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How will the change to FLEX affect graduate student teaching assistants?

Category: Student FAQ

How will the change to FLEX affect graduate student teaching assistants?

Posted on May 7, 2025May 16, 2025 by Alyssa Marie Aiello

Graduate teaching assistants who were eligible to administer ICES will also be eligible to administer FLEX. TAs will be able to elect to receive the global ICES items for a couple more years like faculty if they wish to keep those items. Because most TAs have minimal control over course design, we will explore providing […]

Posted in FLEX FAQ, Student FAQ

Will we have access to the FLEX results?

Posted on May 7, 2025May 16, 2025 by Alyssa Marie Aiello

A provost’s task force will explore best practices and recommendations for whether/how to make FLEX results available to students. The Illinois Student Council (ISC) is allowed to add a few items to the FLEX survey that they would then be free to make available to students. ISC has not yet created these items.

Posted in FLEX FAQ, Student FAQ

Do I have to fill out the FLEX survey?

Posted on May 7, 2025May 16, 2025 by Alyssa Marie Aiello

All students are strongly encouraged to complete the FLEX survey for each class they take that administers the survey. A campus task force will explore whether our campus will provide incentives for students who complete FLEX surveys.

Posted in FLEX FAQ, Student FAQ

Will I have to fill out a FLEX survey for every course I take?

Posted on May 7, 2025May 16, 2025 by Alyssa Marie Aiello

In general, you will fill out a separate FLEX survey for every course you take. There will be a few exceptions such as independent studies, research courses, and courses in units that have elected to use other sources of student feedback.

Posted in FLEX FAQ, Student FAQ

What does the transition mean to me as a student?

Posted on May 7, 2025May 16, 2025 by Alyssa Marie Aiello

You will no longer receive emails from ICES at the end of the semester to provide your end-of-semester feedback but will instead receive emails from Explorance Blue and possibly notifications through Canvas.

Posted in FLEX FAQ, Student FAQ

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