Engagement: More Than Response Rates!

What if we shifted the conversation from talking about response rates to talking about engagement? How do we define engagement with respect to course evaluations, and why does it matter? This webinar will explore the University of Toronto’s efforts to do just that. We will provide an overview of our context and explore how we [...]

Bluenotes Ontario Chapter Meetup

Bluenotes Ontario Chapter members are meeting on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 @ 2pm eastern time. At this meetup, chapter members will share and discuss: Which communication strategies work How and what are the results being disseminated (and any research being done in this area) As Loyalist and Mohawk Colleges share our experiences, we encourage you [...]

Bluenotes Central Great Lakes Chapter Meetup

Bluenotes Central Great Lakes Chapter members are meeting on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 @ 1pm EDT. At this meetup, chapter members will: Hear from Lisa Emery who will share her approach to presenting response results to other stakeholders at the University of Michigan Hear from Allison Scheffel about faculty evaluations of students at Northwoods Technical [...]

Bluenotes Central Great Lakes Chapter Meetup

Bluenotes Central Great Lakes Chapter members are meeting on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 @ 1pm EST. At this meetup, chapter members will: Hear from Lisa Emery who, by popular request at our November meetup, will share her approach to presenting response results to other stakeholders at the University of Michigan; Continue our discussions on Blue 8; and [...]

Bluenotes Colleges Ontario Chapter Meetup

Bluenotes community members in the Bluenotes Colleges Ontario Chapter are meeting to continue local connection and learning, on Wednesday, January 19 @ 2pm EST. The Chapter Co-Chairs, Gregory Paziuk from Loyalist College, and Helen Sheridan from Mohawk College, will lead the conversation around the most popular topics chosen by the chapter members: Response rate optimization [...]

Bluenotes Community Meetup 1 of 6 to Discuss Guidelines for Instructors in Interpreting and Reporting Results

Over the past few years, Bluenotes Community members have identified the need for consistent recommendations and guidelines to help instructors interpret evaluation/assessment data to effectively inform teaching and course planning. A group of thought-leading practitioners in the Bluenotes Reporting & Analytics Community have collaborated to build a document of guidelines which centers around a common [...]

Bluenotes Community February Meetup to Discuss Guidelines for Instructors in Interpreting and Reporting Results

Over the past few years, Bluenotes Community members have identified the need for consistent recommendations and guidelines to help instructors interpret evaluation/assessment data to effectively inform teaching and course planning. A group of thought-leading practitioners in the Bluenotes Reporting & Analytics Community have collaborated to build a document of guidelines which centers around a common [...]

Bluenotes Community Meetup in May to Discuss Guidelines for Instructors in Interpreting and Reporting Results

Over the past few years, Bluenotes Community members have identified the need for consistent recommendations and guidelines to help instructors interpret evaluation/assessment data to effectively inform teaching and course planning. A group of thought-leading practitioners in the Bluenotes Reporting & Analytics Community have collaborated to build a document of guidelines which centers around a common [...]

Bluenotes Community April Meetup to Discuss Guidelines for Instructors in Interpreting and Reporting Results

Over the past few years, Bluenotes Community members have identified the need for consistent recommendations and guidelines to help instructors interpret evaluation/assessment data to effectively inform teaching and course planning. A group of thought-leading practitioners in the Bluenotes Reporting & Analytics Community have collaborated to build a document of guidelines which centers around a common [...]

Bluenotes Western Canada Chapter Meetup: May 31

Members in the Bluenotes Western Canada Chapter (recently expanded from the Bluenotes British Columbia Chapter to include all Blue-using institutions in Western Canada) are meeting on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 @ 1pm ET / 10am PT to connect together and continue discussions on topics relevant to the Western Canada region. Don't forget to specify [...]

Bluenotes Eastern Canada Chapter Meetup: May 17

Members in the Bluenotes Eastern Canada Chapter (recently expanded from the Bluenotes Ontario Chapter to include all Blue-using institutions in Eastern Canada) are meeting on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @ 2pm EDT to connect together and continue discussions on topics relevant to the Eastern Canada region. To gather information prior to the meetup to [...]

Bluenotes Canadian Polytechnics Chapter Inaugural Meetup: April 12

Members in the Bluenotes Canadian Polytechnics Chapter (Blue-using institutions in the Canadian Polytechnics association) are coming together for this inaugural meetup on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 @ 2pm EDT to connect and share experiences. At this meetup, members will meet one another, discuss, share and exchange ideas, including: The polytechnic approach to the timing [...]

Bluenotes U15 Chapter Meetup: April 20

Members in the Bluenotes U15 Chapter (Blue-using Canadian Research Universities that are a part of the U15 consortium) are meeting on Thursday, April 20, 2023 @ 2pm EDT. At this meetup, Bluenotes U15 Chapter members will continue to discuss integrated holistic evaluation of instruction and response rates. Exclusive To: Members in the Bluenotes U15 [...]

Bluenotes R1 Universities Chapter Meetup: April 19

Members in the Bluenotes R1 Universities Chapter (Blue-using R1 universities in the United States) are meeting on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 @ 2pm EDT to connect and share experiences. As discussed at the end of the last Bluenotes R1 Universities meetup, in this meetup we will continue the discussion on integrated evaluation of instruction, [...]

Bluenotes Atlantic Hurricanes Chapter: April Meetup

Members in the Bluenotes Atlantic Hurricanes Chapter (Blue-using institutions in the Mid/South Atlantic region of the US) are meeting on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 @ 2pm EDT to connect together and continue discussions on topics relevant to the Mid and South Atlantic region. To gather information prior to the meetup to inform discussion, chapter [...]

[Bluenotes Midterm Surveys: May Meetup] Sharing and Discussing Technical Considerations for Blue Midterm Survey Project Set-up

The Bluenotes Midterm Surveys Community meetup is scheduled on May 3, 2023 at 1pm ET. This meetup will focus on the technical considerations when it comes to setting up a midterm survey project in Blue. Topics to discuss include: How to decide between creating one project or separate projects Scheduling tasks for concurrent survey [...]

[Bluenotes Midterm Surveys: March Meetup] Implementing a Midterm Survey Process and Raising Awareness Across Campus

The Bluenotes Midterm Surveys Community meetup is scheduled on March 16, 2023 at 1pm ET. Based on feedback from our members, our upcoming meetups will be topic-specific. The topic to be shared and discussed in this March meetup is Raising awareness across campus – strategies for engaging administrators, instructors, and students in the midterm [...]

Bluenotes R1 Universities Chapter Meetup: January 25

Members in the Bluenotes R1 Universities Chapter (Blue-using R1 universities in the United States) are holding an inaugural meetup on Wednesday, January 25 at 2pm EDT to connect and share experiences. Key topics they are interested in discussing, sharing and solving together include: How to move to a more integrated evaluation of instruction Role [...]

[Bluenotes U15 Chapter: February Meetup] Moving to More Integrated Evaluations of Instruction

Thank you to all Bluenotes U15 Chapter members for making the inaugural meetup on November 16, 2022 a success! Various topics were discussed, and based upon the discussions, community members would like to dedicate each future meetup focusing on one specific topic relevant to U15 institutions with in-depth sharing and discussion. The next Bluenotes [...]

[Bluenotes Midterm Surveys: January Meetup] Sharing and Discussing Implementations, Processes, and Practices

Members of the Bluenotes Midterm Surveys Community are meeting on January 11, 2023 to continue discussions on topics to make midterm surveys helpful to instructors for teaching effectiveness and student success (such as how best to utilize Blue’s capabilities for midterm surveys, best practices for using formative feedback, policies and communication strategies to engage [...]