HelioCampus Course Evaluations & Surveys helps colleges and universities create, schedule, deliver, and analyze course evaluations and institutional surveys. Evaluations can be timed to the academic calendar, with automated notifications for students and instructors. Surveys can be organized at college, department, or institution level using customizable hierarchical templates and question libraries, including dynamic questions based on Course Learning Outcomes. Course evaluation formats include student, instructor, and general course surveys, which can be scheduled for the start, midpoint, or end of a term. Students can complete evaluations through their institution’s learning management system; listed integrations include Blackboard, Canvas, D2L Brightspace, and Moodle, through LTI and native APIs. Student evaluations can be anonymous, but instructor evaluations cannot. AI-powered sentiment analysis supports bulk review, but HelioCampus must enable it and provision access through role-based access. Participants need a platform account and institutional single sign-on. The maker says it is FERPA compliant and lists ISO 27001:2013 and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications. Pricing is on request.
Who it is for
It suits U.S. colleges and universities seeking to schedule and analyze course evaluations or broader institutional surveys. Campus participants need a platform account and institutional single sign-on.
What is good
- Scheduling can follow the academic calendar
- Surveys can be organized at three institutional levels
- Supports multiple LMS integrations through LTI and native APIs
- Student course evaluations can be anonymous
What to know first
- Instructor evaluations cannot be anonymous
- Participants need an account and institutional single sign-on
- AI sentiment analysis requires maker enablement and role-based access
- Pricing is on request
Verdict
HelioCampus combines scheduled evaluations, LMS access, customizable survey structures, and bulk sentiment analysis. Institutions should account for the sign-in requirement and the different anonymity rules for student and instructor evaluations.
Get started with HelioCampus Course Evaluations & Surveys
- Visit the HelioCampus website.
- Request a demo to discuss the product and pricing.
- Arrange the appropriate LMS integration documentation with the company.
- Set up participant platform accounts and institutional single sign-on.
- Ask HelioCampus to enable AI sentiment analysis and provision role-based access if needed.
Questions about HelioCampus Course Evaluations & Surveys
What does HelioCampus Course Evaluations & Surveys cost?
Pricing is on request. The product page invites prospective customers to request a demo.
Can students submit evaluations anonymously?
Student course evaluations can be anonymous. Instructor course evaluations cannot.
Which LMS platforms are supported?
Documented options include Blackboard, Canvas, D2L Brightspace, and Moodle. The platform supports multiple LMS integrations at once through LTI and native APIs.
Can participants use a phone to complete surveys?
The maker says surveys are device agnostic and can be completed on mobile devices. Participants still need a platform account and institutional single sign-on.
Does the platform include AI analysis?
It offers AI-powered sentiment analysis for bulk review of evaluations and surveys. HelioCampus must enable the feature and provision access through role-based access.
What privacy and security commitments does HelioCampus state?
HelioCampus says it is FERPA compliant, that clients own their data, and lists ISO 27001:2013 and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications.
Compared on course evaluation software
- Anonymous feedback
- Yes
- Instructor evaluations
- Yes
- LMS integrations
- Yes
- Benchmarking
- Yes
- Reporting depth
- advanced
- Data export
- Yes
