Strengthen Your Course with IDEA Reports: A Detailed Process

Using IDEA Reports 0 What s the goal of this session?

Using IDEA Reports 0 What 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 0 What 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 0 What 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: 0 Take fuller advantage of existing positives

Using IDEA Reports 0 What 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: 0 Take fuller advantage of existing positives 0 Adjust current efforts to increase impact

Using IDEA Reports 0 What 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: 0 Take fuller advantage of existing positives 0 Adjust current efforts to increase impact 0 Adopt a new approach to align outcomes with experiences

Using IDEA Reports 0 Quick Review of IDEA Reports 0 Page 1 a rough snapshot 0 PRO score 0 Overall score 0 Comparative figure (AKA Odysseus and the Sirens)

Using IDEA Reports 0 Quick Review of IDEA Reports 0 Page 1 a rough snapshot 0 PRO score 0 Overall score 0 Comparative figure (AKA Odysseus and the Sirens) 0 Page 2 focusing on learning and student context 0 Individual objectives 0 Student contextualizing information

Using IDEA Reports 0 Quick Review of IDEA Reports 0 Page 3 linking experiences to learning 0 Student experience responses 0 Identifying key links to learning

Using IDEA Reports 0 Quick Review of IDEA Reports 0 Page 3 linking experiences to learning 0 Student experience responses 0 Identifying key links to learning 0 Page 4 the final layer of detail 0 Student learning on all objectives 0 Distribution of responses on all other questions

Using IDEA Reports 0 So where should you start?

Using IDEA Reports 0 So where should you start? 0 Did I pick the right objectives? 0 Scan the results on page 2 0 Check out the results on page 4 0 Revisiting the 3 primary questions

Using IDEA Reports 0 REMINDER . . . 1. Is this a significant part of the course?

Using IDEA Reports 0 REMINDER . . . 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 0 REMINDER . . . 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? 0 Scan the results on page 2 0 Check out the results on page 4 0 Revisiting the 3 primary questions 0 How did my students experiences impact the objectives that I picked? 0 Check out the last column on page 3 0 Getting the most bang for your buck

Using IDEA Reports 0 Practicing on an old report 0 Break into small groups of 4-5

Using IDEA Reports 0 Practicing on an old report 0 Break into small groups of 4-5 0 Examine the question of selecting objectives (Pages 2 and 4) OR 0 Pick three experiences that could be improved (Page 3)

Using IDEA Reports 0 Thoughts on selecting objectives?

Using IDEA Reports 0 Thoughts on selecting objectives? 0 Thoughts on student experiences to improve?

Using IDEA Reports 0 Ok, now what???

Using IDEA Reports 0 Ok, now what??? 0 Thinking about objectives . . . 0 What do your students really need to learn in your course? 0 Think triage not transformation 0 In the context of your major? In the context of general education? 0 Be true to your vision for that course

Using IDEA Reports 0 Ok, now what??? 0 Thinking about objectives . . . 0 What do your students really need to learn in your course? 0 Think triage not transformation 0 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-learning 0 2-page papers on aligning objectives with course goals

Using IDEA Reports 0 Ok, now what??? 0 Thinking about objectives . . . 0 Revisit 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 0 Ok, now what??? 0 Thinking about objectives . . . 0 Revisit 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? 0 Setting an appropriate bar for expectations 0 Do your expectations and assignments differ from other courses?

Using IDEA Reports 0 Ok, now what??? 0 Thinking about student experiences . . . 0 What existing strengths might you exploit? 0 Where might this occur in the delivery of the course?

Using IDEA Reports 0 Ok, now what??? 0 Thinking about student experiences . . . 0 What existing strengths might you exploit? 0 Where might this occur in the delivery of the course? 0 What experiences might be increased? 0 Where might this occur in the delivery of the course?

Using IDEA Reports 0 Ok, now what??? 0 Thinking about student experiences . . . 0 What existing strengths might you exploit? 0 Where might this occur in the delivery of the course? 0 What 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-instruction 0 2-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