Presented by:
Dr. Lisa D’Adamo-Weinstein, Director of Academic Support , SUNY Empire State College
Dr. Tacy Holliday, Governance Coordinator, Montgomery College, NCLCA Learning Center Leadership Level
Description: Measuring and evaluating student success is crucial to retention efforts and program development. Join us as we talk about the key elements necessary to measure student success in your tutoring and learning centers. We will assist you in developing an assessment plan for your own center.
The feature you're trying to develop, the new ground you're trying to break or the technology you're wrangling with... these things are challenging enough.
To think that additional time and effort needs to be spent managing the very people you're serving feels like a huge waste of resource.
If feels like a burden.
In this talk, delivered at Manchester's first CRAP event (Conversion Rate, Analytics and Product) on 4th December 2018, Chris discussed how collaborative workshops, gamestorming and design thinking methods can achieve buy-in to reduce the burden of stakeholder management.
Good board paper templates encourage writers to write well and provide a consistent reading experience for directors. Today, recommendations should be at the beginning, not the end. More directors are reading online today, so papers need to be shorter than in the past and formatting matters more.
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The feature you're trying to develop, the new ground you're trying to break or the technology you're wrangling with... these things are challenging enough.
To think that additional time and effort needs to be spent managing the very people you're serving feels like a huge waste of resource.
If feels like a burden.
In this talk, delivered at Manchester's first CRAP event (Conversion Rate, Analytics and Product) on 4th December 2018, Chris discussed how collaborative workshops, gamestorming and design thinking methods can achieve buy-in to reduce the burden of stakeholder management.
Good board paper templates encourage writers to write well and provide a consistent reading experience for directors. Today, recommendations should be at the beginning, not the end. More directors are reading online today, so papers need to be shorter than in the past and formatting matters more.
This is a great toolbox of slides for putting together a strategic planning or business planning presentation - either in businesses or as a consultant. It took ages to collect this all and put in one place.
(For less than the cost of 4 participants in any public program, we could do an exclusive CUSTOM –DESIGNED In-house Session at your Premises if you have 6 or more personnel)
Ask for a detailed Proposal TODAY!
Tailored to Need,
Cost Effective,
Convenient!
Understand & Manage a Bid-Accurately, Clearly & Effectively! Also get a Professional Certificate added to your Credentials!
From an RFP to a Winning Solution- this 2 Day Bid & Proposal Management Skills Session will not only help improve your RFP Win Rates, but will also help you win New clients & realize better margins.
Call Today! +91 98400 99899
Email: Training@SalesTrainingMiddleEast.com
Humor is an intuitive form of creativity. It plays a major role in training. Humor acts as an ice-breaker between the trainer and learners. It can make learning an enjoyable experience. Let’s see a presentation on the role of humor in training.
this presentation gives basic understanding of What is coaching, Why coaching, Skills required to be a coach, Coaching arc of conversation and basics of coaching models.
[To download this presentation, visit: https://www.oeconsulting.com.sg/training-presentations]
Getting the most out of a group of people working together in a meeting or workshop is not always easy. Sometimes, for various reasons, the potential of the group is just never realized.
To be effective as a professional facilitator, the facilitator has to be well-prepared and employ a range of tools and techniques to create a defined structure and process and guide participants through the meeting or workshop to achieve a certain goal or learning outcome.
This Effective Facilitation PPT training presentation provides guidelines in the form of tips and techniques for facilitating a learning environment to enhance learning and ensure a smooth training session. These guidelines are useful for consultants who are facilitating a learning environment or workshop such as strategic planning, problem solving, goal setting, leading discussion and feedback sessions, conducting reviews and evaluations, needs analysis or team building. The guidelines or practices presented are used by consultants in the top tier consulting firms.
CONTENTS
1. Creating a Positive Atmosphere
2. Keys to Maintaining Control
3. Adult Learning
4. Session Leader’s Role
5. Co-Facilitation
6. Presentation Techniques
7. Managing the Content
8. Handling Difficult & Sensitive Situations
9. Using Questions to Involve participants
10. Listening
11. Keeping Participants Balanced
12. Monitoring Exercise Activities
13. Managing the Process
Wouldn't it be great if no one could argue with your roadmap? Wouldn't it just rock if you could cut through the endless debates and circular arguments, get to consensus, and just execute?
I'm Bruce McCarthy, Founder and Chief Product Person at UpUp Labs. In 20 years as a product person, I've built a roadmapping methodology on 7 pillars:
* Strategic Goals
* Generate Ideas
* Objective Prioritization
* Shuttle Diplomacy
* Benefit-oriented Themes
* Appropriate Format & Cadence
* Punctuated Equilibrium
At last year's ProductCamp, my standing-room-only session on prioritization was a huge hit with product people. This year I've focused on translating your priorities into a roadmap that will inspire your whole team to buy-in, stick with it, and over-deliver.
Slide deck from a two day workshop on Strategic Thinking, utilizing HBR Case Studies on Huawei and Apple to illustrate the strategic challenges in the global high tech industry. We were intending a mind shift from static conceptions of strategy toward "sense and response", biological systems thus strategy as a dynamic conception.
Presented at the National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA) 2010 Institute in Napperville, Illinois @ North Central College.
Best practices in learning center management are difficult to define. Learning centers are multifaceted and complex, varying according to student demographics, institutional structures, facilities, funding, programs/services, staff expertise/size, and a myriad of other factors. This presentation will introduce participants to some models of best practices in order to spark conversation, promote reflection, provide insight, and point participants to resources to be explored within their own institutional contexts.
(For less than the cost of 4 participants in any public program, we could do an exclusive CUSTOM –DESIGNED In-house Session at your Premises if you have 6 or more personnel)
Ask for a detailed Proposal TODAY!
Tailored to Need,
Cost Effective,
Convenient!
Understand & Manage a Bid-Accurately, Clearly & Effectively! Also get a Professional Certificate added to your Credentials!
From an RFP to a Winning Solution- this 2 Day Bid & Proposal Management Skills Session will not only help improve your RFP Win Rates, but will also help you win New clients & realize better margins.
Call Today! +91 98400 99899
Email: Training@SalesTrainingMiddleEast.com
Humor is an intuitive form of creativity. It plays a major role in training. Humor acts as an ice-breaker between the trainer and learners. It can make learning an enjoyable experience. Let’s see a presentation on the role of humor in training.
this presentation gives basic understanding of What is coaching, Why coaching, Skills required to be a coach, Coaching arc of conversation and basics of coaching models.
[To download this presentation, visit: https://www.oeconsulting.com.sg/training-presentations]
Getting the most out of a group of people working together in a meeting or workshop is not always easy. Sometimes, for various reasons, the potential of the group is just never realized.
To be effective as a professional facilitator, the facilitator has to be well-prepared and employ a range of tools and techniques to create a defined structure and process and guide participants through the meeting or workshop to achieve a certain goal or learning outcome.
This Effective Facilitation PPT training presentation provides guidelines in the form of tips and techniques for facilitating a learning environment to enhance learning and ensure a smooth training session. These guidelines are useful for consultants who are facilitating a learning environment or workshop such as strategic planning, problem solving, goal setting, leading discussion and feedback sessions, conducting reviews and evaluations, needs analysis or team building. The guidelines or practices presented are used by consultants in the top tier consulting firms.
CONTENTS
1. Creating a Positive Atmosphere
2. Keys to Maintaining Control
3. Adult Learning
4. Session Leader’s Role
5. Co-Facilitation
6. Presentation Techniques
7. Managing the Content
8. Handling Difficult & Sensitive Situations
9. Using Questions to Involve participants
10. Listening
11. Keeping Participants Balanced
12. Monitoring Exercise Activities
13. Managing the Process
Wouldn't it be great if no one could argue with your roadmap? Wouldn't it just rock if you could cut through the endless debates and circular arguments, get to consensus, and just execute?
I'm Bruce McCarthy, Founder and Chief Product Person at UpUp Labs. In 20 years as a product person, I've built a roadmapping methodology on 7 pillars:
* Strategic Goals
* Generate Ideas
* Objective Prioritization
* Shuttle Diplomacy
* Benefit-oriented Themes
* Appropriate Format & Cadence
* Punctuated Equilibrium
At last year's ProductCamp, my standing-room-only session on prioritization was a huge hit with product people. This year I've focused on translating your priorities into a roadmap that will inspire your whole team to buy-in, stick with it, and over-deliver.
Slide deck from a two day workshop on Strategic Thinking, utilizing HBR Case Studies on Huawei and Apple to illustrate the strategic challenges in the global high tech industry. We were intending a mind shift from static conceptions of strategy toward "sense and response", biological systems thus strategy as a dynamic conception.
Presented at the National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA) 2010 Institute in Napperville, Illinois @ North Central College.
Best practices in learning center management are difficult to define. Learning centers are multifaceted and complex, varying according to student demographics, institutional structures, facilities, funding, programs/services, staff expertise/size, and a myriad of other factors. This presentation will introduce participants to some models of best practices in order to spark conversation, promote reflection, provide insight, and point participants to resources to be explored within their own institutional contexts.
Today’s students and teachers are always seeking the latest technologies available both for personal and school use. Technology can assist them in attaining the knowledge they desire and help make learning more interactive and tailored to different learning styles.
The three most common learning styles are visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Some
people listen more attentively to a lecture while others are more alert during a visual presentation. Meanwhile, others are busy taking notes or practicing the skill.
Knowing your learning style can be helpful for finding the right way to interact with colleagues and get the most out of meetings. What kind of learner are you?
Training needs analysis, skills auditing, training evaluation, calculating training ROI and strategic learning and development best practice principles and processes
Learning Evaluation - How to get most out of your training programs simply an...Lambda Solutions
Whether it’s to inform, teach, improve, change or a combination of these factors, training should have a purpose. But how can you be sure you’ve done what you set out to do? Good training evaluation techniques identify and measure what learning has occurred during and after learning, whether job performance improvements have been realized, and most importantly, how organizations can get the best training value for their money and efforts.
In this webinar, we explore why learning evaluation is an important component of any training program and how you can measure the application of learning beyond the learning event itself. We discuss how to implement learning evaluation that’s practical and provides value but isn’t have to be complicated, time-consuming or expensive.
Tune in!
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Whatever size business you run, it is important to remember that learning is an ongoing experience. This applies as much to the upper management of the business as the employees.
It follows that training should also be a part of the company’s day to day business activities. Of course, employees who are motivated and keen to see the business succeed will often take new ideas that they come across during the course of their work, and will sometimes be in a position to make suggestions for improvement that can benefit the company’s bottom line. Check this out !
Final Early Identification for Prior Learning Assessment (IITG Panel) Present...Lisa D'Adamo-Weinstein
Empire State University has a long and robust commitment for including college-level learning for courses offered at the institution, transfer credits, and Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) credits. For this grant project initiatives developed include early interventions for relatable student personas to illustrate the potential for using PLA and a preliminary prior learning intake form and professional development.
Integrating Open Educational Resources (OERs) into your learning center offerings is not only cost effective for students, but OERs can also positively impact student success and retention. Attendees will learn about the benefits and pitfalls of using OERs, gain access to a curated list of student success oriented OERs, consider ways to partner with faculty, and be presented with guides for development/evaluation of OERs.
A presentation I gave to the students involved in the Arts in Our Communities Residency I co-coordinated with Dr. Cynthia Bates and taught in the Spring 2022 term at SUNY Empire State University.
https://www.sunyempire.edu/residencies/arts-in-our-communities/
The Virtual Arts in Our Communities Residency celebrates the arts of New York State. Our inaugural 2022 residency focuses on the arts in the Capital District region with an emphasis on the Empire State Plaza and the New York State Museum in Albany, N.Y. During the spring term, students can register for one of five courses related to the practice, performance, support, and creation of the arts. The courses use a blended model that combines online learning with 3 virtual meetings. At these virtual meetings, students will have the opportunity to meet with their instructor and classmates, interact with students in other courses, explore virtual exhibits of historical sites, public arts displays, museum collections, and performing arts spaces.
“[W]omen's letters rarely just exchange information. Instead, they tell stories; they tell secrets; they shout and scold, bitch and soothe, whisper and worry, console and advise, gossip and argue, compete and compare. And along the way, they - usually without meaning to - write history"
(Grunwald and Adler, p.1).
Leading With Authenticity, Vulnerability, Inclusivity, Trust, and ReflectionLisa D'Adamo-Weinstein
Presented at the Spring 2022 SUNY Empire State College Student Conference in Sartatoga Springs, NY - There are innumerable theories and strategies related to the topic of leadership that people can become overwhelmed by trying to find the right “fit.”. Drawing on the works of Brene Brown, Angie Morgan, Courtney Lynch, John Maxwell, Simon Sinek, Angela Duckworth, Susan Cain, Kim Scott, and others, this workshop will focus on a presentation of leadership and the ideas of authenticity, vulnerability, inclusivity, trust, and reflection. Participants will be asked to reflect upon their own leadership in formal and informal contexts as well and create a leadership and life mission statement for themselves.
My creative nonfiction course, Narratives We Think We Know: American Women's Stories through Letters, is now offered with only Open Educational Resources (OERs). I actively sought out two professional development opportunities (IMTL and a Lumen Fellowship) to continue OER development work and design an open forum to allow for students and the public to write their own creative nonfiction responses to the letters we explore in the course. For this presentation, I will share course materials, samples of student work, as well as lessons learned from the OER design process and other research on women’s letter writing.
Forging Successful Learning Centers: Critical Considerations and Evidence-Bas...Lisa D'Adamo-Weinstein
Forging Successful Learning Centers: Critical Considerations and Evidence-Based Practices for New LC Directors
Presented at NCLCA 2021 Annual Conference
Stepping into an LC leadership role and feeling overwhelmed about how to focus your efforts? Join members of the NCLCA Past Presidents Council for an in-depth exploration of evidence-based best practices that will help you improve the infrastructure and operations of your center.
Breakout groups will allow you to begin forging concrete plans in critical areas, including LC programs and services, utilization of online tools and technology, assessment and evaluation, professional development, and budgets and revenue generation.
Co-presented with NCLCA Past President's Council members Geoff Bailey, Lindy Coleman, Lisa D'Adamo-Weinstein, Jenny Haley, and Laura Sanders as part of the National College Learning Center Association (NCLCA) 47th Annual Conference. Birmingham, AL and online.
Capturing Creativity in Times of COVID: A Weekly Virtual Live ShowLisa D'Adamo-Weinstein
Capturing Creativity in Times of COVID: A Weekly Virtual Live Show
Lisa D'Adamo-Weinstein - SUNY Empire State College
Creative Expressions was a weekly virtual arts and culture series conceived of during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an attempt to recreate the in-person sharing of art, music, poetry, and other forms of creative works typically experienced at an annual college event, the series began as an experiment led by the faculty of the School of Arts and Humanities. That first session was so well received, that I continued to host and organize the show every Thursday for 30 weeks.
There were a total of 89 individuals - 34 staff/faculty presenters and 56 student/alumni/guest presenters - who shared their creative talents at least once as part of the series.
Approximately 790 attendees came to the Zoom platform across all 30 sessions. You can find the recordings, materials, and all biographical information about the presenters at the Creative Expressions website.
For this presentation, I will talk about the lessons learned and possibilities for educators to use Zoom and Google Sites to create a shared space for their students and school communities to celebrate the arts and other topic areas to build community, celebrate creativity, and develop an OER resource.
Conference Strand: How to/Integration
Target Audience: Grades K-12, Post-Secondary
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Hosted By: Annie Crossland, Kristin Spencer, & Lisa D'Adamo-Weinstein (Associate Professor, Department of Arts & Media, SUNY Empire State College)
Presented as part of our ESC Connects Webinar series.
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Being a leader can be both a rewarding and challenging experience in any organization or group.
Leadership is hard work and includes understanding yourself, communicating effectively, managing conflict making tough decisions, and setting vision and tone.
Presentation at the Fall 2018 Student Conference
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This is Part 2 of the workshop pair
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Learning centers professionals are going to have to think of ways to deliver services 100% online. We need to think about our staff (students and professionals) and how we train them as well as the ways in which we engage our students who might be struggling with the demands of shifting to new modes of learning.
Part 1 - Identifying Immediate Needs
How we can triage and respond in real time to a rapidly evolving change to our operations?
Part 2 - Planning for the Long-term
How do we reflect, assess, resource for sustainability, and plan for future change?
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In these unprecedented times, the face of higher education is rapidly changing, and our learning centers must adapt to find ways to help our students (the privileged and underprivileged) engage effectively with technology. The realities of how we support students and the services we offer them must adapt to the current shifts to online learning in their content courses. We must expand upon existing online services and/or develop new ones. We must also support/train our staff members to manage the new ways in which our learning centers must operate.
Learning centers professionals are going to have to think of ways to deliver services 100% online. We need to think about our staff (students and professionals) and how we train them as well as the ways in which we engage our students who might be struggling with the demands of shifting to new modes of learning. Join this evolving conversation in one or both webinars:
Part 1 - Identifying Immediate Needs - this week (3/20/2020)
How we can triage and respond in real time to a rapidly evolving change to our operations?
Part 2 - Planning for the Long-term - next week (3/27/2020)
How do we reflect, assess, resource for sustainability, and plan for future change?
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Measuring Student Success: Tutoring and Learning Centers
1. Measuring Student Success:Measuring Student Success:
Tutoring & Learning CentersTutoring & Learning Centers
NCLCA WOWS
April 2012
Dr. Lisa D’Adamo-Weinstein & Dr. Tacy L. Holliday
WEBINAR & ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIESWEBINAR & ONLINE WORKSHOP SERIES
(WOWS)(WOWS)
2. Welcome to WOW
• Webinar
– A topic overview with practical ideas to
get you thinking about the assessment
process.
– Covers a lot of material quickly.
– You’ll get access to the slides and to the
class recordings so you can spend more
time with any section of interest.
3. Welcome to WOW
• Online Workshop
– This part of the WOW allows you to “Learn by
doing.” There will be additional resources to
prompt your thinking and online discussions.
Answer the discussion questions will help you
put into practice the material that was covered
in the webinar.
– Culminates in the “Putting it Into Practice”
section where you’ll develop a short action
plan for your assessment.
– Gives you an opportunity to ask questions
about assessment and get support.
4.
5. Click to show/hide Control Panel. (a)Click to show/hide Control Panel. (a)
Click to maximize/minimize theClick to maximize/minimize the
GoToTraining Viewer. (b)GoToTraining Viewer. (b)
Click to use drawing tools. (c)Click to use drawing tools. (c)
Click to raise/lower hand. (d)Click to raise/lower hand. (d)
Click to mute/unmute your line. (e)Click to mute/unmute your line. (e)
Attendee List. (f)Attendee List. (f)
Audio: Choose how you want to join the audioAudio: Choose how you want to join the audio
portion of the training. (g)portion of the training. (g)
Materials: Documents and links in this section areMaterials: Documents and links in this section are
provided by the organizer.(h)provided by the organizer.(h)
Chat: Where you can post questions or comments.Chat: Where you can post questions or comments.
(i)(i)
6. Measuring Student Success:Measuring Student Success:
Tutoring & Learning CentersTutoring & Learning Centers
• Introductions to the Class & Training
• The Big Picture
o What is assessment?
o Why should I assess?
• Developing An Assessment Plan
o Modes of Assessment
o Tools for Assessment
– Why should I assess?
– How do I assess?
7. Introduce yourselfIntroduce yourself
and state oneand state one
challenge you facechallenge you face
or one question youor one question you
have abouthave about
assessment.assessment.
9. WHAT IS ASSESSMENT
Assessment is a continuous process aimed at understanding and
improving student learning and success in a manner that aligns
institutional missions/goals with the design and delivery of
programs and services in tutoring/learning centers.
In Tutoring & Learning Centers
10. Assessment makes a differencemakes a difference when it begins
with issues of use and illuminates questionsilluminates questions
that peoplepeople really care aboutcare about.
Through assessment, educators meet
responsibilitiesresponsibilities to studentsto students and toto the publicpublic.
Assessment fosters wider improvementwider improvement when
representativesrepresentatives from acrossacross the educationaleducational
communitycommunity are involved.
Assessment is most likely to lead tolead to
improvementimprovement when it is part of a largerlarger set ofset of
conditionsconditions that promote change.
Assumptions – What Assessment Can Do
SOURCE: http://www.aahe.org/assessment/principl.htm
11. Assessment works best when the programsprograms it
seeks to improve have clearclear,, explicitlyexplicitly statedstated
purposespurposes.
Assessment worksworks bestbest whenwhen it is ongoingongoing
not episodic.
Assessment requires attention to outcomesattention to outcomes
but also and equally to the experiencesexperiences that
lead to those outcomes.
Assessment is most effectiveeffective when it reflectsreflects
an understanding of learningunderstanding of learning as
multidimensionalmultidimensional, integratedintegrated, and revealed
in performance over timeperformance over time.
Assumptions – How Assessment Works Best
SOURCE: http://www.aahe.org/assessment/principl.htm
12. The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), has identified five fundamental
questions for institutions to use in discussing and defining assessment:
•How are your stated student learning outcomes appropriate to your mission,
programs, and degrees?
•What evidence do you have that students achieve your stated learning
outcomes?
•In what ways do you analyze and use evidence of student learning?
•How do you ensure shared responsibility for assessment of student learning?
•How do you evaluate and improve the effectiveness of your efforts to assess
and improve student learning?
http://www.oaklandcc.edu/assessment/Definition.htm
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
13. InstitutionalInstitutional
SupportSupport
&&
IntegrationIntegration
MISSION & GOALSMISSION & GOALS
STUDENTS’ NEEDSSTUDENTS’ NEEDS
PROGRAMSPROGRAMS
& SERVICES& SERVICES
STAFFING
&
STAFFING
&
RESOURCES
RESOURCES
ASSESSMENTASSESSMENT
&&
EVALUATIONEVALUATION
Qualitative
& Quantitative
Summative
& Formative
Persistence/
Graduation Rates
Annual/Quarterly
Reports
Institutional
Research
NADE
Self-Evaluation Guides
Cassazza
& Silverman
Faculty/Staff
Performance
Impact/
Effectiveness
Demographic/
Use Statistics
Case
Studies
Benchmarking
Cost/Benefit
Analysis
Program
Design
Outcomes
Existing
Research
Focus
Groups
Course End
Surveys
14. Part 1. MISSION
The learning assistance program must develop, record,develop, record,
disseminate, implement and regularly reviewdisseminate, implement and regularly review its
mission and goals. The learning assistance mission
statement must be consistent with the mission and goals of
the institution and with the standards of this document.
The mission statement must address the purpose of the
learning assistance program, the population it serves, the
programs and services it provides, and the goals the
program is to accomplish.
CAS Standards for Learning CentersCAS Standards for Learning Centers
SOURCE - http://www.nade.net/site/documents/CAS/CAS.pdf
15. CAS Standards for Learning CentersCAS Standards for Learning Centers
Part 4. ORGANIZATION and MANAGEMENT
The learning assistance program must be structuredstructured
purposefully and managed effectively to achieve statedpurposefully and managed effectively to achieve stated
goalsgoals. Evidence of appropriate structure must include current
and accessible policies and procedures, written job
descriptions and performance expectations for all employees,
functional work flow graphics or organizational charts, and
service delivery expectations.
SOURCE - http://www.nade.net/site/documents/CAS/CAS.pdf
16. CAS Standards for Learning CentersCAS Standards for Learning Centers
Part 13. ASSESSMENT and EVALUATION
The learning assistance program must undergo regular andregular and
systematic qualitative and quantitative evaluationssystematic qualitative and quantitative evaluations to
determinedetermine to what degree the stated mission and goals aredegree the stated mission and goals are
being metbeing met. The learning assistance program should have the
ability to collect and analyze datacollect and analyze data through its own resourcesown resources
and through access to appropriate data generated by theappropriate data generated by the
institutioninstitution. Periodic evaluations of the learning assistance
program and services may be performed by on campus experts
and outside consultants and disseminated to appropriate
administrators.
SOURCE - http://www.nade.net/site/documents/CAS/CAS.pdf
17. Alexander and Serafass’ (1999)
planning model for educational
institutions.
Alexander, W.F., Serfass, R.W. (1999). Futuring Tools for Strategic Quality Planning in Education. Quality Press; Milwaukee.
19. Key
Ideas:
1)Assessment is
valuable to the
extent that it is
considered
within the larger
context of
mission & goals.2)We don’t have
to “reinvent the
wheel” but we do
need to customize
it for our
contexts.
3) We need to
assess in order
to engage in
“honest
advocacy” in
revising and
improving
programs and
services, and in
recognizing
staff
performance.
22. Developing an Assessment Plan
1. Articulate the Purpose of Assessment
2. Align With & For Success
3. Select Appropriate Measures/Data-gathering
Methods
4. Organize, Analyze & Interpret Results
5. Make Recommendations for Action
Casazza & Silverman (1996)
Learning Assistance & Development Education: A Guide for Effective Practice
23. Purpose of AssessmentPurpose of Assessment
• Annual/Quarterly Reports
• Demographic/Usage Statistics
• Retention/Completion Rate
• Faculty/Staff Performance
• Budget/Staffing
• Accreditation
• Improve Effectiveness & Efficiency
• Benchmarking/Standards
• Program Design
• Align Mission and Goals
25. PrioritizingPrioritizing
AssessmentAssessment • Retention/Completion Rate
• Benchmarking/Standards
• Program Design
• Faculty/Staff Performance
• Annual/Quarterly Reports
• Demographic/Usage Statistics
• Budget/Staffing
• Accreditation
• Improve Effectiveness & Efficiency
• Align Mission and Goals
Institution (I)Institution (I)
Center (C)Center (C)
Center (C)Center (C) Institution (I)Institution (I)
Student (S)Student (S) Center (C)Center (C)
Student (S)Student (S) Center (C)Center (C) Institution (I)Institution (I)
1st 2nd
Make sureMake sure
everything lineseverything lines
up/realign &up/realign &
adjust asadjust as
necessarynecessary
Get necessary dataGet necessary data
to balanceto balance
INTERNAL &INTERNAL &
EXTERNALEXTERNAL
tensions/needstensions/needs
Center & InstitutionalCenter & Institutional
forces feed eachforces feed each
otherother
3rd
4th
And all should alignAnd all should align
with the work we dowith the work we do
in our centers andin our centers and
with/for our studentswith/for our students
26. Student (S)Student (S) Center (C)Center (C) Institution (I)Institution (I)
Institution (I)Institution (I)
Center (C)Center (C)
Center (C)Center (C) Institution (I)Institution (I)Student (S)Student (S) Center (C)Center (C)
28. EXAMPLE - Aligning for Success
What does student success “look like” for your institution?
Examples:
•the student demonstrates knowledge of resources
available at the college and the “appropriate” use of those
resources. (Institution (I)Institution (I))
•a student that completes the course/certification
program/transfer program as desired
(Institution (I)Institution (I))
•a student that is able to figure out a way to match their
desires and abilities to their goal
(Institution (I)Institution (I))
Student (S)Student (S) Center (C)Center (C) Institution (I)Institution (I)
29. EXAMPLE - Aligning for Success
What does student success “look like” for your learning center?
Examples:
•student’s needs were met as evidenced by their questions being answered and
the service being satisfactory. (Center (C)Center (C))
•a student who may need significant assistance when first arriving at MC but that
need declines as the student progresses through each class and through their
program of study. (Center (C)Center (C))
•a student that can demonstrate the ability to obtain knowledge pertaining to a
specific class/discipline. (Center (C)Center (C))
•being able to apply knowledge to a novel situation—demonstrating critical
thinking skills, being an independent learner and seeker of knowledge.
(Center (C)Center (C))
•the student gains proficiency in study skills. (Center (C)Center (C))
•a student that understands the explained material and is able to do similar
problems and able to explain the concept to another student. (Center (C)Center (C))
31. Easy Tutoring Effectiveness Measure
Purpose: Determine whether a relationship existed between tutoring and
student learning.
Goals: Minimize the amount of recordkeeping. Obtain meaningful data.
Plan:
•Focus on the immediate result of tutoring, which was classified in one of two
ways: (a) either learning had occurred, or (b) learning had not occurred.
•Student learning was operationally defined as being able to do something
correctly after working with a tutor the student could not do correctly before
working with the tutor.
•The demonstration of learning was (a) correctly solving a problem, (b)
correctly explaining a concept, or (c) correctly applying a previously unclear
or incorrect concept.
Source: Holliday, T. (Fall, 2013). Evaluating the Effectiveness of Tutoring: An Easier way . The Learning Assistance Review. National College Learning Center
Association.
32. Easy Tutoring Effectiveness Measure
Method: To determine whether learning had occurred, a simplified version of
a pretest, posttest modality was utilized.
•Pre-tutoring Condition: Student doesn’t understand or know how to do
something.
•Post-tutoring Condition: Either the student does understand or know how
to do something or the student does not.
Results:
The frequency of observations where students could demonstrate
understanding after tutoring and the frequency of observations where
students could not demonstrate understanding after tutoring were analyzed
with a Chi Square goodness of fit test. The results were significant, c2
(1, N =
1756) = 1195.68, p < .0001. Students demonstrated understanding
significantly more than not after they received tutoring.
33. Easy Tutoring Effectiveness Measure
• Results: Results were also significant when analyzed by Tutor and by Course.
Effective Tutoring Outcomes by Tutor
Tutor Yes No c2
p
Tutor 1 279 105 77.94 <.0001
Tutor 2 844 33 748.12 <.0001
Tutor 3 343 1 338.02 <.0001
Tutor 4 55 5 40.2 <.0001
Tutor 5 248 28 173.78 <.0001
34. Key
Ideas:
1) Use these
definitions of
success or create
your own.
2) Check the
chosen
definitions with
stakeholders and
rework as needed
to ensure
alignment with
mission/goals.
3) Let the
definitions
of success
guide what
and how you
measure.
36. Modes of Assessment
–Quantitative Methods:
• Demographics/usage data
• Survey/Evaluative data
• Statistical impact data
–Qualitative Methods:
• Case studies
• Interviews/Focus groups
• Written observations
37. Demographic/Usage Data
• Which students use your Center/Tutoring?
– Categories of interest (major, special populations,
ethnicity, age, GPA)
– Tip: Are the demographics of your Center representative
of your College/Mission? Look at who isn’t using your
Center and see how they can be reached.
• Why do they use your Center?
• How often do they use your Center?
– Repeat business
– Contact hours
39. DEMOGRAPHICSDEMOGRAPHICS
Purpose : Who is using the center and for what classes
Method : Survey Monkey
Results : Used to plan tutor schedule and allocate resources.
40. Spring
2006
Fall 2006 Spring
2007
Fall 2007
Total
Logins
7800 7638 7883 7902
Total
Number of
Unique
Students
790 846 750 774
Total
Number of
Unique
Students
for
Tutoring
265 277 286 290
DEMOGRAPHICSDEMOGRAPHICS
Purpose : How many students visit the Center and for how many times.
Method : Access Database done when students sign in to use the Center.
Results : Used to show busyness and repeat data.
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
1to2Visits 3to5 6to10 11to15 16+
Spring 2006
Fall2006
Spring 2007
Fall2007
41. DEMOGRAPHICSDEMOGRAPHICS
Purpose : Categorize individual appointments – how, content and # of students
Method : Excel database completed by staff after appointment.
Results : Used for annual report and to allocate resources.
42. DEMOGRAPHICSDEMOGRAPHICS
Purpose : Captures Peer Coaching Program usage - content and # of students
Method : Excel database completed by Peer Coaching Program Coordinator.
Results : Used for CRLA hours of tutoring and annual report.
43. Modes of Assessment
–Quantitative Methods:
• Demographics/usage data
• Survey/Evaluative data
• Statistical impact data
–Qualitative Methods:
• Case studies
• Interviews/Focus groups
• Written observations
44. Survey DataSurvey Data
• What feedback do you get about your Center/Tutoring?
– Categories of interest (programs, services, location, hours.
Etc.)
• How effective are your services and programs?
– Self-reports & evaluation
– “Customer” satisfaction
– Product/Service review/improvements
46. SURVEY DATASURVEY DATA
Purpose : Used as checklist for what I want tutors to do. Making tutor behavior observable.
Method : Survey Monkey. Online access 24/7. Survey “push” 2x per semester.
Results : Used for report and to identify areas for improvement through training/coaching staff.
Category Spring 2011
SLC was well organized: 4.73
The hours were sufficient: 4.56
Tutors knew material well: 4.7
Tutors used various materials: 4.7
Tutors showed care and respect: 4.75
Tutors presented materials in an
understandable manner:
4.78
Student would recommend the SLC to
others:
4.83
47. SURVEY DATASURVEY DATA
Purpose : Used as checklist for student success behaviors and to assess those desired outcomes.
Method : Survey Monkey. Online access 24/7. Survey “push” 2x per semester.
Results : Used for report and to identify areas for improving service.
Service was satisfactory: 4.69
Student’s questions were answered: 4.67
Student’s skills improved: 4.6
Student could demonstrate
improvement by doing problems:
4.59
Student could demonstrate
improvement by explaining:
4.55
Student could demonstrate
improvement applying to different
situations:
4.66
Student learned to become a more
independent learner:
4.38
Student gained confidence: 4.64
Student received better grade: 4.67
48. SURVEY DATASURVEY DATA
Purpose : Used to assess how students are using a tool. In this case a resource/date book.
Method : Survey Monkey.
Results : Used to assess implementation success and to plan for future viability.
49. Modes of Assessment
–Quantitative Methods:
• Demographics/usage data
• Survey/Evaluative data
• Statistical impact data
–Qualitative Methods:
• Case studies
• Interviews/Focus groups
• Written observations
50. Basic Statistics
• Correlations (directional relationship between
two variables)
• T-tests (difference between two groups)
• ANOVAS (difference among three or more
groups)
• Chi Squares (difference between two groups
with one group being a category)
51. Statistical Impact Data
• Retention Data
• GPA
• Scores Between Groups (follow-up with statistical
test)
• Pre-test/Post-test on exams
• Tips:
– Correlation is not causation.
– Get follow-up data from students who did not come
back.
– Be careful with other variables.
53. • 76 students participating in a tutoring program
for at risk students were retained (66%). These
students used tutoring services more than those
not students who were not retained (t =5.27 p
<.001). Students with higher high school GPAs
were more likely to use tutoring (r =.198, p =.040)
Source: Laskey, M. L., & Hetzel, C. J. (Spring, 2011). Investigating factors related to retention of at-risk college students. The
Learning Assistance Review 16(1), 31-43.
Statistical ImpactStatistical Impact
Purpose : To determine retention rate based on tutoring.
Method : Used institutional research data to determine correlation and get data for t-test.
Results : Used in report and publication.
54. Intro to Bio Intro to Bio Intro to Bio Intro to Bio
paired with
Study Skills
67.3 62.9 59.75 70.4
Statistical ImpactStatistical Impact
Purpose : To determine whether including study skills training with a course was effective.
Method : Mean exam scores calculated. Difference among groups. ANOVA for more in-depth.
Results : Used for deciding whether the do again. Used to market the study skills.
55. RS101: Student Success Course
Performance Better than Predicted (based upon CEER scores)
- RS101 cadets outperform predicted APS by approx 0.1 on 4.0 scale
- Non-RS101 cadets under perform predicted APS by approx. 0.05 (p=.0001)
Small but Statistically Significant Positive Effect on Graduation Rates
Increased Confidence in Ability to Apply Good Learner/Study Strategies
- Class ’04 Pre/Post SBI Scores show increased confidence in routine academic
tasks (p=.002)
Statistical ImpactStatistical Impact
Purpose : To determine effectiveness of student success course.
Method : Difference between groups. Pre/post test.
Results : Used in report, publication, and for marketing the course.
56. 0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04
282 278 277
250
270
745 729
761
874
737
90 88 88 89 8991 87 86 82 86
PreWPM PostWPM PreComp PostComp
Statistical ImpactStatistical Impact
Purpose : To determine effectiveness of student success course.
Method : Pre/post test.
Results : Used in report, publication, and for marketing the course.
RS102 Reading
Efficiency
•Average reading gain
497 wpm
• Comprehension
constant @ 88%
57. Modes of Assessment
– Quantitative Methods:
• Demographics/usage data
• Survey/Evaluative data
• Statistical impact
– Qualitative Methods:
• Case studies
• Interviews/Focus groups
• Written observations
59. Case study and written observations.Case study and written observations.
Source: Lisa D’Adamo-Weinstein, Ph.D., Language Education, Indiana University-Bloomington,
2001. Thesis: Kaleidoscope Tapestries: Weaving Patterns from First-Generation College Women's
Telling-Stories
60. Study method
Upper level nursing students served as peer tutors for lower level nursing
students. The peer tutors received tutor training and guidelines for the
sessions. One-to-one tutoring sessions took place weekly for 10
weeks. Focus groups and individual interviews at the middle and end
of the semester were used to gather information about the students’
experiences.
• Results
The responses to focus groups and interview questions were analyzed.
Positive and negative experiences were categorized. Positive
experiences included enhancement of learning skills and personal
growth. Negative experiences were primarily attributed to frustration
about time commitments and mismatched learning styles.
• Conclusions
Both tutors and tutees benefited to some extent from this peer-tutoring
process. The process would be enhanced in future if the frustrations
experienced by some could be addressed.
Source: Chow, Filomena L.W., and Alice J.T. Yuen Loke. "Learning partnership -- the experience of peer tutoring among nursing
students: A qualitative study." International Journal of Nursing Studies 44.2 (2007): 237+. Academic OneFile. Web. 26 Mar.
2012.
Focus groups and individual interviews.Focus groups and individual interviews.
61. Key
Ideas:
1) Use a variety
of modes.
2) Educate
decision-makers
about why you’re
measuring what
you’re
measuring and
not something
else.
65. MatchingMatching
PurposePurpose
with Toolswith Tools
forfor
AssessmentAssessment
• Retention/Completion Rate
• Benchmarking/Standards
Institution (I)Institution (I) PURPOSE – My Dean wants
retention data of students who
utilize our tutoring center and she
wants to know how our students
measure up in comparison with
sister schools.
Data Gathering Methods:
•Institutional Research for graduation and retention
statistics
•Internal database of student use of center
- graduation and persistence data
•Statistical tools – descriptive statistics
For more ideas and info:
-Listserv query
-https://www.noellevitz.com/
- other sources of benchmarking data
66. • Program Design
• Faculty/Staff Performance
PURPOSE – To ensure that
programs and staff are performing
in alignment with goals.
Data Gathering Methods:
•Surveys
•Statistical tools
-Tutor Effectiveness Measure
-Chi Square, t-test, ANOVA, correlation
•Qualitative Methods
-360 Feedback
-Focus groups, interviews, including open-
ended questions on survey.
Center(C)Center(C)
For more ideas and info:
-Journal articles on programs
-List serv query for design
-other sources of benchmarking data
-http://svy.mk/Hygmcx
67. Tools for “Home Grown” UseTools for “Home Grown” Use
• Databases
– Microsoft Products – Excel & Access
– Apple – Numbers
• Surveys & Evaluation Forms
– Survey Monkey
– Google Forms
• Statistical tests
– http://quantpsy.org/calc.htm
– http://www.graphpad.com/quickcalcs/index.cfm
69. Where Do We Go From Here?Where Do We Go From Here?
• Continue the WOW experience in the
online workshop:
– http://nclcawows.pbworks.com
70. Let NCLCA add some
W.O.W.W.O.W.
to your work day…
The purpose of the WOW series is to support learning center professionals as they develop
and maintain learning centers, programs, and services to enhance student learning.
The series gives learning assistance professionals a chance to participate both
synchronously (synchronously (webinarwebinar) and asynchronously () and asynchronously (online workshoponline workshop))
in a relatively inexpensive and high quality professional development experience.
Introducing a new interactive professional development experience that allows you to interact
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