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Student Consultant on Teaching (SCOT) Program

Here's How the SCOT Program Works


SCOTs help faculty improve learning in their classrooms by providing insight from the student perspective.
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Here's How the SCOT Program Works


SCOTs help faculty improve learning in their classrooms by providing insight from the student perspective.
Overview of the SCOT Program

Our consults are faculty-initiated. We provide a variety of consultation services: class observations, student surveys/focus groups, and Canvas walkthroughs. The type of consultation is based on the individual goals of the faculty.

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Types of Consultation Services

Our consults are faculty-initiated. We provide a variety of consultation services: class observations, student surveys/focus groups, and Canvas walkthroughs. The type of consultation is based on the individual goals of the faculty.

We do not evaluate faculty performance; rather, we consult with faculty to collect data that will provide insight into how their efforts are impacting students.
Recorder/Observer
They sit in on your class and take notes about the process. They then provide you with a written report of what went on during the class, how much time was spent in various activities, who participated, what kinds and how many questions were asked, etc.
Faux Student
The student consultant takes notes as if he or she were a student in the class and then gives these notes to you.
Filmmaker
The student unobtrusively films the class, creating a DVD for you to review. You may invite the student to view and discuss the video with you or you may simply review it yourself.
Interviewer
You leave the room for the last 15 minutes of a class while the SCOT interviews and surveys the students about their learning and their perceptions of the course. The student consultant then provides you with a written report of their findings.
Focus Group
The SCOT organizes a group of your students outside of class to participate in a more in-depth interview/survey. The SCOT then generates a written report and meets with you to discuss his or her findings.
Primed Student
The student consultant meets with you before a class for pointers on what you want them to watch for when they sit in on the class. For example: Why aren't more students participating in the discussion? Or how effective are my follow up questions?
I-Learn
The student consultant meets with you before a class for pointers on what you want them to watch for when they sit in on the class. For example: Why aren't more students participating in the discussion? Or how effective are my follow up questions?
Other
You are welcome to request a SCOT for any activity that you feel will help you better understand the dynamics in your classroom or around your teaching.
Looking for help from a Student Consultant? Simply fill out the SCOT request form and one of our students will be in contact with you to discuss your expectations and desires.

Why use the SCOT program?

The following three-minute video shows some BYU-Idaho faculty talking about their experience with the SCOT program.
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