Assessment involves utilizing available resources to collect information about student learning and then taking that data and using it to make informed decisions about ways to improve student learning.
You can learn best practices for engaging faculty and students and leveraging technology at NIU’s Assessment for Student Learning Showcase, coming up at 9 a.m. Friday, April 4 in Altgeld Hall, Room 315. This year’s theme is “Pursuing Excellence: Engaging Faculty and Students to Create a Culture of Data-Informed Continuous Improvement.”
Register here for this free event.
This showcase is a forum for colleagues across campus to connect, learn and share applications of best practices in assessment for student learning. It will be useful for faculty and administrators who are new to program level assessment or those who are working to make assessment more useful.
The half-day program will consist of an opening presentation and sharing of best practices and challenges in assessment by NIU faculty. Coffee will be provided.
During this event, participants will learn how to:
- Describe ways to engage faculty in assessment.
- Describe ways technology can be used to facilitate the assessment process.
- Identify one or two assessment practices to try out or champion in their departments.
- Endorse assessment as a work in progress.
Presenters include:
- Eric Hall, director of Undergraduate Studies, associate professor, History
- Hal Hinderliter, instructor, Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
- Christine Nguyen, associate professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Rosanne Thomas, program director, Physical Therapy
- Peitao Zhu, assistant professor, Counseling and Higher Education, ACUE Distinguished Teaching Scholar
- Dana Isawi, assistant professor, Counseling and Higher Education
“We are excited to gather faculty, staff and all interested parties together to further understand the important and ongoing process of assessment,” Amy Buhrow, assistant vice provost for Assessment and Accreditation said. “Participants will learn key principles and learn how to apply them to their roles across the university. We look forward to seeing you there!”
