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.
About Learning Essentials -[video]- An explanation of the Learning Essentials survey tool.
Teaching Essentials - Focuses on teaching methods that are highly correlated with instructor and course excellence.
About Teaching Essentials -[video]- An explanation of the Teaching Essentials survey tool.