Transcript to view the Digital Measures Core Team Powerpoint Presentation

Overview of Digital Measures
Kennesaw State University’s
Digital Measures Implementation Core Team
KSU’s Digital Measures Core Team
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Charles Amlaner, VP for Research & Graduate Dean
Matthew Balaun, IT System Support Professional, ESS
Meghan Burke, College of S&M, Assoc. Director, CETL
Rifka Mayani, Assoc. Director, ESS
Neal Mero, Professor of Management, Coles College
Tom Pusateri, College of HSS, Assoc. Director, CETL
Elizabeth Starnes, Digital Measures Project Manager, ESS
Val Whittlesey, Assoc. VP, Academic Affairs
Donna Pendley (Ex Officio), IT Professional, Coles College
What is Digital Measures ?
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On-Line Information Management System
“Course Response” Module
“Activity Insight for Faculty” Module
Desktop Accessible – Web Interface
Transfers Faculty Course Loading from BANNER
Secure, Encrypted, and FERPA Compliant
Searchable Database
MS Word and Excel Compatible Reporting
Standardized SACS, ABET, NCATE, AACSB Accreditation
and Customized Reporting
• Used by >1500 colleges and universities
Digital Measures Course Response
• On-Line “Course Response” Module
– AKA: “Student Ratings of Teaching”
– Customized for University, College, Department
– Results Fed Directly to Faculty Activity Module
– Flexible Outcomes Reporting
• Outcomes of “Course Response”
– Faculty Performance in Promotion and Tenure
– Faculty Performance in Annual Evaluations
– Student Satisfaction Measures
Digital Measures Faculty Activity
• On-line “Activity Insight for Faculty” Module
– Faculty Centered Design
– Covers all Teaching, Research, and Service Activity
– Fully Customizable for Department Needs
– Automatically Imports Faculty Course Loading and
Student Rating of Teaching Data
– Creates Departmental Level Curriculum and
Accreditation Reports
– Creates Professional CV’s
Digital Measures Faculty Activity
• “Activity Insight for Faculty” Module (Continued)
• Documentation of Faculty Performance
– Faculty Performance in Promotion and Tenure
– Faculty Performance in Annual Evaluations
– Faculty CV can be Customized and Printed
• Documentation of Program Performance
– Faculty and Chairperson Accessible and Searchable
– Measures of Department Level Faculty Excellence
• Grant Funding Success, Faculty Expertise, and Statistics
• Faculty Publications, Professional Activity, and Service
Digital Measures in Coles College Since 2004
• Faculty Perspectives
– Inputting CV information was initially “a pain” but once completed,
periodic updates are easy to do
– Generating reports for performance reviews, grants, and other
activities is very easy
– Student evaluations are simple for faculty to administer (it’s done
automatically) and summary results are available more quickly
– Greatly simplifies the process of preparing reports for accreditation
visits as all data are located in one place
• Student Perspectives
– Very easy to provide feedback on all courses at a time most
convenient for “me”
– Many expressed greater confidence in the anonymity of the process
as compared to paper & pencil student evaluations
Digital Measures Known Challenges
• Buy-In to New Technology and Change
• Initial Time Required to Enter Professional
References
• On-Line Student Ratings Of Teaching Generally
Yield Lower Response Rates over Paper & Pencil
• Accreditation Requirements May Cause Issues
– Customized reporting takes additional time to create
• Aggressive Timeline for Implementation
– 2-3 Year Rollout May Uncover New Challenges
Timeline for Digital Measures
• Implementation Timeline
– Given High Priority by Academic Affairs and KSU OIT Staff
– One-year Rollout Campus-wide for “Course Response”
Module
• End of Fall 2010 “University and College” Questions Implemented
• End of Spring 2011 Targeted for Full Questions Implementation
– Two-year Rollout for “Activity Insight For Faculty” Module
• Select Colleges and Departments in First Year (Spring 2011)
• Remaining Colleges and Departments in Second Year (2012)
• January 2013 Targeted for Campus-wide Faculty Participation
• What is Needed
– Patience, Support, and Enthusiasm for Shifting to Digital
KSU’s Digital Measures College Contacts
College Representative
College
Email Address
Harry Price
Arts
[email protected]
Jim Cope
Bagwell Education
[email protected]
Neal Mero
Coles Business
[email protected]
David Bennett
WellStar Health and
Human Services
[email protected]
Dawn Kirby
Humanities and Social
Sciences
[email protected]
Sean Ellermeyer
Science and Mathematics
[email protected]
Keisha Hoerrner
University College
[email protected]
Feedback on Digital Measures?
• Questions and Discussion?
– Activity Insight for Faculty Module
– Course Response Module
• Electronic Feedback Sites
– Website: https://web.kennesaw.edu/digitalmeasures/
– Email: [email protected]
– Twitter: http://twitter.com/dm_ksu
– Blog: https://web.kennesaw.edu/digitalmeasures/blog