{"id":146355,"date":"2023-07-27T14:18:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T18:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=146355"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:50:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T19:50:45","slug":"blue-for-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/assessment\/course-evaluations\/blue-for-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue – Course Evaluations for Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the structure of Boston University educational programs, course evaluations are used to provide instructors the opportunity to collect student feedback. To create, distribute, and collect these evaluations, Blue is the new tool in place University-wide for faculty use. Blue is available as a built-in integration through Blackboard or as its own standalone site.<\/p>\n

The content on this page is dedicated to provide support for faculty use of the Blue system. Instructions and helpful information for students can be found on the adjacent TechWeb page.<\/p>\n

Accessing Blue Through Blackboard<\/h3>
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Evaluations and reports can be accessed through the Blackboard base navigation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Log in to learn.bu.edu using your BU login name and Kerberos password.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. A pop-up window may appear with a list of your open evaluations and a link to each for easy access. If you do not see this window, continue from your homepage.
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  3. Select\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span>Institution Page<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u202ffound in the left side pane, and then click on\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span>My Surveys and Evaluations<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u202fto display your evaluations in a new page. You will be directed to your\u202fSubject <\/span>Management\u202fpage. More on the Subject Management page can be found in the section below.
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      Accessing Blue Through Links \/ The Blue Website<\/h3>
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      If you received a website URL for your evaluation:<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Click on the link or copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. You may be prompted to sign in from the Blue login page through Explorance<\/a>. You will either need to use your Kerberos username and password only through the Blue login system or you will be directed to a BU Kerberos login page.<\/li>\n
      3. Once authenticated, you will be directed to your Blue Central Page<\/strong> which will display your evaluation tasks. More on the Blue Central Page can be found in the section below.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Navigating The Blue Central Page<\/h3>
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        The Blue Central page is the page that you will first land on after logging in from Blackboard or a website URL. You will be able to manage and monitor your evaluations and also view reports from this page.<\/span><\/p>\n

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        a. Language<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>– The only available language at this time is English.
        \nb. Sign Out<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>– Ends your session.
        \nc. Evaluation Task Search Bar<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>– Allows you to perform a keyword search to locate a specific task.
        \nd. Evaluation Task<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>– Displays the evaluation task name and link.
        \ne. End Date<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>– Displays the deadline to complete the evaluation.
        \nf. Status<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>– Indicates the evaluation status. The status can be Open (not yet started), In Progress (started but incomplete), or Completed (submitted and nothing left to do).
        \ng. Report Search Bar<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>– Searches for reports with filtering and sort options.
        \nh. Report<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>– Lists reports assigned to you. To open, simply click on the link, or click on the icon(s) to download.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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        Opening Your Tasks<\/h4>\n

        You can open evaluation tasks that have been assigned to you by clicking on their respective links from the Blue Central page. Typically, the task you select will open in a new page.<\/span><\/p>\n

        The two most common task types you may see are:<\/p>\n

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        1. Fill out task<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>– Allows you to complete an evaluation, survey, or form.<\/li>\n
        2. Subject management task<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>– Allows you to view the status of people or things being evaluated. More on the Subject Management page can be found in the next section.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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          Utilizing The Subject Management Page<\/h3>
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          The Blue Subject Management page is an enhanced view that will allow you to see all activity related to your evaluations on a single comprehensive page. Relevant details and options are showcased for each evaluation right when you need them, such as calls to action if tasks are incomplete, viewing response rates for live evaluations, and reports for completed ones.<\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. From the Blue Central page, click Subject Management<\/strong>. A new page will appear where you will see\u00a0all your evaluations<\/span> represented as tiles.
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          2. From this page, you will be able to:\n