Learning Assessment and faculty engagement panel discussion

1. LEARNING ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS THAT WORK
22nd Annual Conference,
La Jolla, CA
November 10-13, 2010

2. MODERATOR AND PANELIST INTRODUCTIONS
 Moderator
 Catherine Kelley, Ph.D., Asst Provost., Fairleigh
Dickinson University
 Panelists (in alphabetical order)Name (alphabetized) Affiliation
Jeff Grann, Ph.D. Capella University
Amy Hilbelink, Ph.D. Kaplan University
Juanita Ikuta, Ph.D. Capella University
Judith Steed, M.S. University of the Rockies

3. SESSION OUTCOMES
 Share, collaborate and explore
 Brainstorm and share best practices
Network

4. FRAMING FOR COLLABORATION
 The Higher Education Institutions are varied
and complex
 What do they have in common?
 How do we best help our students learn?
 How do we help our institutions improve?

5. COMMON VALUE, QUESTIONS & NEXT STEPS
 Common Value
 Student learning
 Common Questions
 How do we best help our students learn?
 How do we help our institutions improve?
 Next Steps together
 Sharing and trying

6. SHARING ALPHABETIZED BY PANELISTS’ LAST NAME
 Jeff Grann, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Assessment and Learning Analytics
 Examples of Assessment Projects
 Challenges
 Solutions

7. SHARING ALPHABETIZED BY PANELISTS’ LAST NAME
 Amy Hilbelink, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Strategies
and Development
 Examples of Assessment Projects
 Challenges
 Solutions

8. SHARING ALPHABETIZED BY PANELISTS’ LAST NAME
 Juanita Ikuta, Ph.D.
Specialist
Assessment and Learning Analytics
 Examples of Assessment Projects
 Challenges
 Solutions

9. SHARING ALPHABETIZED BY PANELISTS’ LAST NAME
 Judith Steed, M.S .
Director of Assessment: Promoting
Student Learning
 Examples of Assessment Projects
 Challenges
 Solutions

10. SHARING: BRAINSTORMING
 Questions
 How can we engage faculty more fully in the
assessment process?
 How do we ensure quality in our assessment
practices?
 How can student assessment impact your curriculum
and instruction?
 How can assessment data be integrated to improve
results?

11. SHARING: BEST PRACTICES
 Best Practices (These to be shared in the room)
 Example #1
 Example #2
 Example #3
 Example #4

12. NEXT STEPS: EXPLORING TOGETHER MOVING FORWARD
 Questions to explore
 What work is in common across assessment
practitioners?
 What are unique?
 What can you try?
 How did it go?

13. SHARING: NETWORKING
 Networking
 Re-connecting and sharing
 Completing Networking section of handout

14. LEARNING ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS THAT WORK
22nd Annual Conference,
La Jolla, CA
November 10-13, 2010
Thank You