Re-thinking Course Evals for Prog Eval purposes / Turmoil in Colleges

Re-thinking Course Evals for Prog Eval purposes / Turmoil in Colleges A conversation on the bus home from work with a College Liaison led to this exchange On 4/6/10 9:18 AM, “Nils Peterson” wrote: Further to our conversation on the bus. Collecting actionable data, and acting on it, are the things that we believe are [...]

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.”

Program starts assessment activities for May 17

Program Point writes: > > Hello Nils -just in case you thought we have fallen off the edge of the > earth ,I thought I would touch base with you to update on the progress we > are making vis a vis undergraduate assessment. First I apologize for not > being more proactive, but you [...]

A Program Point asks about Udating Accreditation Self Studies for May 17

A Program Point asks about Updating Accreditation Self Studies for May 17 A Point Asks: Nils, I am waiting for responses from the rest of the faculty.  I have requested that they submit their questions or comments by April 9th. Just to clarify, the current action plan states that the department is undergoing a change [...]

Assessment design is messy: challenges to cooordinating flexible and useful assessment for a college and its programs

Assessment planning, designing, and implementing is a messy process, as are most authentic, responsive endeavors that involve and engage many people from a variety of roles and vantage points.   Different people and programs have different concerns and genuine questions. What’s the relationship between college and program assessment? Student learning goals identified by a college and by [...]