Using Blackboard to collect Student Feedback

Student feedback is valuable any time during a course, from the first day of classes to the end of the semester. A Blackboard survey is a simple method to solicit feedback from students, and  even before the first class or after the last class. Once a student completes the survey, the information is kept anonymous. A nice benefit is that the survey tool will organize the responses from all students, so large amounts of data can be collected and organized easily. The other added benefit is that student feedback can be presented back to the students by copying and pasting the results into a document and posting it for the class to view. Because the survey results are collected in the Grade Center (select Attempts Statistics from the Grade Center column) , participation points can be provided as Blackboard records who has submitted the survey to date.