Alumni and Employer Surveys for Program Improvement
This workshop shows how programs can conduct alumni and employer surveys for improvement. For the last 2 years, …
Collection & Evaluation
Focus Group, Interview, or Survey: Which is Right for Your Academic or Co-Curricular Program?
This workshop will describe the purpose, strengths, and weaknesses of each data collection method. For Academic Programs: PowerPoint …
From Conversations to Systematic Program Assessment
In this workshop, participants will learn how to document conversations and use them as evidence in program assessment. …
Student Surveys: Perceptions of Achievement
In this workshop, the presenters will take participants through a step-by-step procedure to create surveys about student learning …
How to Use a Rubric for Program Assessment
In this workshop, the presenters will discuss how to use a rubric for program assessment, and how to …
Collecting Evidence of Student Learning
This workshop will introduce you to common evidence collection methods used in program assessment: exams, portfolios, surveys, interviews, …
Efficient Program Assessment
This workshop provides strategies to identify and use existing artifacts and discusses the benefits of using assignments from …
Techniques for Using Rubrics in Program Assessment
This workshop lets participants evaluate their programs’ learning outcomes (SLOs) related to critical thinking, problem solving, oral communication, …
Exit Interviews: Student Perception and Achievement
This workshop explores how exit interviews can be used to collect direct evidence of student learning. PowerPoint and …
Designing Effective Surveys
This workshop will introduce you to the basics of survey design, from planning to question construction and layout. …
Capstone Experience to Assess Knowledge and Skills
This workshop shows how the Geology & Geophysics capstone experience prepares majors to be better scientists, and it …
Rubrics: Save Grading Time & Engage Students in Learning
In this workshop, participants will learn how to construct and use rubrics to save time and engage students …
Learning Outcomes & Curriculum Maps
This workshop is an introductory tour of the what, why, and how of learning outcomes and curriculum maps designed for faculty and …
Oral Communication Assignment Charrette
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Assessment and Curriculum Support Center and Center for Teaching Excellence. Instructors bring …
Culminating Assignments for Assessment and Learning Improvement
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Assessment and Curriculum Support Center and College of Social Sciences Online Programs. …
Teaching Oral Communication Skills in Online Courses
This workshop is co-sponsored by General Education Office, Oral Communication Board, Assessment and Curriculum Support Center, and Center …
Efficient Strategies for Meaningful Program Learning Assessment
In this two-part workshop, program assessment and curriculum leaders will take away strategies to efficiently engage faculty in …
Assessment Fundamentals Online Course
General Information Student learning is a campus-wide responsibility, and assessment is a way of enacting that responsibility. The …
Collaborative Development of Evaluation Criteria
This workshop teaches two strategies to facilitate collaborative development of evaluation criteria: structured observation guide and rubric adaptation. …
Oral Presentation Assignment Design Strategies
This workshop is designed for faculty interested in developing students’ oral presentation skills. Carefully and strategically designed assignments …
Quantitative Reasoning Assignments and Activities
A workshop on optimizing students’ QR learning outcomes Sponsored by the General Education Office, Assessment Office, and the …
Assignment Design for Powerful Learning
A joint workshop with the Center for Teaching Excellence. Flyer PowerPoint slides and handouts Workshop Evaluation Report Tuesday, …
Assignment Design Charrette
Workshop Facilitators: Natasha Jankowski, PhD, is associate director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes (NILOA) and Research …
Collect Evidence of Student Learning Using a Signature Assignment
This workshop explores how a signature assignment can be an elegant solution to the question, “How can a …
Assessing Graduate Student Theses/Dissertations for Program Improvement
This workshop will provide considerations, rubrics, and strategies on how to best utilize faculty’s evaluation of thesis/dissertation work …
Identify Learning Evidence for Program-level Assessment Uses
In this workshop, participants will learn how to select appropriate pieces of evidence that demonstrate student learning using …
Examples of Embedded Assessment: Using Existing Student Work for Program-level Assessment
This workshop is a panel session on program learning outcomes assessment with faculty from Architecture, Kinesiology & Rehabilitation …
Foundations Quantitative Reasoning: Assignment Design for Enhanced Student Learning
This workshop is for faculty interested in improving undergraduate students’ quantitative reasoning knowledge and skills. “The world of …
Developing Learning Assessment Surveys
This workshop introduces attendees to survey questions that reveal respondents’ perceptions of learning, and it provides information on …
Take the Next Step in Program Learning Assessment: Collect & Review Evidence of Learning
In this workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to consider various options and discuss which might work best …
Using Rubrics in Program Assessment
In this workshop, participants will learn about finding good examples of rubrics to adapt or adopt; working with …
Assessing Student Learning Outcomes with Theses and Dissertations – Going Beyond Completion Rates
This workshop will provide tools, illustrate process, and showcase best practices in using students’ achievement work (e.g., theses, …
How Good is Your Multiple-Choice Test? Find Out by Using Item Analysis
In this workshop, you will learn the basic concepts: item difficulty, difference index, B-index, distractor analysis; how to …
Analyzing Open-Ended Survey Responses – Where to start?
In this workshop you will learn how to carry out a preliminary analysis of open-ended survey responses; how …
Using Surveys for Understanding and Improving University Educational Programs
This workshop provides advice on using surveys in university departments/programs, focusing on assessment project planning, survey development, and …
Oral Communication and Program-level Assessment
In this workshop you will learn how to ensure the oral presentations are aligned to program learning outcomes; …