Using IDEA Reports

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Using IDEA Reports

0What’s the goal of this session?

Using IDEA Reports

0What’s the goal of this session?

0 Model the process of turning IDEA Report findings into specific ways to strengthen your course

Using IDEA Reports

0What’s the goal of this session?

0 Model the process of turning IDEA Report findings into specific ways to strengthen your course

0 This can occur in multiple ways:

Using IDEA Reports

0What’s the goal of this session?

0 Model the process of turning IDEA Report findings into specific ways to strengthen your course

0 This can occur in multiple ways:0Take fuller advantage of existing positives

Using IDEA Reports

0What’s the goal of this session?

0 Model the process of turning IDEA Report findings into specific ways to strengthen your course

0 This can occur in multiple ways:0Take fuller advantage of existing positives0Adjust current efforts to increase impact

Using IDEA Reports

0What’s the goal of this session?

0 Model the process of turning IDEA Report findings into specific ways to strengthen your course

0 This can occur in multiple ways:0Take fuller advantage of existing positives0Adjust current efforts to increase impact0Adopt a new approach to align outcomes with experiences

Using IDEA Reports

0Quick Review of IDEA Reports

0 Page 1 – a rough snapshot0PRO score0Overall score0Comparative figure (AKA Odysseus and the Sirens)

Using IDEA Reports

0Quick Review of IDEA Reports

0 Page 1 – a rough snapshot0PRO score0Overall score0Comparative figure (AKA Odysseus and the Sirens)

0 Page 2 – focusing on learning and student context0 Individual objectives0Student contextualizing information

Using IDEA Reports

0Quick Review of IDEA Reports

0 Page 3 – linking experiences to learning0Student experience responses0 Identifying key links to learning

Using IDEA Reports

0Quick Review of IDEA Reports

0 Page 3 – linking experiences to learning0Student experience responses0 Identifying key links to learning

0 Page 4 – the final layer of detail0Student learning on all objectives0Distribution of responses on all other questions

Using IDEA Reports

0So where should you start?

Using IDEA Reports

0So where should you start?

0 Did I pick the “right” objectives?0Scan the results on page 20Check out the results on page 40Revisiting the 3 primary questions

Using IDEA Reports

0REMINDER . . .

1. Is this a significant part of the course?

Using IDEA Reports

0REMINDER . . .

1. Is this a significant part of the course?2. Do I do something specific to help the students

accomplish this objective?

Using IDEA Reports

0REMINDER . . .

1. Is this a significant part of the course?2. Do I do something specific to help the students

accomplish this objective?3. Does the student's progress on this objective affect

his or her grade?

Using IDEA Reports

0 So where should you start?

0 Did I pick the “right” objectives?0Scan the results on page 20Check out the results on page 40Revisiting the 3 primary questions

0 How did my students’ experiences impact the objectives that I picked?0Check out the last column on page 30Getting the most “bang for your buck”

Using IDEA Reports

0Practicing on an old report

0 Break into small groups of 4-5

Using IDEA Reports

0Practicing on an old report

0 Break into small groups of 4-5

0 Examine the question of selecting objectives (Pages 2 and 4)

OR0 Pick three experiences that could be improved

(Page 3)

Using IDEA Reports

0Thoughts on selecting objectives?

Using IDEA Reports

0Thoughts on selecting objectives?

0Thoughts on student experiences to improve?

Using IDEA Reports

0Ok, now what???

Using IDEA Reports

0Ok, now what???

0 Thinking about objectives . . .0What do your students really need to learn in your course?

0 Think triage not transformation0 In the context of your major? In the context of general education?0 Be true to your vision for that course

Using IDEA Reports

0Ok, now what???

0 Thinking about objectives . . .0What do your students really need to learn in your course?

0 Think triage not transformation0 In the context of your major? In the context of general education?0 Be true to your vision for that course

0 http://www.theideacenter.org/research-and-papers/pod-idea-center-notes-learning02-page papers on aligning objectives with course goals

Using IDEA Reports

0Ok, now what???

0 Thinking about objectives . . .0Revisit the three primary questions

0 Is this a significant part of the course?0 Do I do something specific to help the students accomplish this

objective?0 Does the student's progress on this objective affect his or her grade?

Using IDEA Reports

0Ok, now what???

0 Thinking about objectives . . .0Revisit the three primary questions

0 Is this a significant part of the course?0 Do I do something specific to help the students accomplish this

objective?0 Does the student's progress on this objective affect his or her grade?

0Setting an appropriate bar for expectations0 Do your expectations and assignments differ from other courses?

Using IDEA Reports

0Ok, now what???

0 Thinking about student experiences . . .0What existing strengths might you exploit?

0 Where might this occur in the delivery of the course?

Using IDEA Reports

0Ok, now what???

0 Thinking about student experiences . . .0What existing strengths might you exploit?

0 Where might this occur in the delivery of the course?

0What experiences might be increased?0 Where might this occur in the delivery of the course?

Using IDEA Reports

0Ok, now what???

0 Thinking about student experiences . . .0What existing strengths might you exploit?

0 Where might this occur in the delivery of the course?

0What experiences might be increased?0 Where might this occur in the delivery of the course?

0 http://www.theideacenter.org/research-and-papers/pod-idea-center-notes-instruction02-page papers on ways to infuse experiences into courses

Using IDEA Reports

0 Improving student experiences to achieve learning objectives

Using IDEA Reports

0 Improving student experiences to achieve learning objectives

0 Students respond to a course when they see a connection between the skills that the course teaches and the advantages they might gain by applying those skills to achieve their future plans or aspirations

Using IDEA Reports

0 Improving student experiences to achieve learning objectives

0 Students respond to a course when they see a connection between the skills that the course teaches and the advantages they might gain by applying those skills to achieve their future plans or aspirations

0 Students respond to a course when they know how to match their out-of-class efforts with faculty expectations and align their work with the way that they will be evaluated