Overview of Digital Measures

Kennesaw State University’sDigital Measures Implementation Core Team

KSU’s Digital Measures Core Team

• Charles Amlaner, VP for Research & Graduate Dean• Matthew Balaun, IT System Support Professional, ESS• Meghan Burke, College of S&M, Assoc. Director, CETL• Rifka Mayani, Assoc. Director, ESS• Neal Mero, Professor of Management, Coles College• Tom Pusateri, College of HSS, Assoc. Director, CETL• Elizabeth Starnes, Digital Measures Project Manager, ESS• Val Whittlesey, Assoc. VP, Academic Affairs• Donna Pendley (Ex Officio), IT Professional, Coles College

What is Digital Measures ?• On-Line Information Management System• “Course Response” Module • “Activity Insight for Faculty” Module• Desktop Accessible – Web Interface• Transfers Faculty Course Loading from BANNER • Secure, Encrypted, and FERPA Compliant• Searchable Database• MS Word and Excel Compatible Reporting• Standardized SACS, ABET, NCATE, AACSB Accreditation

and Customized Reporting• Used by >1500 colleges and universities

Digital Measures Course Response

• On-Line “Course Response” Module– AKA: “Student Ratings of Teaching”– Customized for University, College, Department– Results Fed Directly to Faculty Activity Module– Flexible Outcomes Reporting

• Outcomes of “Course Response”– Faculty Performance in Promotion and Tenure– Faculty Performance in Annual Evaluations– Student Satisfaction Measures

Digital Measures Faculty Activity

• On-line “Activity Insight for Faculty” Module– Faculty Centered Design– Covers all Teaching, Research, and Service Activity– Fully Customizable for Department Needs– Automatically Imports Faculty Course Loading and

Student Rating of Teaching Data – Creates Departmental Level Curriculum and

Accreditation Reports– Creates Professional CV’s

Digital Measures Faculty Activity

• “Activity Insight for Faculty” Module (Continued)• Documentation of Faculty Performance– Faculty Performance in Promotion and Tenure– Faculty Performance in Annual Evaluations– Faculty CV can be Customized and Printed

• Documentation of Program Performance– Faculty and Chairperson Accessible and Searchable– Measures of Department Level Faculty Excellence

• Grant Funding Success, Faculty Expertise, and Statistics• Faculty Publications, Professional Activity, and Service

Digital Measures in Coles College Since 2004

• Faculty Perspectives– Inputting CV information was initially “a pain” but once completed,

periodic updates are easy to do– Generating reports for performance reviews, grants, and other

activities is very easy– Student evaluations are simple for faculty to administer (it’s done

automatically) and summary results are available more quickly– Greatly simplifies the process of preparing reports for accreditation

visits as all data are located in one place• Student Perspectives

– Very easy to provide feedback on all courses at a time most convenient for “me”

– Many expressed greater confidence in the anonymity of the process as compared to paper & pencil student evaluations

Digital Measures Known Challenges

• Buy-In to New Technology and Change• Initial Time Required to Enter Professional

References• On-Line Student Ratings Of Teaching Generally

Yield Lower Response Rates over Paper & Pencil• Accreditation Requirements May Cause Issues– Customized reporting takes additional time to create

• Aggressive Timeline for Implementation– 2-3 Year Rollout May Uncover New Challenges

Timeline for Digital Measures• Implementation Timeline – Given High Priority by Academic Affairs and KSU OIT Staff– One-year Rollout Campus-wide for “Course Response”

Module• End of Fall 2010 “University and College” Questions Implemented• End of Spring 2011 Targeted for Full Questions Implementation

– Two-year Rollout for “Activity Insight For Faculty” Module• Select Colleges and Departments in First Year (Spring 2011)• Remaining Colleges and Departments in Second Year (2012)• January 2013 Targeted for Campus-wide Faculty Participation

• What is Needed– Patience, Support, and Enthusiasm for Shifting to Digital

KSU’s Digital Measures College Contacts

College Representative College Email Address

Harry Price Arts hprice8@kennesaw.edu

Jim Cope Bagwell Education jcope@kennesaw.edu

Neal Mero Coles Business nmero@kennesaw.edu

David Bennett WellStar Health and Human Services

dbennett@kennesaw.edu

Dawn Kirby Humanities and Social Sciences

dkirby8@kennesaw.edu

Sean Ellermeyer Science and Mathematics sellerme@kennesaw.edu

Keisha Hoerrner University College khoerrne@kennesaw.edu

Feedback on Digital Measures?

• Questions and Discussion?– Activity Insight for Faculty Module– Course Response Module

• Electronic Feedback Sites– Website: https://web.kennesaw.edu/digitalmeasures/

– Email: digitalmeasures@kennesaw.edu – Twitter: http://twitter.com/dm_ksu – Blog: https://web.kennesaw.edu/digitalmeasures/blog