Faculty/Instructor Starfish Resources

Your Starfish profile will let your students know who you are and how to contact you. Your profile also allows you to set appointment and email preferences. Some components of your profile, such as your contact information, are imported from Banner.

1. Login to Starfish with your e-services username and password.
2. Click on the triple bar icon in the top left corner then click on your name.
3. Click on the Institutional Profile tab.
   1. Help students put a face to your name by using the Upload Photo link beneath the photo placeholder to upload a photo.
4. Add information to the General Overview and My Biography sections to let students know more about you. This information will be visible to students who can make appointments with you in Starfish.
5. Click Submit to save your changes.

Starfish will email you a summary of tracking item activity for your students. Use the Email Notifications tab of your Profile to modify details of how and when you receive these notifications.

1. Click on the triple bar icon in the top left corner then click on Email Notifications.
2. Navigate to the section labeled Summary Emails and select either "Daily" or "Weekly" to select the best time for you to receive these updates.
3. Navigate to the section labeled Tracking Item Notifications to check, or remove a check from, any of the boxes.
   1. This section also contains a list of active tracking items you could receive about a student.
4. Click Submit to save your changes.

In Starfish, you are able to see students that you have a connection with. These connections are coming from information entered in Banner. From the Students navigation item, you are able to find information about your students and communicate with a student or group of students.

1. Login to Starfish.
2. Click on the triple bar icon in the top left corner then click on the Students navigation item to see your list of students.
3. Click on My Students.

1. In the Search bar, you are able to enter a student's name or Fredonia ID number to search for them.
   
2. Under Connection, you can filter your view of students by the connection that you have with them.
   
3. Under Term, you are able to filter students enrolled in classes by the term.  Your advisees are listed in the Ongoing Term.
   
4. To view a student's profile, click on their name.

The first time you login to the Starfish Portal, a ‘wizard’ to walk you through setting up your office hours will appear. This enables students to schedule appointments with you.

If your office hours are different week to week, follow the “If your office hours don’t repeat weekly, click here” link.

If your office hours recur, complete the fields presented to specify:

1. What day(s) do you have office hours? Check the boxes for each day.
2. What time are your office hours? Enter a start and end time.
3. Where are they? Select the Type of setting and enter the Details in the field provided (e.g. the building and room number of your office).
4. If relevant, provide Instructions for students who make appointments with you. For example: “Thank you for scheduling an appointment with me. Please arrive at my office promptly. Bring any questions you may have to discuss. I look forward to meeting with you.”
5. Click the Set up Office Hours button to save your office hours

1. Progress Surveys - are academic surveys administered several times a semester to help alert students to their overall academic progress in the course.
   • Learn how to complete a Progress Survey
2. Individual Flags and Kudos - can be raised anytime during the semester and is ideal for faculty who have individual concerns (or praise) about a student.

   • Learn how to manually raise a Tracking Item

     When you have a concern with a particular student, raise a flag to communicate your observations.

     1. Once logged in to Starfish, click on the Students tab.
     2. Find the appropriate student by searching for the student’s name, Fredonia ID number, or by using the Connection dropdown to view your students by connection (advisor, instructor, specific class, etc.).
     3. Click on the box to the left of the student’s name and select Flag (or Kudos or Referral). Only instructors are able to raise flags.
        1. The Flags displayed will depend on your connection with the student.
           
        2. For the Flag you raise, be aware of who can see the specific item. After you select a specific flag, you will see Student View and Permissions. Make sure the comments you include are appropriate for the audience that will read them.  Students are able to view the comments for almost all Flags.
        3. When finished, click Save.