Using IDEA for Student Ratings of Instruction (SRI) When a new semester begins, portals are created for each course, each faculty member, and each staff member with access to the system. Students will not have access to the course portal until it is released by the faculty member. The faculty member will need to visit the faculty portal to complete the Objectives Selection Form (OSF) for each course. (For those accustomed to the legacy paper […]
IDEA
Currently all seven academic units in CAST used IDEA (Individual Development and Educational Assessment) as the platform for student ratings of instruction. IDEA is meant to serve as not more than 50% of the overall assessment of a faculty member in the area of teaching. The remaining variables for the assessment of teaching very from unit to unit but often include peer evaluation, self-reflection of teaching, mentoring of students, updates to course materials, participation in […]
IDEA Quick Reference Guide
STEP 1: LOG INTO THE FACULTY PORTAL ✓ https://illinoisstate.campuslabs.com/faculty/ STEP 2: COMPLETE THE OBJECTIVE SELECTION FROM (OSF) ✓ Must be completed for every course, every semester by Oct 1 for Fall and March 1 for Spring.✓ Select 3-5 objectives as essential or important. Designate the rest as minor. STEP 3: CREATE EMAIL WITH LINK ✓ Ask students to bring a smart phone, tablet, or laptop on planned day. STEP 4: ADMINISTER IDEA IN CLASS ON […]
General Overview Of IDEA
General Information on the Use of IDEA as the Instrument for Student Ratings of Instruction Currently all seven academic units in CAST and TCH in COE use IDEA as the platform for student ratings of instruction. IDEA is meant to serve as not more than 50% of the overall assessment of a faculty member in the area of teaching. The remaining variables for the assessment of teaching vary from unit to unit but often include […]
Faculty Success
Watermark and Faculty Success (formerly Digital Measures) have joined forces toward a shared vision of supporting administrators, faculty, and students with better data for learning and development. Overview Faculty Success organizes and builds reports on teaching, research and service activities. It enables you to keep track of your activity information just once so that many outputs can be prepared, such as annual activity reports, promotion and tenure documents, accreditation reports, your CV, your profile on […]
Microsoft Intune
What Intune is and How to Enroll Microsoft Intune is a platform used by many organizations to ensure devices accessing organizational data meet a certain baseline of security. In particular, it is most often used on “BYOD” devices and mobile devices. As a member of ISU that potentially interacts with restricted or highly restricted data, you may be asked to enroll your device. To enroll in Intune on a Windows device, navigate to the “Access […]
Requesting Administrator Privileges
Usually when using a computer, it is not necessary to have administrator access. Things like document editing and creation, web browsing, routine application use, and even installation of plugins and certain applications does not require special access. However, when installing new software or troubleshooting certain tasks (such as removing a printer and reinstalling a printer driver), administrator access is required. To balance functionality and security, a system to temporarily request administrator privileges has been developed. […]
VDI Software Catalog
When logging into https://vdi.it.ilstu.edu, you may see multiple VDI pools depending on what major and classes you are in. Below is a description of some of the different pools and their offerings. All pools include Microsoft Office 365 and basic web browsers like Firefox and Google Chrome unless otherwise noted. ================================================================ “CAST-Pool” SPSS, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, EpiInfo
Remote Lab Catalog
When logging into citrix.illinoisstate.edu, you may see several options under the “Desktop” tab. This article gives a description of the different labs in CAST and what software and features they have. You will only see a few of these labs based on the classes you are taking. Unless otherwise noted, all remote labs have Microsoft Office and SPSS. This article will be updated as changes are made. ================================================================ “Virtual General Use Computer Lab” Photoshop, InDesign, […]
Adjusting Microphone Settings for Lenovo T495
In the 2020 computer refresh, many individuals will have received the Lenovo T495 as their new laptop computer. An issue has been identified with the default microphone settings that may cause very poor quality and crackling/muffled sound when using the built-in microphone. To fix this issue, go to Control Panel -> “Sound” -> “Recording” tab and right click the “Microphone Array”. Select the “Properties” option to open the Properties menu. Then go to the “Levels” […]