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Feedback and Performance: Our responses to your feedback

You Said / We Did

You said… “I am neurodiverse and woul like to have access to a CAD machine in a Disability Support Room” We did…. Added a CAD machine to one of the new ground floor Disability Support Rooms.
You said…. “You wanted different group study areas” We did…. Created a range of different study tables on the ground floor for you to work collaboratively with your friends.
You said…. “We would like more interactive elements in archive teaching sessions” We did… We have worked with academics to ensure that each archive teaching session includes an activity aspect, ranging from creative exercises to historical analysis.
You said…. “We would like greater availability of 1:1 tutorial slots” We did…. We reorganised our booking system to allow you see a broader range of librarians and to choose the format of delivery at point of booking (i.e. face to face or online).
You said…. “As a PhD student, I’d like a place to meet other PhD students” We did…. We created a social space within our dedicated Postgraduate room in the library, and now hold our POGO (PostGraduate Group On Campus) community in this space to foster belonging and collaboration.
You said…. “You’d like some more guidance on using AI ethically” We did…. Complemented our existing AI libguide with a new AI Explorer tool to allow you to use AI chatbots ethically and critically in your work https://library.dmu.ac.uk/genai/guides.
You said… “Finding what we need to support our learning is important.” We did… ”We created a ‘one stop shop’ for all of our self-study resources focusing on 'skills and assignments' here: https://library.dmu.ac.uk/ineedhelpwith to support you in your studies.
You said….  “We would appreciate help in making sense of feedback, to receive actionable steps to improve” We did…  “We are constantly adding content to the ‘Understanding Feedback’ webpage available at: https://library.dmu.ac.uk/CLASSResources/UF which includes an online tool to help you understand your feedback and a feedback action plan template”.
You said…. “We have ‘’maths fear’’ and get frightened when being presented with a mathematical task to solve” We did… “We focused on creating a friendly, non-threating, non-judgemental environment in the Learning Development Zone allowing you to come alone or with friends or you can choose to join an online session

We've listened to students who have completed the NSS and asked for more feedback - so you now have unlimited access to use Studiosity for feedback on your written work

We've listened to students who have completed the NSS and asked for more feedback - so you now have unlimited access to use Studiosity for feedback on your written work