The Surveys tool creates surveys which allow you to monitor unit trends and opinions and assess student satisfaction. Source: Desire2Learn Guide, 2009.
Why would you use the Surveys tool?
Opportunities
use as a learning activity for students
survey students’ preferred learning styles early in trimester
use the results as the basis of a class discussion
build into a hurdle requirement or Conditional Release sequence
get feedback from students, with the option of anonymity if desired
give instant feedback to students who respond to the survey
search for and analyse results of a survey
access summary aggregate data from student responses
collate qualitative comments from students.
Create your survey questions in the Question Library so you can reuse the questions if required.