategies for individual reflection, peer dialogue, and gathering informal feedback. Some of the informal approaches highlighted on that page include:
- Mid-course student feedback: Short, anonymous surveys can give you timely insight into how students are experiencing your course and where adjustments may help. Refer to the Gathering Formative Feedback with Mid-Course Evaluations PDF.
- Peer consultation: Invite a colleague to observe your class or review course materials. Peer insight can offer discipline-specific perspectives and support collaborative reflection. Refer to the Peer Observation of Teaching: Effective Practices PDF.