Next up is Dr Mark MacDonald who will be sharing with us how he has worked with teaching colleagues in the School of Mathematical Sciences to enhance and make better use of module evaluations. His seminar is entitled:
“How to upgrade Lancaster University Module Evaluation System (LUMES) questionnaires to maximize their benefit to our teaching“
“I will share some recent successes that we have had in Maths with modifying our LUMES questions, boosting response rates, getting engagement with academic staff, and (arguably) improving our NSS scores. These surveys are not without challenges, since Lancaster has a history of using LUMES to evaluate staff (i.e. promotions), so many colleagues are understandably nervous about making changes which may negatively impact on such evaluations. I will argue that we should not let that stop us from trying to get the most out of these surveys to improve our teaching. I’ll also mention some experiences from elsewhere in the university, where other departments have also took some ownership of their LUMES questions.”
The seminar will be on Wednesday 23rd Apil, 11:00-12:00. It will be hosted on Microsoft Teams CLICK HERE to sign up.
Mark MacDonald is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mathematical Sciences. He is currently the Director of Undergraduate Teaching, and among other things, he has been tinkering with the maths module surveys since starting at Lancaster in 2012.
Lancaster Evaluation Group 
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