Moving Beyond the Self-Study: Using Assessment to Enhance Teaching Effectiveness

Workshop Agenda

9:00-10:00 Overview of the following:

Curriculum Mapping

· Specify student learning outcomes (SLOs). 

· List courses that contribute to each SLO. 

· Highlight courses targeted for assessment. 

· Review syllabi and identify related course objectives and assignments for assessment.

Creating and Implementing the Annual Assessment Plan 

· Specify SLOs.

· Identify assignments in which assessment will be conducted. 

· Select assessment procedures.

· Specify student performance criteria.

· Build performance assessment rubrics. 

· Conduct assessment activities. 

· Evaluate data and report findings. 

10:00-11:00 Hands-on activity:

Each participant will complete the curriculum mapping exercise and create an assessment plan. 

11:00-12:00 Creating a teaching effectiveness plan:

Creating the Plan 

· Study previous assessment findings.

· Specify teaching effectiveness outcomes. 

· Establish strategies for improvement. 

· Select related teaching methods and/or evaluation techniques. 

· Identify criteria for teaching success. 

Completing the Plan 

· Compare assessment findings to criteria. 

· Take appropriate actions. 

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:30 Hands-on activity:

Each participant will create a teaching effectiveness plan.