Draft note to Deans/Chairs to Come From Provost

Draft note to Deans/Chairs Larry, Here’s our first draft.  With your modifications, I hope we can entice a few hold outs to join in the fun. Deans and Chairs WSU is preparing its response to NWCCU’s Final Report. As part of that effort, the Office of Assessment and Innovation is working with all undergraduate programs [...]

Why Public Reporting

One faculty member responds to OAI assessment plan feedback: “Oh -kiss my #$$, I have been here long enough to know that THAT thing will be flushed down the toilet.”

[SACS] Student Learning Outcomes – Business

On the question, does every major have to report outcomes: From: SACS Commission on Colleges Discussion Forum [mailto:SACS-L@LISTSERV.UHD.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:57 PM To: SACS-L@LISTSERV.UHD.EDU Subject: Re: [SACS] Student Learning Outcomes – Business I can guarantee it is every major within a degree. Also you must show that every program has been assesed [...]

Faculty Senate

At Faculty Senate, Thursday, February 18th, concerns were expressed about the assessment initiative.  The concerns largely reflected, we are informed, questions about who was being asked to do this. On Monday, February 22nd, we have been invited to provide a report.  I have proposed we share the HEC Board report we are preparing this week.

Status Update: From Harvesting Gradebook to Learning Outcomes Assessment

The Cal State University system has been holding an internal series of webinars on ways to integrate and assess general education, including the use of ePortfolios, the VALUE rubrics, and themes like “sustainability.” By invitation we just presented a summary of the harvesting gradebook and beyond Thursday, February 11, 2010 10:00-11:00 a.m. Draft abstract WSU [...]

Institutional Self-Assessment Rubric

This post is in support of a TLT webinar, the series is titled “Power of Rubrics“ [Archive of session] Gary Brown, Theron DesRosier, Jayme Jacobson & Nils Peterson, Washington State University Introduction and Background on the Problem Washington State University is in the process of responding to changes in by its accrediting body, NWCCU. The [...]

Suggested Script for Cold Calls to Program Points

DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT Cold Calls to WSU Programs Who you are ·        This is a beginning of the process of actively contacting all programs to solicit their participation in the Dec 18 self-study reporting. Prior to this point, contact was indirect, via the College-level program liaisons. My name is _______________ with the Office of Assessment [...]

Building a learning community online

I have been thinking about dissemination and adoption of knowledge as our organization (formerly WSU’s Center for Teaching Learning and Technology) is re-organized to become the Office of Assessment and Innovation (OAI). Our unit’s new challenge is to help the university develop a “system of learning outcomes assessment” in response to new requirements from our [...]

Seeking NWCCU Feedback on Rain King Initiative

From: Karen Houmiel [mailto:khoumiel@nwccu.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 2:04 PM To: Brown, Gary Subject: RE: Seeking feedback Hi Gary, I have forwarded your email to Dr. Baker who is the person with whom you will want to speak.  If you need anything else, please don’t hesitate to let us know!  Have a great day! [...]

Specialized Accreditation–Gary Responds a college(purpose again)

Subject: RE: Follow up (1 of 2) Thanks again for your explanation,  Gary – I look forward to participating! Subject: RE: Follow up (1 of 2) The good news is that almost all professional accrediting organizations are working with CHEA and the regional accreditors to align the work so that when a program satisfies one [...]