POD-IDEA Center Notes on Instruction

2 - 3 pages

Notes to support teaching improvement and address specific ways to employ different teaching methods. Each paper is written in collaboration with the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD).

• IDEA Item 1 - Displayed a personal interest in students and their learning
  by Virginia Lee
• IDEA Item 2 - Found ways to help students answer their own questions
  by Nancy McClure; Updated by Mindy McWilliams

POD-IDEA Center Notes on
Learning

2 - 3 pages

Notes to support improved student learning and address specific ways to facilitate learning. Each paper is written in collaboration with the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD).

• IDEA Objective 1 - Gaining factual knowledge (terminology, classifications, methods, trends)
  by Michael Theall
• IDEA Objective 9 - Learning how to find and use resources for answering questions or solving problems
  by Gail MacKay, Barbara Millis, and Rebecca Brent

IDEA Papers
 

10 - 20 pages

Resources for faculty evaluation, reflection, and improvement.

• 53 - Active Learning Strategies in Face-to-Face Courses
  by Barbara Millis
• 52 - Considerations in Online Course Design
  by Paul Creasman
• 51 - Using Graphic Organizers to Improve Teaching and Learning
  by Kenneth Kiewra
• 50 - Student Ratings of Teaching: A Summary of Research and Literature
  by Stephen Benton, William Cashin

All Papers

All Papers

All Papers

Research Notes

1 - 2 pages

These papers are brief summaries of specific findings that emerge from research on IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction.

• Note 1 - The Excellent Teacher Item
  by The IDEA Center
• Note 2 - Alternate Scale Study
  by The IDEA Center
• Note 3 - Teaching Evaluation and Number of Objectives Chosen
  by The IDEA Center
• Note 4 - Paper versus Online Survey Delivery
  by The IDEA Center

Research Reports

3 - 5 pages

The IDEA Center has conducted a variety of studies to advance understanding of teaching and learning. These studies are also intended to improve the use and interpretation of IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction. Research Reports document each of the studies and results.

• Research Report 1 - A study focusing on the relationship between various instructional approaches on one hand, and both instructional objectives and instructional outcomes on the other
  by Donald Hoyt, Subashan Perera

Technical Reports

20 - 100 pages

Technical Reports document research conducted on IDEA Center products. Please contact us to purchase a printed copy.

• Technical Report 1 - Development of the IDEA System
  by Donald Hoyt, William Cashin
• Technical Report 11 - Revising the IDEA System
  by Donald Hoyt, Yih-Fen Chen, William Pallett, Amy Gross
• Technical Report 12 - Basic Data for the Revised IDEA System
  by Donald Hoyt, Eun-Joo Lee

All Papers

All Papers

All Papers