What is the Student Perception of Teaching (SPOT) survey?
The Student Perception of Teaching (SPOT) survey is UW–Eau Claire's end-of-term course evaluation, administered through the Explorance Blue platform. SPOT gives students a structured, confidential opportunity to share feedback on their learning experience in a course, including the instructor's teaching effectiveness, course design, and overall classroom environment.
What is the Student Perception of Teaching (SPOT) survey?
The Student Perception of Teaching (SPOT) survey is UW–Eau Claire's end-of-term course evaluation, administered through the Explorance Blue platform. SPOT gives students a structured, confidential opportunity to share feedback on their learning experience in a course, including the instructor's teaching effectiveness, course design, and overall classroom environment.
What is Explorance Blue?
Explorance Blue is the third-party software platform UW-Eau Claire uses to administer course evaluations campus-wide. Instead of each department managing evaluations separately, all evaluations are centrally administered through this system, ensuring a consistent experience for students and instructors across all courses.
What is my role in the S.P.O.T. surveys?
How do I access my SPOT survey(i.e. Course Evaluations)?
You can access your course evaluations in several ways:
- Email invitation: You will receive an email invitation sent to your UW-Eau Claire email address from feedback@uwec.surveys.edu. Click the link in the email to go directly to your survey.
- Canvas: Access evaluations by clicking the "Course Evaluations" link in the navigation menu of your Canvas course.
- Direct login: Log into UWEC SPOT Survey Landing Page directly using your UW-Eau Claire credentials.
Evaluations can be completed on any device — computer, tablet, or smartphone. Surveys take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
When will reports be released for the SPOT survey (i.e. Course Evaluations)?
Need More Help?
If you have questions, issues, or concerns about the course evaluation process, please contact the appropriate office:
Email: nelsonwa@uwec.edu