2020 Assessment Institute Handouts
The following 2020 Assessment Institute presenters chose to share their handouts electronically on the Assessment Institute website.
Sunday, October 25, 2020
| Session | Session Title | Presenters |
| 01A | Virtual Curriculum Mapping Part 1: Collaborating to Scaffold Program Outcomes | Jennifer M. Harrison and Vickie Williams, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| 01C | Designing and Implementing a Sustainable Assessment Process: Practical Strategies for Balancing Accountability and Improvement | Felix Wao, University of Oklahoma |
| 01D | Jumpstarting General Education Program Review: A Systems Thinking Approach to the Self-Study Slides |
Jody DeKorte, Purdue University Global; Harriet Hobbs and Christine Robinson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| 01E | A Gentle Introduction into Learning Outcomes Assessment: Developing Statements, Curriculum Maps, and Measures | Mike Rudolph and John Eric M. Lingat, University of Kentucky |
| 01H | More Than Results: An Advanced Workshop Integrating Assessment with Learning Improvement | Keston H. Fulcher and Caroline O. Prendergast, James Madison University |
| 01J | Ensuring Delivery of Quality Curricula and Achieving Learning Outcomes during Times of Crisis | Amy Peters, Sonyia Richardson, and Mitchel Cottenoir, University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| 01K | Assessment in the Research-Intensive University Assessment in the Research Intensive University Handout Medicine (DMD) Handout BS Journalism (BSJ) Handout PhD in English Handout |
Timothy S. Brophy, University of Florida |
| 02A | Virtual Curriculum Mapping Part 1: Collaborating to Scaffold Program Outcomes | Jennifer M. Harrison and Vickie Williams, University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| 02D | Exploring the Data Function Beyond Theory: Assessment, IE, and IR AIR Statement of Aspirational Practice AIR Statement of Ethical Principles |
Stephan C. Cooley and Leah Ewing Ross; Association for Institutional Research (AIR); and Michele J. Hansen, IUPUI |
| 02E | An Introduction to Assessment and Navigating the Assessment Institute | Gianina Baker, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA); Pat Hutchings, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) and Bay View Alliance (BVA) |
| 02G | Assessment Affairs: The Art of Effective Collaboration | Joseph D. Levy, National Louis University; Renée Delgado-Riley, University of Oregon; and Matthew D. Pistilli, Iowa State University |
| 02H | How to Engage in Outcomes-Based Assessment Program Review so that it Connects to your Performance Indicators and Budgeting Priorities | Marilee Bresciani Ludvik, San Diego State University |
| 04I | STEM Education Special Interest Group Session | Anthony Chase, IUPUI; Nicholas Curtis, Marquette University; and Wayne Hilson, Cornell University |
Monday, October 26, 2020
| Session | Session Title | Presenters |
| 06B | Navigating the Landscape of Assessment Tools and Resources | Natasha Jankowski, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA); Joseph D. Levy, National Louis University; Andre Foisy, Excelsior College; and Chris Cratsley, Fitchburg State University |
| 06D | Understanding the Experiences and Perceptions of Assessment Subcommittee Chairs | Tony Ribera and Sarah Zahl, Marian University |
| 06E | What’s Really Going On? Observing a High-Impact Practice “In Action” (Slides) Handouts |
Lanah K. Stafford, Jenn Grimm, Heidi Fischer, and Laura Smithers, Old Dominion University |
| 06F | Administrative Buy-In: How to Help Administrative and Educational Support Units Develop and Lead Assessment Practices | Karol A. Batey and Vanessa Martinez, Texas A&M International University |
| 06J | Evidence of Learning Improvement in General Education | Mitchel L. Cottenoir and Christine Robinson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| 06L | A Community of Ethical Practice | Stephan C. Cooley and Leah Ewing Ross, Association for Institutional Research (AIR) |
| 06N | Empowering Faculty to Lead the General Education Assessment Process | Felix Wao, University of Oklahoma |
| 06Q | Make Virtual Exchange and Online Global Learning Happen with Innovative Learning Technology | Ian McIntosh, IUPUI; Ali Jafari, Mengyuan (Alice) Zhao, and Allie Wigginton, CourseNetworking (CN) and IUPUI CyberLab |
| 07E | Turning it up Past 11: Advancing the Conversation on High-Impact Practices Using National Data | Dallin G. Young and Jennifer R. Keup, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition/University of South Carolina |
| 07G | Networking and Job-Seeking as a High-Impact Practice: Expanding Career Networks and Connecting Students with Job Prospects | Tracy L. Springer and Paul Cook, Indiana University Kokomo; Sally Reasoner and Hannah Slover, Ascend Indiana |
| 07H | Nailed it! Doctor of Pharmacy Students’ Self-Awareness of Performance on Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE) | Kara Sermersheim, Kimberly K. Daugherty, and Sarah E. Raake, Sullivan University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences |
| 07J | Collective Wisdom: Recent Themes from the Leading Improvements in Higher Education Podcast Series | Stephen P. Hundley and Caleb Keith, IUPUI |
| 07K | Teaching and Evaluating Professionalism in Allied Health Care Education | Rick G. Hoylman, Oregon Tech |
| 07M | Assessment that Connects with Institutional Performance Indicators to Advance Equity | Marilee Bresciani Ludvik, San Diego State University |
| 07N | Tuning in to a Clearer Vision of General Education | Patty Q. Flowers and Stephanie T. Kolitsch, University of Tennessee at Martin |
| 08A | Approaches to Integrating ePortfolios through High-Impact Faculty Development | Amy Cicchino, Auburn University; and Megan Mize, Old Dominion University |
| 08B | Curriculum Mapping and Assignment Design: Peas in a Pod (Slides) NLOA Curriculum Mapping Resources NILOA Assignment Design Resources |
Gianina Baker and Natasha Jankowski; National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) |
| 08C | Transgender/Nonbinary Students and Institutional Best Practices: A Critical Conversation | Jon Humiston, Central Michigan University; and Aaric Guerriero, University of Wisconsin – Madison |
| 08D | Dealing with Tough Moments: Assessing Faculty Preparation for Teaching Challenges | Kyle T. Fassett and Allison BrckaLorenz, Indiana University-Bloomington; and Sarah S. Hurtado, University of Denver |
| 08E | Effective ePortfolios and Project-Based Learning Experiences: The Impact of Life Coaching and Positive Psychology Interventions on Well-being and Retention in an Online Program | David R. Stefan and Lindsay Buechel, Indiana Wesleyan University |
| 08G | Rewarding Faculty for Community Engaged Scholarship: Policy Briefs as a Resource for Catalyzing Change | John Saltmarsh and Gene Corbin, University of Massachusetts Boston; and prabhdeep singh kehal, Boston University |
| 08H | A Discussion of Academic Success Programs through A Law School Case Study | Christopher M. Swoboda and Amy N. Farley, University of Cincinnati |
| 08O | Technology-Enabled Assessment Capabilities in Current and Emerging Learning Technologies | Peggy Maki, Higher Education Consultant; and Peter Shea, Middlesex Community College |
| 08Q | Discussion on the Next-Generation of Learning Technology for Learning Effectiveness in the ‘New Normal’ Era | Ali Jafari, Mengyuan Zhao, and Allie Wigginton,CourseNetworking (CN) and IUPUI CyberLab; and John Ittleson, California State University, Monterey Bay |
| 09A | HIPs and Equity: Pathways to Student Success in General Education Courses | Dallas Dolan, Glenda Breaux, and Jennifer Kilbourne, Community College of Baltimore County |
| 09B | Rethinking Assessment Data: Collaborating with Faculty to Establish a Data-Driven Culture | Mamta Saxena and Melanie Kasparian, Northeastern University |
| 09C | Assessment Made Simple: Leveraging Canvas Tools to Perform Program Assessment for Collaborative Online Programs | Hitesh Kathuria, Indiana University East; and David Becker Jr., Indiana University Southeast |
| 09F | Mapping Institutional Learning Outcomes at the Community College: Continued Challenges and the Need for Change | Sue Henderson, Nathan Esbeck, Nancy Mitchell, and Elizabeth Winters-Rozema, East Central College |
| 09M | Grand Challenges Project: Emerging Plans for Action Institutional Effectiveness Over Time Presentation Slides Institutional Effectiveness Over Time Handout on Strategy Explanations Institutional Effectiveness Over Time Google Survey |
Karen Singer-Freeman and Christine Robinson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Diane Kelly-Riley, University of Idaho; Melissa Williams, Colorado Technical University; and Justin Hoshaw, Waubonsee Community College |
| 09N | Developing General Education Learning Outcomes during Times of Curricular Change | Ben Denkinger and Stacy Freiheit, Augsburg University |
| 10A | Scaling Up Undergraduate Research in Both Face-to-Face and Online Environments by Embedding Faculty Leads | Jocelyn Evans, Andrea Nelson, and Kylie Pugh, University of West Florida |
| 10C | ePortfolio as Metacognitive Epiphany: Perspectives from Then and Now | Matthew T. Schneider, High Point University; and Hannah Schneider, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) |
| 10G | Formative Feedback Matters: An Enhanced Assessment Method for Dissertation Research Committees | Shontell M. Stanford, Interdenominational Theological Center |
| 10I | Seeing through a Student-Pharmacist Lens: Longitudinal Student Focus Groups to Evaluate a New Curriculum Implementation | Minakshi Lahiri and Justine S. Gortney, Wayne State University |
| 10K | Creating an “Assess for Success” Audio Series | Julie Bauer Morrison, Tenisha Baca, and Cheryl Colan, Glendale Community College |
| 10L | Assessing Seniors’ Career Readiness | Sharisse Grannan, DePaul University |
| 10N | Small Grants, Big Returns: Lessons Learned from a New Program | Holly Gastineau-Grimes and Tony Ribera, Marian University |
| 10R | Off-Site Computer Adaptive Testing For Virtual Assessment in Nigeria: Simulated Evidence on Test Lengths | Mayowa O. Ogunjimi, Jumoke I. Oladele, Dorcas D. Daramola, Mohammed I. Jumoh, and Henry O. Owolabi, University of Ilorin; and Musa A. Ayanwale, Kampala International University |
| 10S | Closing the Assessment Loop of Program Learning Outcomes: Institutional Strategies for Accreditation Needs | Juliet K. Hurtig and Eunhee Kim, Ohio Northern University |
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
| Session | Session Title | Presenters |
| 11A | ePortfolios for Powerful and Purposeful Teaching, Learning, and Assessment | Susan Kahn, IUPUI |
| 11E | Assessment, Inclusion, and STEM: Looking Toward the Next Decade | Fred A. Bonner II, Prairie View A&M University |
| 11F | Faculty Leadership for Assessment: Lessons from the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning | Pat Hutchings, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) and Bay View Alliance (BVA) |
| 12A | Assessing HIP Quality: Evidence from the Literature and Students’ Experience | Jillian Kinzie, Indiana University—Bloomington and National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA); Brendan Duggan, Robert Gonyea, Alexander McCormick, and Samantha Silberstein, Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 12C | Changing the Narrative: HBCUs Leading on Learning | Verna F. Orr and Natasha Jankowski, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA); Mark Howse, Morehouse School of Medicine; Shontell M. Stanford, Interdenominational Theological Center; and Franz Reneau, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 12D | Beyond the Satisfaction Survey for Determining Effectiveness of Professional Development Training: Harvesting Direct Data is Doable |
Peggy Liggit and Julia Nims, Eastern Michigan University |
| 12G | Are We On the Same Page? Examining the Health of Relationships Between Community Partners and Universities | Laurie A. Marks, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; and Hannah Lubar, Marquette University |
| 12J | Institutional Data: Infrastructure Creation, Worthwhile Research Questions, and Championing Change Across Campus | Katie Benton-Snead Boyd and Joshua S. Acosta, Auburn University |
| 12K | Assessment of Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Collaborative Learning Utilizing a Concept-Mapping Project within a Pharmacotherapy Course in Doctor-of-Pharmacy Curriculum | Minakshi Lahiri, Dana El-Masri, and Linda Jaber, Wayne State University |
| 12M | Leveraging Canvas for Campus-Level Assessment Needs | Tony Ribera, Marian University |
| 12N | Using Bolman and Deal to Identify and Confront Challenges in Assessment | Mike Rudolph, John Eric M. Lingat, and Sativa Thompson, University of Kentucky |
| 12O | Designing Collaborative Final Projects to Assess and Document Student Learning | Nancy D. Goldfarb, Anna White, and Kourtney Newbury, IUPUI |
| 12Q | CN ePortfolio at IUPUI: How We Promote Student Learning and Success Using ePortfolio | Amy Powell, IUPUI; Ali Jafari, Mengyuan (Alice) Zhao, and Allie Wigginton, CourseNetworking (CN) and IUPUI CyberLab |
| 13A | Assessing the Faculty Role in High-Impact Practices | Kyle T. Fassett, Allison BrckaLorenz, and Thomas F. Nelson Laird, Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 13B | Assessment and Scholarly Research: Ships Passing in the Night? | Marjorie Dorimé-Williams, University of Missouri - Columbia; Cindy Cogswell, Ohio University; and Gianina Baker, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) |
| 13D | The Scholarly Teaching Taxonomy: A Way to Identify and Promote Scholarly Teaching - Handout Scholarly Teaching Taxonomy Website |
Lisa Contino, Douglas Jerolimov, Anusha S. Rao, Terri A. Tarr, and Richard C. Turner, IUPUI |
| 13L | Applying Learning Science Assessment to Close Equity Gaps and Improve Career Readiness | Marilee Bresciani Ludvik and Stephen Schellenberg, San Diego State University |
| 13M | Bridging Curriculum and Assessment: A Mapping Methodology that Works! | Mike Carson and Jodi Brookins Fisher, Central Michigan University |
| 13N | Throwing Out the Gradebook: Using Contract Grading to Focus on Student Learning | Andrea Quenette, Indiana University East |
| 14B | Scenario Planning: Purposes, Processes, and Perspectives | Margie Smith-Simmons and Stephen P. Hundley, IUPUI |
| 14E | Professional Development as a High-Impact Practice Implementation Strategy | Ken O’Donnell, California State University, Dominguez Hills; Jo Ellen Becco, Pikes Peak Community College; Amy Cicchino, Auburn University; Philip Vieira, California State University, Dominguez Hills; and Bradley Wilson, Slippery Rock University |
| 14F | Incorporating Program Theory and Implementation Fidelity in CAS Self-Study | Sara J. Finney, James Madison University; and Gavin Henning, New England College |
| 14G | Think Win-Win: Service Learning for Pharmacy Students | Michelle Musser, Ohio Northern University |
| 14H | Leveraging the Google Suite to Engage the College Community in Assessment | Julie Bauer Morrison, Glendale Community College |
| 14M | Measuring Institutional Outcomes and Growing Student Success – Postsecondary Data Partnership | Lisa Stich, National Student Clearinghouse; and Eric Godin, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) |
| 14O | Embedding Equity-Centered Practices in the Assessment Cycle Practicing Equity-centered Assessment Blogpost |
Anne E. Lundquist, Anthology, formerly Campus Labs; and Ciji Heiser, Western Michigan University |
| 14P | Make Virtual Exchange and Online Global Learning Happen with Innovative Learning Technology | Ian McIntosh, IUPUI; Ali Jafari, Mengyuan (Alice) Zhao, and Allie Wigginton, CourseNetworking (CN) and IUPUI CyberLab |
| 15D | Evaluability Assessment: a Strategy to Evaluate and Assess Faculty Development Programs, Policies, and Efforts | Jacqueline H. Singh, Qualitative Advantage, LLC |
| 15E | Digging Deeper: Using HIPs Data to Expand Access | Kimberly M. Yousey-Elsener and Kirsten Pagan, Binghamton University |
| 15F | Assessment in the "Elusive" Arts | Erin Isaacson, Liberty University |
| 15H | Inter-Rater Reliability: A Challenge Worth the Effort | Jaclyn L. Zacharias and Nancy Ackerman, Capella University |
| 15I | Assessment from an Accreditation Perspective | Sheri Popp, Weave; Nasrin Fatima, SUNY Binghamton University; Josie Welsh, Missouri Southern State University; and Michele Starkey, Mount Saint Mary’s University Los Angeles |
| 16B | A Conceptual Framework and Strategies for Examining High-Impact Practices | Kyle T. Fassett, Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 16D | Centering Marginalized Voices in Teaching and Assessment: Lessons from IUPUI's Music Therapy Program | Meganne K. Masko, IUPUI |
| 16E | Assessment 2.0: Leveraging Faculty Experience to Yield Actionable Results Assessment 2.0: Slides Assessment 2.0: Handout |
Lisa Kurz and Eric Metzler, Indiana University-Bloomington |
| 16F | Sustaining Creativity, Collaboration, and Communication: A Method for Integrating Assessment with Professional Development in the Social Sciences | Audrey Ricke, IUPUI |
| 16K | Lessons Learned: Implementation of a Re-envisioned University Core Curriculum Assessment | Tori L. Colson, Bartell M. Berg, Shelly B. Blunt, Zane W. Mitchell, and Mary Hallock Morris, University of Southern Indiana |
| 16L | Using Critical Reflection for Student Evaluation of Teaching in Online Courses | John R. Fisher and Thomas Sturtevant, Utah Valley University |
| 16M | Legitimacy as a Measure of Social Value | Cameron Tuai, Drake University Cowles Library |
| 16O | Creation and Utilization of a Compact Toolkit for Optimizing Assessment Form B Plan Findings CIP_CUToolkit |
Sarah M. Oliver, Ronette E. Bruner, Lydia J. Holtz, and Taunya L. Plater, Creighton University |
| 16Q | Embedding Religious Institutional Values in Assessment: Lessons from a Catholic University | David Rusbasan and Tony Ribera, Marian University |