Explorance® Blue is the Saint Louis University-provided online end-of-term course feedback survey tool. Blue is an online platform that allows students to give course feedback easily from a phone, tablet, or computer.
Accessing Blue
- Email Notifications: Click the link included in the invitation and reminder emails to access the Blue course feedback survey options.
- SLU My Apps Dashboard: Click the "Blue Course Feedback Surveys" icon to access the dashboard in Blue, listing any open course feedback survey tasks.
- Canvas: The left navigation bar includes a link entitled "Course Feedback." Click on this to access available end-of-term course feedback surveys in the Blue online system.
Blue FAQs
No, however, if you would like to submit feedback to your instructor or department you can email the feedback to coursefeedback@slu.edu. Your name will be removed and only your comments will be sent to the instructor.
Even though you might have already completed a survey for one course you are enrolled in, if you continue to receive email reminders, this indicates that you have additional end-of-term course feedback surveys to complete in Blue.
Yes. Instructors do not have access to individual student names and responses. The responses are reported in aggregate to the instructor after grades have been submitted and the semester is over.
Course feedback survey reports are released to instructors after the grade due date for the term. There is usually a delay after the due date while waiting for all instructors to submit grades. Instructors will receive an email notification with links to access the reports in Blue once available.
University Assessment Office is the sender, from the email address coursefeedback@slu.edu. SLU email should not mark these emails as junk; however, if you forward your SLU email address to another personal email account, check your junk folder for these email notifications.
Support for Blue
The Office of the Provost oversees the Blue end-of-term course feedback survey tool. Please email questions or issues to coursefeedback@slu.edu for assistance.