POD - IDEA Center Notes
These succinct papers were written in collaboration with the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD). As a resource to support teaching improvement, each is useful to anyone wanting to address specific ways to employ different teaching methods – each of which is utilized in the Diagnostic Form of the IDEA Student Ratings of Instruction System.
| Introduction | |
| IDEA Item #1 | "Displayed a personal interest in students and their learning," Virginia S. Lee |
| IDEA Item #2 | "Found ways to help students answer their own questions," Nancy McClure |
| IDEA Item #3 | "Scheduled course work (class activities, tests, projects) in ways which encouraged students to stay up-to-date in their work," Michael Theall |
| IDEA Item #4 | "Demonstrated the importance and significance of the subject matter," Nancy McClure |
| IDEA Item #5 | "Formed "teams" or "discussion groups" to facilitate learning," Todd Zakrajsek |
| IDEA Item #6 | "Made it clear how each topic fit into the course," Michael Theall |
| IDEA Item #7 | "Explained the reasons for criticisms of students' academic performance," Barbara E. Walvoord |
| IDEA Item #8 | "Stimulated students to intellectual effort beyond that required by most courses," Nancy McClure |
| IDEA Item #9 | "Encouraged students to use multiple resources (e.g. data banks, library holdings, outside experts) to improve understanding," Leora Baron |
| IDEA Item #10 | "Explained course material clearly and concisely," Mary Deane Sorcinelli |
| IDEA Item #11 | "Related course material to real life situations," Michael Theall |
| IDEA Item #12 | "Gave tests, projects, etc. that covered the most important parts of the course," Barbara E. Walvoord |
| IDEA Item #13 | "Introduced stimulating ideas about the subject," Michael Theall |
| IDEA Item #14 | "Involved students in 'hands-on' projects such as research, case studies, or 'real life' activities," Virginia S. Lee |
| IDEA Item #15 | "Inspired students to set and achieve goals which really challenged them," Todd Zakrajsek |
| IDEA Item #16 | "Asked students to share ideas and experiences with others whose backgrounds and viewpoints differ from their own," Jeff King |
| IDEA Item #17 | "Provided timely and frequent feedback on tests, reports, projects, etc. to help students improve," Cynthia Desrochers |
| IDEA Item #18 | "Asked students to help each other understand ideas or concepts," Jeff King |
| IDEA Item #19 | "Gave projects, tests, or assignments that required original or creative thinking," Cynthia Desrochers |
| IDEA Item #20 | "Encouraged student-faculty interaction outside of class," Allison Pingree |