Individual Development and Educational Assessment

Benchmarked Assessment Products for Higher Education

The success of your institution of higher education is the reason The IDEA Center exists. As a nonprofit organization, we have partnered since 1975 with colleges and universities across the country to reach the same goal — continuous individual and institutional improvement and achievement.

With a range of nationally normed, research-driven, flexible assessment services, The IDEA Center helps faculty members solicit feedback and evaluate teaching as it relates to curricular goals and the measurement of learning. We help faculty, deans, administrators, and department chairs assess how their own and the institution’s objectives are realized.

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Monday, March 8, 2010 - 12:39pm

The IDEA Center seeks a high-energy individual passionate about learning, teaching, and leadership in higher education.  As a well established, rapidly growing not-for-profit organization, we value high quality work and a balanced life.  This is an exciting time to join the Center!
 
This individual will have the opportunity to work with clients from over 340 colleges and universities that use IDEA products and services, represent the Center at regional and national meetings, and direct the development of training materials to support the positive use of student rating and administrator feedback tools for purposes of evaluation, professional development, and programmatic assessment/accreditation.
 
If you have an earned doctorate and significant work experience in higher education with a demonstrated background and interest in teaching, higher education assessment/accreditation, student learning, performance evaluation, and administrative leadership, please review the full position description and application requirements.  
 

Sunday, March 7, 2010 - 6:39pm

Now accepting registrations for the upcoming IDEA Users Group Meeting scheduled for May 30, 2010, preceding the Association of Institutional Research (AIR) Annual Forum in Chicago. The meeting will run from 8:00am to 12:00 noon and its purpose is to further develop on-campus expertise in the use of IDEA among faculty, administrators, and staff. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about best practices from others using IDEA on their campuses and from IDEA Center staff.   
 
The meeting will be interactive and provide participants with a number of resources about the use of student ratings of instruction.  We hope to see you in Chicago!

Monday, January 11, 2010 - 12:27pm

This Spring, staff from The IDEA Center will be traveling to a number of national conferences where they will be available to meet you, address your questions, and discuss the Center's products and resources. Here is where you can find us:

  • January 20-23, AAC&U Annual Meeting, Washington DC
  • February 11-12, Academic Chairpersons Conference, Orlando, FL
  • March 15-18, The Chair Academy, Minneapolis, MN
  • March 28-31, The League for Innovation, Baltimore, MD

If you won't be attending any of these meetings, please contact us and we'd be happy to talk to you (800-255-2757 or info@theideacenter.org).

Bill Pallett, President of The IDEA Center, explains understanding adjusted scores. Tips for best viewing experience:

  • Click the "Understanding Adjusted Scores" link directly above
  • Have a report in front of you for reference
  • Click the button to the left of the volume control to switch to full screen

The IDEA Center receives numerous inquiries from prospective and current clients alike. One frequent question is, “In what ways have other campuses effectively used the IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction system?” Some of those currently using IDEA shared some best practices from their experience.