IDEA+Online+-+Faculty

Course evaluations are online beginning in the Fall 2015 semester. Faculty are encouraged to remind their students to complete their course evaluation and provide thoughtful feedback. Following the end of the evaluation period, faculty will be notified, via email, that there evaluations results are available to view. Student responses are anonymous and so only aggregate scores and anonymous feedback will be visible to faculty.


 * ~ ** Faculty Frequently Asked Questions: ** ||~  ||

he paper process was slow, labor intensive and inefficient in providing faculty with data that could genuinely help inform their teaching.
 * Why did we move course evaluations online?**

Yes, every course in the major semesters of Fall and Spring will now be evaluated.
 * Will every course be evaluated?**

All courses will be evaluated using the long form.
 * Will we be using the long or short form of IDEA?**

Not at this time but the deployment of the online version of IDEA makes it easier and more likely that those courses will be evaluated in the future.
 * What about Winter and Summer sessions? Will they be evaluated?**

Signage around campus, both physical and digital; a banner in Canvas and YOU, the faculty posting announcements in your Canvas sites and reminding students in class.
 * How will students be notified about IDEA online?**

No. Students may now complete the evaluations on computers, tablets and smartphones. Faculty may opt to set aside some class time for students to complete the evaluations, but they are encouraged to have students use the devices available to them or direct students to the computer labs on campus to complete the evaluations.
 * Do I need to reserve a laptop cart so students may complete the evaluations?**

No! They may use tablets, computers - even Smartphones!
 * Do students need to use computers to complete the evaluations?**

Encourage thoughtful responses from students and allow at least fifteen minutes for the evaluations to be completed.
 * How much time should I set aside for students to complete the evaluation for my course?**

Once the evaluation period begins, you will be able to log in to the IDEA faculty dashboard and see real time response rates to your evaluations. After the evaluation period has ended, you will receive an email notifying you to log back into your faculty dashboard to view your reports.
 * How do I see my response rates and evaluation reports?**

Yes, as long as there are at least **2** responses received. Otherwise, your View Results button on the dashboard will be greyed out and you will not see any collected responses for that course, including any comments.
 * Will I be able to see my reports if only a few students in my course respond?**

You, your chair, your assistant dean and dean will be able to see your reports.
 * Who else will be able to see my reports?**

Yes! Just click the links below for directions!
 * Do you have any directions on how to log in, view response rates and interpret the reports?**

On the Portal - [|click here] IDEA Directions for Faculty - Logging in, Viewing Response Rates and Accessing Report data IDEA - Interpreting Reports
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