Additional Information

Forms, Instructions, Links

Example forms from IDEA show what questions are on the FIF and student survey forms.

Forms

• Example Faculty Information Form (FIF) - This is a scan of the paper version of the form which asks the same questions as the online version. Posted as a reference.
• Example Student Information Forms
• Short Form - Default for the University of Alaska Anchorage.
• Diagnostic Form - Example of the paper diagnostic (long) form (only used on request).

Filling out the FIF

• FAQ for Faculty - Answers a lot of questions about how to best utilize the FIF
• IDEA's Direction to Faculty for Online Administration (FIF) - The IDEA Center's guide to filling out the online Faculty Information Form.
• IDEA's Guide: "Adding Additional Questions" to the FIF
• IDEA's "Thoughts on Selecting IDEA Objectives"

Other Information

• Addressing Fears of Student Retaliation in IDEA Online. From the IDEAblog
• The IDEA Center's IDEAblog - Various articles about utilizing IDEA's Student Ratings of Instruction.
• Evidence on How to Improve Student Ratings of Instruction. From the IDEAblog
• The Role of Course Evals in Faculty Evaluation - A presentation from CAFE by Professor John Petraitis.
• PowerPoint for IDEA Administrators - "What do all these columns mean?"