2020 Assessment Institute Handouts
The following 2020 Assessment Institute presenters chose to share their handouts electronically on the Assessment Institute website.
Please access session recordings here.
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 |