Blue - Creating a QR Code for Course Evaluations (Instructor)[UW-Madison]

In this document you’ll learn how to create a QR code for students to access a survey in class.

   

How Do I Access Blue? 

How Do I Access Blue?

Navigating to Blue Directly

  1. In your web browser, navigate to https://studenteval.wisc.edu.

  2. Log in with your NetID and password.

Connecting from a Canvas Course

  1. Go to your Canvas course.

  2. On the course navigation sidebar, select Course Evaluations. Blue lists all course sections that have open evaluations for students. It will also say when they are due.

    Note: If you're an instructor wishing to hide Course Evaluations from the Canvas navigation bar, please follow these instructions from the Canvas Instructor Guide (Canvas Community).
    Sidebar as seen in a Canvas course. The "Course Evaluations" link is highlighted.

  3. Click any course from the list to open the course evaluation. 

Creating a QR Code for Course Evaluations

Students can access their course evaluations by going directly to Blue at https://studenteval.wisc.edu, accessing the course links in an email, or you can create a QR Code to share with your students.

Opening Blue to Create a Section specific QR Code

  1. If you access Blue directly at https://studenteval.wisc.edu, you will see this home screen.  
    Blue homepage, with "Subject Management" section highlighted 

  2. To create a QR Code,  choose the subject management widget from your home screen.
    Subject Management widget with "manage your subjects" button highlighted
    Note: This widget is only available while an evaluation is open.

  3. The Subject Management page lists response rates for each course and if you click the 3 dots on the bottom right you can view the QR Code. This QR Code can be shared in class or copied and emailed to students.
    Subject management page displays each course as a tile. The Options (...) button on each tile is highlighted in the image
    After selecting the options button (...), select "view qr code"
    Next, a pop-up titled "view qr code" appears. Select your rater group and press "View QR Code" to generate a code.

    1. Note: The view QR Code is specific to the course section selected. Do not copy this QR code.
      QR code for demonstration purposes



Keywords:
course evaluation response rates survey class section evaluations 
Doc ID:
160712
Owned by:
Learn@UW Madison in Learn@UW
Created:
2026-04-14
Updated:
2026-04-14
Sites:
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