
Shelley A. Chapman
Senior Educational Consultant
shelley@theideacenter.org
By Steve Benton From time to time instructors raise concerns about what they call “survey fatigue.” They fear that college students are asked to complete too many surveys and may be reluctant to...
By Steve Benton On April 23, 2012, I wrote an IDEAblog entitled It’s All in the Name: “Student Ratings” versus “Course Evaluations" to distinguish between data, which students provide in ratings,...
Guest blog by: Theresa Wilson Saint Francis University We recently had the pleasure of welcoming Shelley Chapman, Senior Educational Consultant for IDEA, to Saint Francis University to present a...
By Shelley Chapman I just finished my last campus visit for this academic year. We have been to many schools and visited at least these states: Alabama (2), Delaware, Illinois (3), Kansas (3),...
IDEA OnlineColleges and universities that use IDEA Online and also use Blackboard are familiar with the Blackboard Building Block, which allows them to deliver IDEA surveys in the Blackboard...
By Steve Benton I recently attended my 30th conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), held in San Francisco, April 27 to May 1. The skies were blue, the temperatures were in...
Online surveys for the spring semester will be closing soon! Here are three quick tips to help you; 1.) When Surveys CloseSurveys will close automatically on the date set in IDEA Online. If you find...
It’s that time of year again, when surveys open for students. Response rates are frequently a concern for those using online delivery. We wanted to remind you of some ideas from other IDEA users for...
Shelley: The highlight of my job is the opportunity to visit so many of your campuses. A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of visiting The University of Rhode Island. After the visit, I asked...
By Shelley Chapman The IDEA Center will hold the next User Group Meeting in the summer of 2014. It is not too early to begin planning. We invite your input! What topics would you like to see...