IDEA Papers

The following IDEA Papers may provide some useful ideas related to teaching and faculty evaluation. The PDFs can be viewed below or, if unavailable online, they can be ordered from The IDEA Center.

IDEA Paper No. 50

Student Ratings of Teaching: A Summary of Research and Literature, Benton and Cashin

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IDEA Paper No. 49

Effective Classroom Discussions, Cashin 

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IDEA Paper No. 48

 Strategies to Improve Student Writing, Smit

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IDEA Paper No. 47

Promoting Deep Learning, Millis

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IDEA Paper No. 46

Effective Lecturing, Cashin

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IDEA Paper No. 45

Assessing Your Program-Level Assessment Plan, Hatfield

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IDEA Paper No. 44

The Learning Portfolio: A Powerful Idea for Significant Learning, Zubizarreta

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IDEA Paper No. 43

The Technology Literate Professoriate: Are We There Yet?, Madigan: Online Resources

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IDEA Paper No. 42

Integrated Course Design, Fink- For additional information on this topic see Dee Fink's book "Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses" available from Jossey-Bass at www.wiley.com or www.amazon.com

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IDEA Paper No. 41

Student Goal Orientation, Motivation, and Learning, Svinicki

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IDEA Paper No. 40

Getting Students to Read: Fourteen Tips, Hobson

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IDEA Paper No. 39

Establishing Rapport Personal Interaction and Learning, Fleming

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IDEA Paper No. 38

Enhancing Learning-and More! - Through Cooperative Learning, Millis

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IDEA Paper No. 37

Helping Your Students Develop Critical Thinking Skills, Lynch and Wolcott

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IDEA Paper No. 36

Appraising Teaching Effectiveness: Beyond Student Ratings, Hoyt and Pallett

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IDEA Paper No. 34

Focusing On Active, Meaningful Learning, Stalheim-Smith

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IDEA Paper No. 33

Developing an Effective Faculty Evaluation System, Cashin

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IDEA Paper No. 32

IDEA Paper 32, Student Ratings of Teaching: The Research Revisited by William Cashin has been updated. Please see IDEA Paper 50, Student Ratings of Teaching: A Summary of Research and Literature.

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IDEA Paper No. 31

Answering and Asking Questions, Cashin

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IDEA Paper No. 30

Readings to Improve Selected Teaching Methods, Cashin

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