POD - IDEA Center Learning Notes
These succinct papers were written in collaboration with the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD). As a resource to support improved student learning , each is useful to anyone wanting to address specific ways to facilitate learning on the following twelve objectives - which are central to the IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction System.
| Introduction | |
| IDEA Objective #1: | “Gaining factual knowledge (terminology, classifications, methods, trends),” |
| IDEA Objective #2: | “Learning fundamental principles, generalizations, or theories,” Walt Wager and Marilla Svinicki |
| IDEA Objective #3: | “Learning to Apply Course Material (to improve thinking, problem solving, and decisions),” Todd Zakrajsek and Tamara Rosier |
| IDEA Objective #4: | “Developing specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals in the field most closely related to this course,” Nancy McClure |
| IDEA Objective #5: | “Acquiring skills in working with others as a member of a team,” Donna M. Qualters |
| “Developing creative capacities (writing, inventing, designing, performing in art, music, drama, etc.),” Jennifer Franklin and Michael Theall | |
| IDEA Objective #7: | “Gaining a broader understanding and appreciation of intellectual/cultural activity,” Pamela E. Barnett and Jodi Cressman |
| IDEA Objective #8: | “Developing skill in expressing myself orally or in writing” Frances Johnson |
| IDEA Objective #9: | “Learning how to find and use resources for answering questions or solving problems,” Gail MacKay, Barbara Millis, and Rebecca Brent |
| IDEA Objective #10: | “Developing a clearer understanding of, and commitment to, personal values,” Victoria Bhavsar, Jeff King, and Karen Becker |
| IDEA Objective #11: | “Learning to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of view,” Patricia Armstrong, Sonja Moyer, and Katherine Stanton |
| IDEA Objective #12: | “Acquiring an interest in learning more by asking questions and seeking answers,” Virginia S. Lee, Patricia Shaw, and Leone Snyder |