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Articulating Course Objectives Using IDEA Student Ratings
of Instruction
Wine and Cheese Facilitated Workshop
Wednesday May 7, 3:30 – 5:00 pm, Lurie Conference Room
Faculty who have volunteered to participate in the IDEA student
ratings pilot test in 08-09 (and others who are interested) are
invited to attend one of two preparation sessions for IDEA (SIR-II
does not require special training). In IDEA, students rate the
extent to which they have made progress on each of several course
objectives that the instructor has identified as important. Because
course objectives dictate teaching strategies and grading, effective
use of this system depends on instructors clearly articulating and
communicating objectives for their courses before the course starts.
This session will include a brief description of how the IDEA system
works; discussion of the general objectives on the IDEA form; and a
work session in which faculty write objectives for their own
courses. If you have a draft syllabus for the fall semester course
in which you will pilot IDEA, please bring that to the workshop.
This session will be repeated in late August, with the exact time
and date TBA. We recommend coming to the May session if possible
because what you learn at the session might affect how you write
your syllabus.
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