TORSH: Student Survey

Survey results (n = 1) were particular to the TORSH platform. The student responded by indicating that they would enthusiastically recommend that TORSH be used in additional courses because "I loved having the video component of assignments! Receiving feedback from instructors in this intimate way was highly beneficial to my learning. Feedback was specific and actionable."

Additionally, the student indicated that, "Video assignments allow instructors to give much more specific feedback. An instructor can see into my classroom similarly to a real observation, and give me targeted feedback that I can put into place the very next day or lesson. With SIOP in particular, so much relies on being observed. We cannot grow if we do not observe ourselves or have more experienced others to critique our performance. Having instructor feedback on my lessons helped me change much more than instructor's comments on a paper assignment, in which just my abilities as a grad student, and not as a teacher, were being evaluated."

Downsides to the TORSH platform were also noted: "TORSH can sometimes take awhile to load, or isn't compatible with some types of videos/accounts (e.g., my school account did not allow me to share a video to TORSH, but that is more a problem with privacy than TORSH)."