Student Experiences of Teaching
Student Experiences of Teaching (SET) — gives students a voice to provide feedback about their educational experience. Traditionally referred to as course evaluations — SETs are tools designed to improve the quality of teaching and establish institutional accountability for instruction.
Overview
Formerly known as the Evaluation of Instruction Program, the Student Experience of Teaching (SET) program is designed to prioritize the valuable insights students provide about their learning environment. This renaming reflects a thoughtful shift, acknowledging that while students are not experts in course content or pedagogy, they play a vital role as agents in their own educational experiences. By focusing on meaningful feedback, the SET program emphasizes the importance of understanding and enhancing the teaching and learning process from the student’s perspective.
Coinciding with the renaming of the SET program, the TLC is also transitioning to Blue, a modern course feedback platform designed to transform how we collect and use student insights from our SET surveys. The move from our current platform, Class Climate, to Blue underscores our commitment to fostering innovative teaching practices and enhancing the student learning experience. Blue offers improved features for instructors and students, including the ability to incorporate SET surveys into Bruin Learn course sites. Learn more about Blue features how we are advancing our use of student course feedback in our announcement about this transition.
Blue Transition Rollout Schedule
| Winter 2025 | Spring 2025 | Fall 2025 | Winter 2026 and beyond |
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| Potential new schools and departments |
Information for Instructors
The content in this section includes answers to common questions about SETs and other helpful resources for course instructors and teaching assistants.
Information for Students
This section includes information for students about SETs and how to provide constructive feedback to instructors.
Information for Departments
Information to support departments’ implementation of SETs can be found in the links below.
Alternative Form
The Alternative Form is intended to improve SETs by providing a more reflective assessment of student achievement and inclusive teaching practices.
SET Assessment Guide for Instructors
The SET Assessment Guide for Instructors helps instructors understand the purpose of SET surveys, provides suggestions for how to interpret survey data, and offers recommendations for encouraging and responding to student feedback.
Questions
For questions, contact the Student Experiences of Teaching team at set@teaching.ucla.edu
