With the semester almost over at my university, spring is drawing to a close. The nearness of the last day is always marked by the arrival of envelopes filled with course evaluation forms awaiting distribution. Student course evaluations have been the subject of a number of ProfHacker discussions. I’ve always found course evaluation time to be one of the strangest moments of the semester, as I wait out in the hallway while my students fill out their forms. Brian Croxall shared some great tips for getting the most out of student evaluations—one I’ve always tried to follow is giving evaluations well before the end of class.

For those of us on 9.5 month contracts, or for adjuncts and instructors left out of the loop entirely, the end of semester can be jarring. One more division meeting, perhaps a graduation ceremony or two, and the next set of summer responsibilities take over…

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