Educational Technologies at Missouri
A division of the Office of the Provost
MoCAT (Missouri Cares About Teaching)
The single-most effective method of improving end-of-semester student evaluations is through the use of some type of early student feedback on teaching coupled with a consultation on how to use the results gathered from that early feedback.
Early feedback forms look similar to the end of semester course evaluations. One important difference, however, is that early feedback is designed to provide feedback to the faculty member before the class is over. In this way, things that are working well can be continued, while meaningful changes can be implemented for things that aren't going well.
NOTE: MoCAT adheres to the latest standards for PawPrint password security. If you receive an invalid ID/password error when logging in there are probably symbols in your password that are no longer allowed (#,^,&,(,),*) or you are using a foreign language character like ñ. To change your password, please follow the directions at http://doit.missouri.edu/accounts/passwords.html.
Resources
- Benefits of Using MoCAT to Improve Teaching
- Complete User Guide for University of Missouri Instructors [2.3MB PDF]
- Visual demonstration of Quick-deploy survey [Flash video]
- Visual demonstration of Custom Survey deployment [Flash video]
Training
ET@MO's META (Mizzou Educational Technologies Assistance) Team provides support and training for MoCAT. Call (573) 884-6966 for phone support. To schedule a one-on-one training session in your office or ET@MO's Technology Studio for Instructors, call Tanys Nelson at (573) 882-8840.
