Evaluation Kit

Evaluation Kit
What is Evaluation Kit and how does it work?
Evaluation Kit is an online tool for administering course evaluations. The tool is available for use campus-wide, and the use of Evaluation Kit is covered by the campus Technology fee. It is integrated with Blackboard, and can be accessed by students, instructors, and administrators online.

The benefits of using Evaluation Kit include:
For Administrators
  • Elimination of paper process
  • Complete access to data for analysis and reporting
  • Consistency in when and how evaluations are administered
  • Each school is managed independently
For Instructors
  • Ability to monitor who has not completed an evaluation
  • Online access to reports
  • Overall summary across all courses and over time
For Students
  • All course evaluations accessible online in one location
On campus, Evaluation Kit is supported by different departments.
Contact information is provided in the table below.
Contact Role

Joshua Niswonger, ITS
870-972-3033
jniswonger@astate.edu

Timothy Cureton, ITS
870-972-3033
tcureton@astate.edu
  • Initial account creation
  • Creation of special course or instructor/student files
  • Helpdesk

Josie Welsh, Assessment
870-972-2989
jwelsh@astate.edu
  • Campus-wide surveys, evaluations
  • Creating effective evaluations
  • Managing the evaluation process

Interactive Teaching and Technology Center (ITTC)
870-972-2334
ittclab@astate.edu
  • Training
To Get Started:
Evaluation Kit is set up so each department or group can set up and manage their evaluations separately from other departments.
  1. Identify a person as the primary administrator in the department.  Send this information to Joshua Niswonger, jniswonger@astate.edu.

    Contact Name
    Contact E-mail Address
    School or Department

    Joshua will set up the Evaluation Kit Administrator, set up a new Blackboard account if necessary, and contact Evaluation Kit to have the new administrator "promoted.

  2. Contact ITTC, 870-972-2334, ittclab@astate.edu, to set up training.  (You may also check the Scheduler on the ITTC Web site, http://www.astate.edu/ittc, to see if any training classes are already scheduled.)

  3. Download documentation: Evaluation Kit Process.
FAQs

Answers to frequently asked questions are available in the ASU Knowledgebase:

  1. From the AState page, select A-Z index.
  2. Select K.  Select Knowledgebase.
  3. Select Faculty/Staff / Other Technology Tools / Evaluation Kit