17 Step 1: Feedback & evaluating

You and your partner have invested a lot of time and resources into the development and delivery of your Virtual Exchange, and thus it is important to reflect on your experience. Opportunities for students to provide feedback, formally and informally, is an important component of improving the Virtual Exchange experience. If possible, instructors should also be involved in this feedback process by sharing their experiences with students, including course planning, partnership building, and whether they accomplished their goals. Ensure that students and partners have an opportunity to reflect and share their major take-aways from the Virtual Exchange collaboration, which may include cultural, social, geographic and/or other teaching and learning perspectives.

While verbal feedback is important, this form of feedback may also be difficult for some students. Therefore, including opportunities for written feedback (e.g., questionnaires, scales) will likely enable you to receive feedback from more individuals. Instructors should also encourage students to reflect on the global and cultural perspectives of the Virtual Exchange, as this is an integral component of such experiences.

Note: We have recently submitted a manuscript detailing student perception of one of our Virtual Exchanges. Additionally, a manuscript outlining the role of the student course coordinator has been accepted. Once these manuscripts are published, we will include the citations and links to this guide.