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IDEA Resources

IDEA for Faculty

Preparing for the Evaluation Period - As an instructor here are topics to keep in mind as you approach the evaluation period.

Introduction for Faculty -[video]- Overview of the Evaluate tool for faculty.

Basic Navigation -[video]- Quick tour of the interface and summary reports.

Progress on Relevant Objectives - Understand how your progress on relevant objectives affect your reports.

Choosing Learning Objectives-[video]- How and where to select learning objectives.

Creating Custom Questions -[video]- Directions on how to create custom questions.

Reporting Guide for Instructors - How to log in, site overview, and reports.

IDEA comparison Reports - Understanding comparison groups and how to view them in your reports.

Overview of your reports - How to interpret your IDEA Diagnostic reports.

Understanding each report section - Understanding how to interpret each of the five reports that are available.

Understanding the Main Reports Page -[video]- Intro to the main report page, Progress of Relevant Learning Objectives, and overall scores.

Converted Scores -[video]- Understanding and using converted scores.

Adjusted Averages -[video]- Understanding and using adjusted averages.

Formative Feedback -[video]- Understanding the Formative tab and using Teaching Method suggestions.

Qualitative Data -[video]- Understanding how to use your qualitative data.

Segment Comparisons -[video]- Understanding segment comparisons.

Trends Analysis -[video]- Using the Trends Analysis tool.

How to print reports - Print individual course reports and summary reports.

IDEA for Report Administrators: (Deans, Chairs, or Provosts)

Overview of available tools for Administrators-[video]- A short video that walks you through the IDEA tools and what reports are available to administrators.

Reporting Guide for Deans and Chairs - A guide on logging in, understanding what reports your faculty see and what reports you can see.

Question Mean Analysis - This report gives an overall summary by question of all results in the area the person is responsible for.

Faculty Course Reports - Reports available to you as the report administrator.

Unit Summary Reports - Understanding and using your unit summary reports

IDEA for Full Site Administrators

Autofill and Lock Course Learning Objectives - Autofill learning objectives for a course, department, or across campus. These can be locked so faculty can't make edit what has been set by a department.

Accreditation and AAC&U - Various resources that show how to use different aspects of the IDEA system for accreditation purposes.

IDEA Resources for all

Introduction to Course Evaluations with IDEA for Administrators -[video]- A quick overview; preview of reports.

Getting Good Response Rates -[video]- A quick presentation of our best practices.

About the IDEA Instruments

Getting started - IDEA Instruments - An overview of the IDEA instruments and how they affect faculty.

Identifying the best IDEA instrument - Which instrument will be best for our campus based on the data we need?

The Three IDEA surveys - Information on each one and what questions are asked in each.

  • Diagnostic Feedback - Most comprehensive with rich reports and includes both the following surveys.

  • Learning Essentials - Focuses on student's progress, most useful in courses where there is little direct instruction and outcomes are most important such as in a practicum or laboratory course.

  • Teaching Essentials - Focuses on teaching methods that are highly correlated with instructor and course excellence.