Assessment Workshop Schedule
Academic and Administrative & Educational Support (AES) Units 2020-2021 Academic Year |
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| Start of Semester Welcome |
Introduction to the semester for department liaisons and coordinators. Participants will receive:
Presenters: Peter O. Nwosu, PhD, Provost |
Developing an Effective Assessment Plan Using The 6-Step Assessment Process |
To be effective, assessment must be organized and systematic. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
Presenters: Victor Brown, PhD, Associate Provost for Academic Programs and Educational Effectiveness; Donald Sutherland, Assessment Manager; and Devrim Yavuz, Faculty Assessment Fellow and Assistant Professor of Sociology Date: September 23, 2020 Completed |
Writing Assessment Goals and Measurable Outcomes (For AES Units) |
Clearly-written goals and measurable outcomes are the basis for effective assessment. At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Presenter: Donald Sutherland, Assessment Manager |
Developing Measures and Metrics for Assessing Student Performance (For Academic Units) |
Developing Measures and Metrics for Assessing Student Performance (For Academic Units) The creation and use of appropriate rubrics in assessment can provide students with feedback about areas of strengths and weaknesses. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
Presenter: Devrim Yavuz, Faculty Assessment Fellow and Assistant Professor of Sociology Date: November 19, 2020 Completed |
Introduction to the AAC&U Value Rubrics (For academic units) |
Rubrics enable faculty to assess student learning and allow students to gain an understanding of learning expectations. At the end of this workshop participants will be able to:
Presenters: LaRose Parris, Associate Professor Africana Studies and Amanda Sisselman, Assistant Professor Social Work Date: February 18, 2021 Completed |
Writing Student Learning Outcomes (For academic and AES units) |
Student learning outcomes articulate what a student is supposed to know or be able to demonstrate upon completing a course or program. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
Presenters Donald Sutherland, Assessment Manager and Devrim Yavuz, Faculty Assessment Fellow Date: March 18, 2021 Completed |
Can Institutional Surveys Be Used as Evidence? (For academic and AES units) |
The workshop will expose participants to using the data from institutional surveys to inform learning outcomes assessment at the program level. At the end of each session, participants will be able to:
Presenter: Michael Goldberg, Associate Director of Institutional Research Date: April 15, 2021 Completed |
Creating Curriculum Maps (For Academic Units) |
Curriculum maps illustrate the interconnectivity between course learning outcomes, student learning outcomes and institutional learning outcomes. The workshop will demonstrate the creation of curriculum map and how they can be used as an effective assessment tool to track student performance. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
Presenters: Yvette Rosario, Senior Registrar and Victor Brown, PhD, Associate Provost for Academic Programs and Educational Effectiveness Date: May 20, 2021 Postponed to Fall 2021 |
