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Survey Fatigue - Should we be concerned about it?

June 17, 2013

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...

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It’s All in the Name II: “Evaluation” versus “ Assessment”

June 10, 2013

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,...

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The Road to a Holistic Approach to Faculty Evaluation

June 3, 2013

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...

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Reflections On A Year of Campus Visits

May 27, 2013

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),...

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Using IDEA Online with Various Types of Course Management Systems

May 20, 2013

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...

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Reflections on AERA 2013

May 13, 2013

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...

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3 Quick Tips for Processing Online Surveys

May 6, 2013

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...

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Increase Response Rates for Online Surveys

April 29, 2013

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...

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Benefits of a Campus Visit

April 23, 2013

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...

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The Next IDEA Center User Group Meeting

April 16, 2013

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...

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