2018 Assessment Institute Handouts
The following 2018 Assessment Institute presenters chose to share their handouts electronically on the Assessment Institute website. Please do not link to this site.
All handouts submitted will be posted before or on November 15, 2018.
Sunday, October 21, 2018
| Track | Session Title | Presenters |
| 01E | Designing and Implementing a Sustainable Assessment Process: Practical Strategies for Balancing Accountability and Improvement |
Felix Wao, University of Oklahoma |
| 01J | An Introduction to Assessment and Navigating the Assessment Institute | Gianina Baker, University of Illinois and National Institute for Learning Outcomes and Assessment (NILOA; and Pat Hutchings, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) |
| 01L | Cultivating Collaborative Leaders with a Facilitative Approach to Assessment |
Yao Zhang Hill and Monica Stitt-Bergh, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa |
| 01M | The Learning Landscape, Assessment, and ePortfolios |
Susan Kahn, IUPUI; and Tracy Penny Light, Thompson Rivers University |
Monday, October 22, 2018
| Track | Session Title | Presenters |
| 02A | Assessing Learning Communities Based on the Eight Key Elements of High-Impact Practices | Stefanie T. Baier, Wayne State University |
| 02C | Visualizing Multi-Year Trends in Alumni Survey Data with Static Dashboards: Advantages and Challenges Experienced While Informing Academic Programs of their Programmatic Outcomes | Sarah L. Coley and Aditi Khoje, Northern Illinois University |
| 02D | What Faculty Perceptions Can Tell Us About our Program’s Summative Assessments | Kimberly Daugherty, Sullivan University College of Pharmacy |
| 02N | Data-Driven Framework for Student Success and Inclusive Excellence | Solomon Alao and Archana Sharma, Morgan State University |
| 03C | Making Sense of University Data to Improve Student Success | Nancy A. Staub, Alana Malik, and Holly Monsos, The University of Toledo |
| 03K | The Relationship Between Formative and Summative Exams and Licensure Exam Pass Rates | Scott L. Massey, Central Michigan University |
| 03M | Implementing Guided Inquiry Learning and Measuring Engagement Using an Electronic Health Record System in an Online Setting | Pallavi Gautam Maity and Saptarshi Purkayastha, Indiana University |
| 03O | Thoughtfulness: An Impassioned Plea for an Unmeasurable Outcome | Matthew Schneider, High Point University |
| 05B | Rethinking What We Want and Need to Know about Partnerships | Emily Janke, University of North Carolina - Greensboro |
| 05C | A Systems Thinking Approach to Assessing All Students’ Global Learning |
Stephanie Paul Doscher, Florida International University |
| 05D | How Do You Plan an Assessment When the Questions Are Vague? | Diane M. Bunce, The Catholic University of America |
| 05E | Assessing the Heart of High-Impact Practices: Transfer of Learning | Peter Felten, Elon University |
| 05F | National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA): Reflecting on 10 Years and Beyond | Natasha Jankowski, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) |
| 06B | Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Assessment Trends: Provosts' Perspectives | Verna F. Orr, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA); Peter Nwosu, Clark Atlanta University; Lynda Brown-Wright, Jackson State University; Michael Hodge, Morehouse College; and Beryl McEwen, North Carolina A&T State University |
| 06D | Talking the Talk: Leading Supportive and Meaningful Conversations About Assessment | Faon Grandinetti, Harper College; Matthew DeSantis, St. Edward's University; and Catherine Wehlburg, Texas Christian University |
| 06E | Factors That Predict Passing Scores on the Core Academic Skills Assessment Test (CASA) | Mary Beth Mitchell and John Novak, Indiana University Northwest |
| 06F | Assessment of a Student Peer Tutoring Program: Benefits to the Tutors | Zsuzsa Horvath and Christine Wankiiri-Hale; University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine |
| 06K | Faculty Experiences with Community Engaged Research: Challenges, Successes, and Recommendations for the Future | Lauren Wendling, IUPUI; and H. Anne Weiss, Campus Compact of Indiana |
| 06M | Methods for Assessing Interprofessional Collaborative Practice During Clinical Rotations | Sherry Jimenez, Randal Batchelor, Lisa Shelburne, and Michael Wieting, Lincoln Memorial University-Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| 07B | Using the Excellence in Assessment Designation to Advance Campus Assessment | Stephanie Poczos, National Louis University and National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) Coach; Faon Grandinetti, Harper College; Melinda Treml, Northern Arizona University |
| 07C | Assessing the Effectiveness of a Welcoming Campus Initiative | Christine Fitzpatrick, IUPUI; Shawn R. Peters, Indiana University; and IUPUI Representatives |
| 07E | Using Data, Evidence, and Technology To Build An Ecosystem of Student Success Supported By Assessment | Maura E. Devlin, The American Women's College at Bay Path University |
| 07F | Make More Happen: Moving to Assessment 2.0 | Joseph D. Levy, National Louis University; and Ciji Heiser, Western Michigan University |
| 07I | Evolution of an Institution-Wide Assessment Plan: Using Data to Improve Student Learning | Jody DeKorte and Kathy Ingram, Purdue University Global |
| 07J | Using a Smartphone-Based Integrated Data Collection System to Measure Student Learning Gains | Katsumi Senyo, Shigeru Asano, Koji Fujiwara, Douglas Gloag, Takao Hashizume, and Junichiro Yasuda, Yamagata University, Japan |
| 07K | Techniques for Stakeholder Assessment: Learn Three Stakeholder Assessment Techniques to Help Begin Your Strategic Planning Process | Wade R. Brown, Indiana University |
| 07N | Taking the Pain Out of A**essment | Cathy Barrette, Stefanie Baier, Amy Cooper, Mark Evely, and Heather Sandlin, Wayne State University |
| 07P | Using A Typology of Faculty to Assess Undergraduate Education and Plan for Faculty Development | Allison BrckaLorenz, Kyle Fassett, and Thomas Nelson Laird, Indiana University |
| 08B | Mapping Integrative Learning Between General Education and the Major | Sandra Bailey, Oregon Institute of Technology and National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) Coach; David Marshall, California State University San Bernardino and National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) Senior Scholar |
| 08C | Effective Survey Use for Improving Student Learning and Experience at Small Institutions | Carolyn Uhl and Raymond Zurawaski, St. Norbet College; Lindsey Guinn, Washington & Jefferson College; and Edith Pfeifer List, Principia College |
| 08D | Providing Faculty Meaningful Mid-Semester Feedback, For and By Students | Lynn A. Murray-Chandler, Brittany Barry, Jacqueline Curtin, and Kasey Smith, Southern New Hampshire University |
| 08E | Alignment of Essential Learning Outcomes across General Studies and Major Programs | Carra L. Hood and Diane Holtzman, Stockton University |
| 08G | Using ePortfolio as a Direct Measure for Global Learning | Christopher T. Hightower, Texas Christian University |
| 08H | Summiting Everest: Demonstrating Improvement with Mature Data | Skip Kastroll and Phil Fischer, Liberty University |
| 08N | Building on Impact: The Cycle of Program Assessment and Strategic Planning at DukeEngage | Jaclyne Demarse Purtell and Leslie Elaine Madison, Duke University |
| 09B | The VALUE of Learning |
Terrel Rhodes, Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U); and Jillian L. Kinzie, Indiana University and National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) |
| 09H | Curriculum Mapping in all its Glory |
Patsy Butterbrodt, Lincoln Memorial University - College of Veterinary Medicine |
| 09D | Engaging Faculty in Assessment by Assignment Design | Julie McDevitt, Hector Garza, and Edlyn De Oliveira, Palo Alto College |
| 09I | The Inspiring True-Life Story of General Education Assessment and Improvement | Julie Ellefson, Patty Bruner, Faon Grandinetti, and Richard Johnson, Harper College |
| 09L | Increasing Equity in General Education through the Use of Self-Relevant ePortfolio Writing | Karen Singer-Freeman and Linda Bastone, Purchase College, State University of New York |
| 09M | Use of Assessment Days within the Curriculum to Evaluate Student Readiness to Enter Practice Experiences | Karen L. Kier and Michelle Musser, Ohio Northern University |
| 09N | Using Rubrics to Assess General Education: Power and Pitfalls | Joanne Liebman Matson and Belinda Blevins-Knabe, University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
| 09P | Assessing Faculty Experiences Teaching a Flipped Course | Amy Ribera, Allison BrckaLorenz, Kyle Fassett, and Joe Stickland, Indiana University |
| 10D | Assessing Student Learning in Chemical Engineering Laboratory Courses: A Multi-Dimensional Approach | Tony Ribera, Daniel Anastasio, Heather Chenette, and Gregory Neumann, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| 10I | Best Practices in Writing Assessable Student Learning Outcomes | Jill A. Kern, Eastern Washington University |
| 10K | Coming and Going: Assessing Information Literacy to Shape Curriculum | M. Sara Lowe and Abby Currier, IUPUI; and Sean Stone, Indiana University School of Dentistry |
| 10O | Development of a Degree in Three Transfer Sophomore Merit Programs at Indiana University Southeast | Donna Dahlgren, Indiana University Southeast |
| 10U | Relationship Help Needed: Navigating Accountability and Assessment | Joseph D. Levy, National Louis University; and Ciji Heiser, Western Michigan University |
| 10V | South Suburban College Outcomes Assessment: The Grand Plan | Jennifer Medlen, South Suburban College |
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
| Track | Session Title | Presenters |
| 12C | Practicing What We Preach: Designing Authentic Assessment for Faculty Development Programs | Kathleen Landy and Ian Beckford, Queensborough Community College, City University of New York |
| 12D | Does Your Assessment System Need a Tune-up? | Wanda K. Baker, Council Oak Assessment |
| 12K | Using Brookfield's Reflexive Praxis for University-Wide Course Assessment | Janet Thiel, Georgian Court University |
| 12L | Timing of Student Evaluations of Teaching in a Veterinary Medical Education Setting | Misty R. Bailey, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine |
| 13C | Strategies to Promote Use of Program Assessment at the Institutional Level | Yao Zhang Hill, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa |
| 13D | Texts From Last Night: Student Perceptions of Research and Study Space on Campus | M. Sara Lowe and Willie Miller, IUPUI; Yoo Young Lee, University of Ottawa |
| 13F | Using "Big Data" Approaches to Better Understand the International Student Experience | Katherine N. Yngve and Linda Snodgrass, Purdue University |
| 13K | Building Institutional Learning Outcomes Readiness: The Work on High and on the Ground | Vera Beletzan and Dawn Macaulay, Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning |
| 13L | Leading the Revision of Campus-Level Student Learning Outcomes: Obstacles and Accomplishments | Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| 14B | National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA): Reflecting on 10 Years and Beyond | Natasha Jankowski, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) |
| 14D | Assessing Experential Learning in Graduate and Professional Education: What Does the Future Hold? | Judith A. Halstead, National League for Nursing (NLN) |
| 14E | Showcasing the Utility of Implementation Fidelity Data when Evaluating Program Effectiveness | Sara J. Finney, James Madison University |
| 15A | From Matriculation to Graduation: A University-Wide Assessment of Student Engagement and Success | Rebecca A. Croxton and Anne Cooper Moore, University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| 15B | Assessing Co-Curricular Learning and Comprehensive Learning Records | Amelia Parnell, NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education; and Laura Wankel, Northeastern University and National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) Coach |
| 15C | The Washington & Jefferson Approach for Self-Study: Open, Participatory, and Transparent | Lindsey Rae Guinn, Washington & Jefferson College |
| 15E | Best Practices in Curriculum Mapping | Jill A. Kern, Eastern Washington University |
| 15G | Application, Not Seat Time: Language Learning and Assessment Beyond the Language Classroom | Barbara D. Wright, Consultant |
| 15I | Building Effective Assessment at Small Institutions | Amanda Udis-Kessler, Colorado College; David Eubanks, Furman University; and Bethany Miller, Cornell College |
| 15L | Working Toward Reciprocity: A Continuous Improvement Assessment Strategy for Building Equitable and Mutually-Beneficial Community-University Partnerships | Lynn E. Pelco, Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 15R | Getting Sisyphus’ Boulder Over the Mountain: How Assessment Leaders Forward Their Vision | Susan R. Donat and Kate Simcox, Messiah College |
| 16A | Implementing an Assessment Program for Residential Learning Communities | Jessica M. Turos, Kim Brooks, and Brett Holden, Bowling Green State University |
| 16B | Competency-Based Education: Quality Program Design and Assessments | Ellen Baker Derwin and Laurie Dodge, Brandman University and National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) Coaches |
| 16C | Moving from a Disconnected Campus to a Culture of Assessment | Patty Q. Flowers and Stephanie Kolitsch, University of Tennessee at Martin |
| 16K | One Assessment Instrument, Many Outcomes: Development of a Community-Based Learning Assessment Tool to Guide Program Improvement for Faculty, Community Partners, and the Institution | Andrea Brewster, Christine Bachen, Rosa Guerra-Sarabia, and Jennifer Merritt, Santa Clara University |
| 17A | Examining the National Picture of Assessment of First-Year Experience Programs | Dallin G. Young, University of South Carolina |
| 17B | Finding Freedom in General Education Learning Outcomes: Rethinking Assignment Design and Pathways | Laura Gambino, New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); and Paul Hanstedt, Roanoke College and National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) Coach |
| 17E | Assessing the First Year of a First-Year Seminar | Troy McVey and Arline Leon Guerrero, University of Guam |
| 17H | Transforming the General Education Assessment Process: From Failure to Success | Gioconda Quesada, Lynne Ford, Shawn Morrison, and Karen Smail; College of Charleston |
| 17K | Gauging Engagement: Tracking, Reporting, and Assessing Student Engagement | Maggie Dalrymple, Linda Ferguson, and Heather Miklozek, Indiana State University |
| 17N | From "Necessary Condition" to "Fruitful Discussion:" The Evolution of a University's Assessment Culture | Laura Harrington and Amanda Johnson Sanguiliano, Syracuse University |
| 17P | Assessment Doesn’t Work? Says Who? | Patty Bruner, Julie Ellefson, and Faon Grandinetti, Harper College |
| 18A | Using NSSE Data to Understand First-Year Student Retention | Meg Wright Sidle, University of Pikeville |
| 18B | Designing Assignment Charrettes to Improve Learning on Your Campus | Nancy Quam-Wickham, California State University Long Beach; and Ruth Slotnick, Bridgewater State University and National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) Coaches |
| 18D | Urban Legends, Fables and Myths: A Guide to Assessment | Sheri H. Barrett and Darla Green, Johnson County Community College |
| 18E | Investigating the Impact of Online Classes on Undergraduate Degree Completion | Sharon M. Wavle, Indiana University |
| 18G | Encounters with Difference: Assessing Global Learning Outcomes at the Community College | Richard F. Johnson, David Antonides, Kimberly Jaeger, and Nellie Khalil, Harper College |
| 18H | From Tests to Rubrics: Strategies for Assessing Information Literacy at Three Institutions | Carolyn Radcliff, Carrick Enterprises; Kathy Clarke, James Madison University; Carolyn Gardner; California State University, Dominguez Hills; and Cynthia Kane, Emporia State University |
| 18I | Pivoting Within a Loosely Coupled System to Build a Campus-Wide Co-Curricular Record | Bill Heinrich, Heather Shea, Korine Wawrzynski, Michigan State University |
| 18N | Creating and Executing a Direct Assessment Plan at the Institutional Level | Charles Freeland, Michelle Abreu, Jared Cutler, Cari Gigliotti, Heidi McGrew, Jaclynn Myers, Sinclair Community College |
| 18Q | Some Things Just Can't Be Measured: Busting Assessment Myths, Engaging Faculty, and Closing Loops | Amanda L. Brown, Cody Reimer, Glendali Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin-Stout |
| 19B | Effective Communication of Student Learning Assessment: Telling our Stories Better | Ereka Williams, North Carolina A&T State University and National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) Coach; and Gianina Baker, University of Illinois and National Institute for Learning Outcomes and Assessment (NILOA) |
| 19F | Global Learning Assessment Roundtable | Leslie Bozeman, IUPUI |
| 19I | Herding Cats: Organizing Faculty from Course Assessment Through Program Review | Michele D. Kegley and Monica Widdig, University of Cincinnati, Blue Ash College |