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What is Flash Survey?

Flash Survey is an opportunity for students to let their voices be heard. At Kent State University, we are committed to ensuring the quality of our academic programs, our teaching and the learning experiences of our students. Student feedback on courses and instructors is pivotal for helping assess the impact of our efforts and helping individual instructors further develop their teaching skills. Flash Survey results are also typically part of the package of material reviewed when making continuing employment and promotion decisions. Flash Surveys matter!

Legacy Online Student Survey of Instruction System Retirement & Data Retention in Flash Survey

Kent State’s Legacy Student Survey of Instruction (SSI) system was retired on June 1, 2023. This system housed SSI records for online courses through Fall 2013 and was replaced by the current Flash Survey product in Spring 2014. 

In accordance with the university’s data retention schedule for SSIs (Flash Surveys), and with approval from the Faculty Senate, university archivist, and General Counsel, all data housed in the Flash Survey system from Fall 2017 and older will be permanently deleted on June 1, 2025. If you wish to retain any of this data, please login to Flash Survey and download the necessary files prior to June 1.

  • Students

    Students

    Your voice matters! Flash Survey responses you provide are used as part of the process of evaluating your instructor. Your feedback, including comments, can be used to improve your teacher’s performance and considered in decisions about ongoing employment or promotion. We take this survey seriously and hope you do, too! 

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  • Faculty

    Faculty

    Flash Survey student responses are used as one source of input for evaluating your instructional abilities, helping to identify your strengths and opportunities for improving your interactions with students. It’s in everyone’s interest that you encourage your students to complete the SSI, giving students voice and ensuring more representative responses. If you are new to teaching and/or Kent State University and have questions about how you interpret or act on the information in your SSI results, please discuss your results with a faculty mentor, your department chair or school director, or utilize the resources available at the Center for Teaching and Learning. 

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  • Academic Leadership and Schedulers

    Academic Leadership and Schedulers

    Flash Surveys are one source of input for assessing faculty classroom strengths and opportunities for improvement. Flash Survey relies on unit administrators and course schedulers to vet information from Banner to ensure that the right students receive the right surveys. Reports are used by faculty and chairs and also included for consideration in RP&T decisions.

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Need Training?

Are you a faculty member, academic leader, or a course scheduler? Visit our Training Center to access our digital training materials and learn how to fully take advantage of the tools that Flash Survey has to offer. For in-person training, register for one of our upcoming training sessions.

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