Now is the time to review your assessment process and strategies
5 Steps to Renew Program-Level Learning Outcomes Assessment
You regularly assess student learning outcomes at your institution, but when was the last time you assessed your assessments? If the answer is, “I can’t remember,” or “I don’t know,” then it’s probably time to take a step back and review your school’s overall assessment process and strategies.
When accrediting agencies come knocking, they are particularly interested in one thing: your student learning outcomes. Have you been keeping up with the latest trends in learning outcomes assessment?
If not, your institution may have a hard time demonstrating success to external reviewers. Even internal program reviews rely upon the collection of meaningful assessment data to justify curricular changes and allocate funding.
On top of the growing calls for accountability coming from accreditors is the “new normal” caused by the recent economic downturn. In this tightened climate, faculty members need to increase collaboration to substantiate their pedagogical effectiveness.
Now is the perfect time to conduct a thorough audit to ensure that your existing program for assessing student learning outcomes measures up.
In 5 Steps to Renew Program-Level Learning Outcomes Assessment, Dr. Lisa Shibley of Millersville University helps colleges and universities fine-tune their existing assessment programs and provide detailed guidance for making necessary improvements.
This online video seminar explains:
- Renewal and revision of learning outcomes
- The Learning Opportunities Matrix
- How to reflect on assessment practices using a rubric
- Enhancing student learning assessment within your program or department
- Connecting program outcomes to mission and general education objectives
- Analysis of collected outcome information
- Strategizing assessment of particular course objectives
- The role of curricular maps
- Integrated assessment strategies
- How to find where learning opportunities occur in your program
Who will benefit?
The time to renew your student assessment program is now. Make the commitment to improve student learning at your campus. This video seminar is particularly important for those who are preparing for a program review or external accreditation, including:
- Faculty and instructors
- Department chairs
- Teams of faculty involved in assessment within their department
- School deans
- Assessment coordinators
- Institutional research staff
- Administrators
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Lisa R. Shibley, PhD. is assistant vice president for Institutional Assessment and Planning at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. In her role at Millersville, Dr. Shibley facilitates student learning outcomes assessment, accreditation, and strategic planning processes.
Lisa received her Ph.D. in higher education administration with an emphasis in educational psychology from The Pennsylvania State University after more than 10 years experience serving in the Student Affairs field. Dr. Shibley regularly presents posters and presentations on assessment and is published in the Schuh and Upcraft work Assessment Practices in Student Affairs.