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Student Response System Evaluation Project

Background

A student response system refers to an instant method of gathering student feedback in the classroom. These systems permit faculty to immediately receive answers, comments, or opinions on various discussions or course content. Faculty can easily interact with students, even within large lecture rooms or online discussions. Student response systems offer digital polls, surveys, or questionnaires for students to participate in unidentifiably. Approximately 200 professors and 11,400 students across 405 courses at Ohio University are utilizing the current student response platform. This includes both Top Hat's attendance feature and student response needs. It is the goal for the Student Response System to support the University's Teaching and Learning practices; implementation needs to happen prior to the opening of Fall 2023 (August 2023).

Survey

OIT has engaged students, faculty, and staff to clarify how they use Top Hat and other technologies in order to meet their needs and wants. These insights have been used to help through the RFP process. You can access the results by following this link. 

Timeline

  • RFP process launch: April 18, 2023 

  • RFP vendor questions due: May 2, 2023 

  • RFP closes: May 19, 2023 

  • Virtual Vendor demonstrations (if applicable): June 2023 

  • RFP awarded: July 2023 

  • Implementation: After the contract award 

RFP Evaluation Committee

The RFP Evaluation Committee will finalize requirements based on campus feedback and guide the request for proposal process. They will review vendor proposals and make a recommendation to the Provost’s Office. 

Members of the RFP Evaluation Committee are listed below.

Name Title Representing
Paul Campbell Subject Librarian for the Social Sciences University Libraries
Amy Cain Assessment and Evaluation Coordinator HCOM
Melissa Davies Assistant Professor COB
Jessica Fucci Downs Director of Assessment and Evaluation HCOM
Elizabeth Fallon Director of Academic Assistance AAC
MariaPaz Hermosilla Learning Systems Analyst III OIT
Angela Hillman Assistant Professor Exercise Physiology
Mark Lucas Professor of Instruction Physics and Astronomy (CAS)
Eszti Major-Rohrer Manager, Academic Technologies OIT
Renee Perry Manager IT Procurement
Melinda Rhodes Executive Director CTLA

Project communication to date

Date Communication link
February 6, 2023 Your Top Hat feedback is requested
February 9, 2023 Reminder: Your Top Hat feedback is requested