POD-IDEA Center Notes on Instruction

These succinct papers were written in collaboration with the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD). As a resource to support teaching improvement, each is useful to anyone wanting to address specific ways to employ different teaching methods – each of which is utilized in the Diagnostic Form of the IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction.

Introduction

  • IDEA Item 1,"Displayed a personal interest in students and their learning," Virginia S. Lee
  • IDEA Item 2, "Found ways to help students answer their own questions," Nancy McClure
  • IDEA Item 3, "Scheduled course work (class activities, tests, projects) in ways which encouraged students to stay up-to-date in their work," Michael Theall
  • IDEA Item 4, "Demonstrated the importance and significance of the subject matter," Nancy McClure
  • IDEA Item 5, "Formed 'teams' or 'discussion groups' to facilitate learning," Todd Zakrajsek
  • IDEA Item 6, "Made it clear how each topic fit into the course," Michael Theall
  • IDEA Item 7, "Explained the reasons for criticisms of students' academic performance," Barbara E. Walvoord
  • IDEA Item 8, "Stimulated students to intellectual effort beyond that required by most courses," Nancy McClure
  • IDEA Item 9, "Encouraged students to use multiple resources (e.g. data banks, library holdings, outside experts) to improve understanding," Leora Baron
  • IDEA Item 10, "Explained course material clearly and concisely," Mary Deane Sorcinelli
  • IDEA Item 11, "Related course material to real life situations," Michael Theall
  • IDEA Item 12, "Gave tests, projects, etc. that covered the most important parts of the course," Barbara E. Walvoord
  • IDEA Item 13, "Introduced stimulating ideas about the subject," Michael Theall
  • IDEA Item 14, "Involved students in 'hands-on' projects such as research, case studies, or 'real life' activities," Virginia S. Lee
  • IDEA Item 15, "Inspired students to set and achieve goals which really challenged them," Todd Zakrajsek
  • IDEA Item 16, "Asked students to share ideas and experiences with others whose backgrounds and viewpoints differ from their own," Jeff King
  • IDEA Item 17, "Provided timely and frequent feedback on tests, reports, projects, etc. to help students improve," Cynthia Desrochers
  • IDEA Item 18, "Asked students to help each other understand ideas or concepts," Jeff King
  • IDEA Item 19, "Gave projects, tests, or assignments that required original or creative thinking," Cynthia Desrochers
  • IDEA Item 20, "Encouraged student-faculty interaction outside of class," Allison Pingree

 

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