Academic Assessment Seminars and Workshops
Annual Academic Assessment Seminars, Retreats, and Workshops by Year
The schedule of assessment seminars, retreats, and workshops is provided below, including programs for the Seminars and Retreats. To request additional materials from any of these events, please contact Academic Affairs.
- 2020-2021
Assessment Seminar & Retreat
Annual Academic Assessment Retreat: Thursday, May 6, 2021, 9:00-12:00
Who: While required for all academic assessment coordinators, deans, and community campus directors, this year's Retreat will broaden out to include folks from across the institution to continue our conversation about the Core Competency Personal, Professional, and Community Responsibility.
In particular, the Retreat will be of interest to anyone engaged in assessment and evaluation activities for their area.
What:
- Overview of streamlined process for program student learning outcomes assessment reporting. Thinking about whether a modified version of the report might be used by other areas at the university.
- Next steps for Personal, Professional, and Community Responsibility, including the development of a graduate exit survey.
- Preparing for the NWCCU Mid-Cycle Evaluation site visit on October 7-8, 2021.
Where: Via Zoom, Register here.
When: Thursday, May 6, 2021, 9 am - 12 pm
Why: Expanding our thinking about: How UAA engages in understanding the student learning that takes place across the institution; how all areas contribute to that learning; how UAA integrates the Core Competencies into the fabric of who we are; and how UAA integrates the student success metrics into evaluation, planning, and resource allocation.
For technical/logistical questions, please contact Academic Affairs.
Annual Academic Assessment Seminar/Core Competency Kick Off: Equity Through Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT), September 18, 2020
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Suzanne Tapp, co-editor, "Transparent Design in Higher Education Teaching and Leadership: A Guide to Implementing the Transparency Framework Institution-wide to Improve Learning and Retention" (Access Dr. Tapp's book through UAA's Consortium Library)
- 2020 Seminar Program | Keynote Post-Seminar FAQ | TILT Checklist for Transparent Assignments | Transparent Assignment Template
- Visit the Accreditation website for more information on the Core Competency forum series
- 2019-2020
Assessment Seminar & Retreat
Annual Academic Assessment Retreat: Thursday, May 7, 2020
Annual Academic Assessment Seminar/Accreditation Kick Off: Core Competencies in Support of Comprehensive Student Learning - A National Overview, October 4, 2019
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Natasha Jankowski, Director, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
- 2018-2019
Assessment Seminar & Retreat
Annual Academic Assessment Retreat: Thursday, May 9, 2019
Annual Academic Assessment Seminar: Where Learning Matters, September 7, 2018
Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Marshall, Senior Scholar, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
Assessment Workshops
- 5/6 - 5/7/19: GER/AA/AAS Assessment Soirée
- 3/29/19: Charrette: Critical Thinking; and Forum: Looking Ahead to Gen Ed Revision - What Makes a Gen Ed Course?
- 2/22/19: Charrette: Information Literacy; and Forum: Looking Ahead to Gen Ed Revision - Revising Student Learning Outcomes?
- 1/10 - 1/11/19: Winter Teaching Academy
- 11/16/18: Workshop: Assignment Design & Assignment Scaffolding; and Forum: General Education & ePortfolios
- 10/19/18: Workshop: Student Learning Outcomes & Rubric Development; and Forum: The Interstate Passport
- 9/21/18: Workshop: Curriculum Mapping & Shared Assessment; and Forum: Diversity and Inclusion GER Initiative
- 9/14/18: Forum: What's the Latest in General Education?
- 2017-2018
Assessment Seminar & Retreat
Annual Academic Assessment Retreat, May 15, 2018
Annual Academic Assessment Seminar, September 8, 2017
National Speaker: Dr. Julie Carnahan, Vice President, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association
Assessment Workshops
- 5/7 - 5/8/18: GER/AA/AAS Assessment Soirée
- 3/23/18: Workshop: Rubric Development & Student Work; and Forum: Looking Ahead in General Education
- 2/23/18: Workshop: Student Learning Outcomes & Rubric Development; and Forum: Gen Ed High Impact Practices & Student Success
- 1/26/18: Workshop: Curriculum Mapping & Shared Assessment; and Forum: Alaska Native-Themed General Education Discussion
- 12/18/17: Workshop: Continued Discussion on Rubric 3
- 12/15/17: Workshop: Continued Discussion on Rubric 3
- 11/10/17: Workshop: Rubric Development & Student Work; and Forum: Looking Ahead in General Education
- 10/20/17: Workshop: Student Learning Outcomes & Rubric Development; and Forum: Gen Ed High Impact Practices & Student Success
- 9/22/17: Workshop: Curriculum Mapping and Shared Assessment; and Forum: Alaska Native-Themed General Education Discussion
- 2016-2017
Assessment Seminar
Annual Academic Assessment Seminar/Institutional Self-Study Kick Off, September 9, 2016
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Stein, National Consultant, Educational Partnerships
Assessment Workshops
- 5/8 - 5/9/17: General Education Soirée
- 4/21/17: Workshop: Rubric and Student Work
- 3/24/17: Workshop: Outcomes and Rubric
- 2/10/17: Workshop: Curriculum Mapping and Shared Assessment
- 12/9/16: Workshop: Refining GER Assessment Rubric #2 Social Sciences, Humanities, and Fine Arts
- 11/18/16: Workshop: Rubric and Student Work
- 11/11/16: Workshop: Outcomes and Rubric
- 10/14/16: Workshop: Curriculum Mapping and Shared Assessment
- 9/30/16: General Education Open Forum (part of the Institutional Self-Study open forum series)
- 2015-2016
Assessment Seminar
Annual Academic Assessment Seminar, September 11, 2015
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Janice Denton, Project Mentor, Higher Learning Commission
Assessment Workshops
- 5/6/16: Planning for the Summer 2016 GER Assessment Pilot
- 4/15/16: Closing the Loop and Telling the Story
- 4/15/16: Gathering and Selecting Student Artifacts
- 3/25/16: Using the Shared Rubric and Designing Assessments
- 1/7/16: From Curriculum Mapping to Shared Assessment
- 10/30/15: Curriculum Mapping and Assessment
- 10/23/15: Curriculum Mapping: Rubrics and Assignments
- 9/25/15: Curriculum Mapping: Student Learning Outcomes
- 2014-2015
Assessment Seminar
Annual Academic Assessment Seminar, September 12, 2014
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Susan Hatfield, Senior Scholar, Higher Learning Commission
Assessment Workshops
- 4/14/15: Developing Academic Program Assessment Plans
- 4/3/15: ePortfolios and Academic Assessment
- 3/20/15: Norming Your Academic Assessment Rubrics
- 2/7/15: Developing Academic Program Assessment Plans
- 2013-2014
Assessment Seminar
Annual Academic Assessment Seminar, September 13, 2013
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Mundhenk, Visiting Scholar, Higher Learning Commission
Assessment Workshops
- 4/4/14: A Conversation about Program Improvement
- 3/7/14: Rubrics and Assessment Data Collection: Making Things Good, Better, and Innovative
- 2/7/14: Program Mission Statements and Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs): Are Yours Effective?