Survey promotion
Promotion of Student Learning Surveys (SLS) is critical to gaining high levels of survey response rates and correspondingly a greater breadth of student feedback and response.
Faculties and teaching staff play an important role in promoting endorsing the SLS as a reminder that their feedback is encouraged, valued, and put to good use.
Promotion by faculties
In the lead-up to major semester survey periods, faculties are encouraged to promote the SLS via appropriate communication channels, which may include:
- Faculty or program websites
- Faculty or program newsletters
- Noticeboards
- Digital signage LCD screens
- Faculty social media accounts.
Digital assets
The following digital assets are available for your use in promoting the SLS to students. Click on an image to open the full-sized file then save to your device.
Posters
Social media
Web banners
Digital signage
Promotion by teaching staff
Teaching staff promotion of the SLS is vital in highlighting to the students the importance of the SLS as feedback on subjects and their learning experience. Teaching staff should be aware of surveying dates for their subject. During the survey period teaching staff are also encouraged to send announcements from the LMS and promote the survey in their classes.
The following text is suggested for use in lecture slides, LMS announcements, emails to students, etc.
Results from the Student Learning Surveys (SLS) provide valuable feedback to the University and to your Subject Coordinators for subject improvements for future cohorts!
Log in directly from your SLS notification email or visit unimelb.edu.au/sls
All end of semester surveys are:
- Completely anonymous – all entries are de-identified
- Online and available for three weeks
- Available to be completed on computer or your mobile
More information can be found in the student FAQs: unimelb.edu.au/sls/students/faqs
Survey completion in class (optional)
Teaching staff may choose to allocate class time for students to complete the SLS.
Automated email reminders
Individual Subject Coordinators' promotion of the ESS is reinforced by system-generated notification and reminder emails sent to students during the survey period nudging for responses. Emails are only sent to students who have not yet completed the available survey.