UVM adopted Blue by Explorance course evaluation software in Fall 2019. Blue is a centralized online evaluation tool with decentralized control and access. It automates invitation and administration of surveys to students, compiles student feedback anonymously and securely, and delivers private, comprehensive reports to faculty members.
Reports will be available shortly after the deadline to submit grades to the Registrar’s Office. When reports have been published, an email is sent to the individual instructor. Instructors can then access their reports in the following three ways or by clicking the green button below.
Chairs, Deans, and support staff authorized to retrieve and view results reports for the current term can use the same methods listed below. If you need access, please make a request.
Reports are published according to the course evaluation calendar on the Registrar’s web page.
- DIG Administrators should always download reports onto their department shared drive.
- DIG Administrators are the source of reports for Chairs/Deans who require historical reports from their shared drive or Blue.
- If there is a change of Chair, Dean, or DIG Administrator, the new individual will only find reports for the term in which they are onboarded and onward. Any historical reports required by newly onboarded Chairs, Deans, or DIG Administrators should be retrieved from their department shared drive.
Viewing Results Reports
Automated Email
- You will receive an invitation email the day that your evaluation reports are published.
Example text:Dear [First Name],
Instructors’ end-of-course evaluations are now available.
Please click here to access your reports.
If you have any problems accessing your reports, please contact your department’s administrator.
- Open the announcement email.
- Click “Please click here to access your reports.”
- Your web browser will bring you to your Blue Home Page.
- To view your available reports scroll to the bottom of your Home Page, until you get to your Reports section. This sections will display a few of your most recent reports. Navigating to the Reports Page will provide you with deeper search functionality.
- From the Blue Reports page you can use the Category dropdown to filter based on term and evaluation type. The search bar provides search capability on the Report Title, this includes the Instructor’s name for individual reports.
- You may download your reports as PDF by clicking the icon to the right of the Report Title. The Meatball menu (Three horizontal dots ‘…’ ) will provide you with additional report options. Using the ‘Export Response’ downloads a csv version of your report.
PDF vs. CSV ReportThe PDF contains the response data with helpful visuals and guidance. The CSV is the data only.
myUVM
- Log in to myUVM using your UVM NetID and password.
- If you don’t already have a “Blue Course Evaluations” card on your homepage, click the menu icon () in the upper-left corner and select Discover.
- Select the Find cards field, type “Blue Course Evaluations” (no quotes), and hit Enter or Return on your keyboard.
- Click the Bookmark icon () to save the card to your myUVM home page, and/or just click Log in with Single Sign-On.
- To view your available reports scroll to the bottom of your Home Page, until you get to your Reports section. This sections will display a few of your most recent reports. Navigating to the Reports Page will provide you with deeper search functionality.
- From the Blue Reports page you can use the Category dropdown to filter based on term and evaluation type. The search bar provides search capability on the Report Title, this includes the Instructor’s name for individual reports.
- You may download your reports as PDF by clicking the icon to the right of the Report Title. The Meatball menu (Three horizontal dots ‘…’ ) will provide you with additional report options. Using the ‘Export Response’ downloads a csv version of your report.
PDF vs. CSV Report
The PDF contains the response data with helpful visuals and guidance. The CSV is the data only.
Brightspace home page
- Log in to Brightspace using your NetID and password.
- Find the Current and Completed Evaluations module and click on the eval you’d like to view. Mine just happens to have none available at this time.
- Your web browser will bring you to your Blue Home Page.
- To view your available reports scroll to the bottom of your Home Page, until you get to your Reports section. This sections will display a few of your most recent reports. Navigating to the Reports Page will provide you with deeper search functionality.
- From the Blue Reports page you can use the Category dropdown to filter based on term and evaluation type. The search bar provides search capability on the Report Title, this includes the Instructor’s name for individual reports.
- You may download your reports as PDF by clicking the icon to the right of the Report Title. The Meatball menu (Three horizontal dots ‘…’ ) will provide you with additional report options. Using the ‘Export Response’ downloads a csv version of your report.
PDF vs. CSV Report
The PDF contains the response data with helpful visuals and guidance. The CSV is the data only.
