Iowa State University Selects Explorance Blue to Advance Student-Centric Teaching and Learning Insights 

Montreal, Quebec – February 2026 – Explorance, a global leader in feedback analytics, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Iowa State University (ISU). The university has selected Explorance Blue to enhance its course evaluation processes, strengthen data-informed teaching practices, and support institutional goals related to student success and the overall educational experience. 

Aligned with Iowa State University’s Strategic Plan 2022–2031, ISU continues to invest in innovative solutions that advance a student-centric approach to teaching and learning. Central to this strategy is improving the way feedback is collected, analyzed, and shared, ensuring that students’ voices meaningfully inform instructional improvement and institutional decision-making. 

ISU identified several key challenges in its existing evaluation environment. The university sought to provide stakeholders with deeper, more actionable insights to better support teaching effectiveness and student success initiatives. In addition, ISU aims to automate and streamline evaluation processes through stronger system integrations, reducing administrative effort while improving consistency and reliability across evaluation cycles. Increasing student response rates was also a priority, requiring a solution that offered convenient, flexible access points for students. 

To address these needs, ISU selected Explorance Blue following a review of available solutions. Blue’s robust reporting capabilities enable richer analysis and clearer insights for faculty, academic leaders, and administrators. Its seamless integration with institutional systems—including Canvas—supports automation across the course evaluation lifecycle while making surveys easily accessible to students through multiple channels. 

Iowa State University’s decision was driven by three core factors: 

• Proven experience and scalability: Explorance brings a strong track record of improving course evaluation processes while allowing institutions the flexibility to evolve policies and practices over time. 
• Comprehensive support and community: With 24/7 support and an active global user community, Explorance ensures ISU is supported throughout implementation and beyond. 
• Innovative, future-ready solutions: Blue meets ISU’s current needs while providing the flexibility to adapt as institutional priorities and processes continue to evolve. 

By accommodating complex institutional processes, enabling seamless integrations, and aligning with ISU’s commitment to student-centered education, Explorance demonstrated the experience required to deliver a flexible, future-ready solution that advances continuous improvement and data-informed decision-making across the university. 

About Iowa State University 

Founded in 1858, Iowa State University is a public, land-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa. ISU is committed to education, research, and public service, offering a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs across diverse disciplines. The university is a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and is recognized for its contributions to research, innovation, and community engagement. 

Learn more: https://www.iastate.edu/ 

About Explorance  

At Explorance, we empower organizations with next-generation feedback analytics to accelerate the insight-to-action cycle, encouraging our philosophy of “Feedback for the brave” to drive purpose, impact, and growth.       

With 20 years of expertise, we’re proud to be a trusted partner to 35% of Fortune 100 companies and 35% of the world’s leading higher education institutions. Explorance has positively impacted over 25 million individuals through our award-winning solutions—Blue, Metrics That Matter (MTM), BlueX, and MLY—designed to transform feedback into continuous improvement and measurable success.   

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