Mid-Semester feedback enables faculty to fine-tune a course that is already in progress. Gathering this type of feedback sends a message to students that you care about their success in the course.

To get honest feedback from students, make the survey anonymous.

To assist you, the Faculty Innovation Center has created TWO global question banks that consists of mid-semester related questions - one for face-to-face courses and one for online/blended courses. You may use all, some, or none of the questions in these question banks.

Step 1: Create a New Quiz

Select Quizzes [1] in your left course navigation, then the "+ Quiz" button [2]. Note: If you are prompted to select 'Classic Quizzes' or 'New Quizzes,' select 'Classic Quizzes.'

Step 2: Configure Your Quiz as a Survey

The Details tab will open, give your quiz/survey a title [1], add directions [2], select ungraded or graded survey from the drop-down menu [3]—in this case ungraded survey—and whether or not to keep submissions anonymous [4].

Assign To - Multiple Sections

If you have merged multiple sections and would like to give them different due dates, click "X" to remove 'Everyone' and select the first section [3] from the drop-down menu. Enter the Due Date [2]. Click "+Add" to add the other section [4]. Select from the drop-down menu [3] and enter the Due Date. Depending on the number of sections, you may need to start typing part of the section number for it to appear in the drop-down menu.

Step 3: Import Mid-Semester Feedback Questions

Skip the "Save & Publish"/"Save" buttons at the bottom (for now) and select the Questions tab up top [1]. Click the "Find Questions" button [2].

Step 4: Select Questions to Import

There are two Mid-Semester Feedback question banks to choose from—the Online/Blended Mid-Semester Feedback Survey question bank includes questions from the face-to-face Mid-Semester Feedbank question bank.

Select the appropriate question bank [1]. You can select all questions from the question bank [2] or check the boxes next to the questions that you would like to import [3]. When you have finished selecting questions, click "Add Questions" to add them to your survey [4].

Step 5: Edit the Imported Questions (if necessary)

You can edit (pencil) or delete ("X") questions after you have added them to your survey [1]. When finished editing [2], don't forget to click "Update Question" to save your changes [3]. Note: some of the Mid-Semester questions contain instructions for the group of questions that follow.

Step 6: Save and Publish

Once you have finished adding/editing questions, click "Save and Publish" [1] for students to see and complete the survey. If you intend to come back and edit some more, click "Save."

Step 7: Done!