The Teaching and Assessment Faculty Senate Committee (TACo) has developed an Early Semester Course Feedback (ESCF) tool within the SEI systemthe SPOT system. This allows you to solicit student feedback in your 8-week and 16-week courses in fall and spring semesters. Asking students to provide constructive feedback early in a course can be an effective method of assessing instruction. Reports are provided only to the instructors and will be available within 2 business days after your survey's end date. View the Form PDFto see the list of questions asked in the assessment; instructors can optionally add one Likert-scale question and/or one open-ended text question.
Login at https://wvu.bluera.com/WVU/ to gain access to your current ESCF surveys and previously published reports. If you are prompted to choose a User Group, select SEI_Users Student Feedback from the drop-down list. If you wish to participate in the ESCF process, click on the "View and manage questionnaire settings" task for that course section, click on the Opt in button, modify the start and end date for the survey, then click on Finalize.
If you need assistance, use the Student Evaluation of Instruction (SEI) service to submit a service request ticket.
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Spring 2025 Timeline
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Class Start Date | Opt In & | Add Questions Deadline | Default Start for Student Surveys | Default End for Student Surveys |
8 Week Courses
Aug 18
Sept 8
Sept 10
Sept 11
Sept 15
Oct 11
Oct 13
Oct 20
Oct 21
Oct 31
Full Term
Aug 18
Sept 6
Sept 17
Sept 18
1st 8 Weeks | ||||
Jan 13 | Jan 24 | Jan 31 | Jan 27 | Jan 31 |
Full Term Courses | ||||
Jan 13 | Jan 31 | Feb 7 | Feb 3 | Feb 7 |
2nd 8 Weeks | ||||
Mar 10 | Mar 14 | Mar 21 | Mar 17 | Mar 21 |
While start and end dates may vary for classes through the semester, the Students' Perception of Teaching (SPOT) process remains the same for all courses based on the progression of the class and the percentage completed. Below are the SPOT stages and timeline for the current semester's courses.
SPOT Timeline - Spring 2025
Class Start Date | Subject View Management & | Question Personalization Closes | Student Evaluations Released | Student Evaluations Close |
5 week courses | ||||
Jan 13 | Jan 22 | Feb 8 | Feb 9 | Feb 14 |
Feb 17 | Feb 28 | Mar 21 | Mar 22 | Mar 28 |
Mar 31 | Apr 9 | Apr 26 | Apr 27 | May 2 |
Half Term courses | ||||
Jan 13 | Jan 28 | Feb 26 | Feb 27 | Mar 07 |
Mar 10 | Mar 25 | Apr 23 | Apr 24 | May 2 |
Full Term | ||||
Jan 13 | Feb 14 | Apr 14 | Apr 15 | May 2 |