The university will share instructor’s name, NetID, title/role (e.g., TA vs. faculty), and UIN; course information (e.g., CRN, subject code, course number, course title, section identifier); course registration (e.g., students’ NetID, class status); and other university staff contact information such as unit executive officers’ name, NetID, and UIN and their designees. This data will be […]
Category: Administrator FAQ
Why use Explorance Blue as a third-party survey provider?
Explorance Blue is the software that best satisfies our campus’ requirements for access control, security, FEPA compliance, and that best accommodates the variety of our course models and structure.
Who will be collecting the feedback from the survey? Who is Explorance Blue?
CITL will administer the Explorance Blue system. Explorance Blue is a feedback analytics and insights platform that streamlines collection and analysis of surveys. Learn more about Blue.
How has the FLEX survey been validated?
FLEX was developed following evidence-based practices for survey design. The scales for the survey were chosen to align with the campus definition of teaching excellence. Initial survey items were drafted and circulated for faculty feedback for importance and applicability. An initial set of items were selected based on faculty feedback. These items were taken to […]
Who will have access to the results from FLEX surveys for courses?
Instructors and their unit executive officers will by default have access to FLEX results. A provost’s task force is being charged to address questions such as whether should students have access to some type of access to FLEX results (i.e., raw or summary data) and whether access to FLEX results can be used as an […]
Will FLEX continue to inform the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their students?
Because FLEX does not have global items asking students to rate instructors or courses as excellent, the “List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent” will be renamed. Likewise, because FLEX will have three composite-scale scores, the award criteria will be revised. This revised program will maintain the spirit of the list: awarded to as many instructors […]
Will it be mandatory for students to participate in FLEX surveys?
It is not mandatory for students to participate in FLEX surveys. A provost’s task force is being charged to explore mechanisms to encourage higher student participation or whether to make it mandatory.
Will it be mandatory for instructors to use FLEX in their courses?
Instructors should follow the procedures for collecting student feedback established by their academic units. While all units are required to collect and use student feedback as part of broader teaching evaluation processes, the FLEX system may not be appropriate for some instructors or some units.
Who is overseeing/implementing the transition to the new system?
The transition to the new platform (Blue) and survey (FLEX) is being overseen by a provost’s task force in consultation with representatives from tenure-track and specialized faculty across disciplines. The task force has engaged stakeholders including faculty senate subcommittees (e.g., General University Policy, Education Policy, IT), Illinois Student Council, and CITL. CITL is executing the […]
What does the transition mean for instructors in my unit?
All courses/instructors that were eligible to receive ICES ratings will still be eligible to receive FLEX ratings. Just as with ICES, CITL will work with the Registrar’s Office and units to automatically initiate the process for creating a FLEX survey for each eligible course/instructor. As with ICES, instructors and units will have the opportunity to […]