The Effective Program Assessment track is designed for individual or groups of faculty who are involved in the Program Assessment Report (PAR) process in their department. Topics for these sessions are drawn from the components of the PAR rubric and include examples of how Boise State faculty approach the assessment of student learning across their degree program. During the one-hour session, participants will learn about successful strategies for program assessment and have the opportunity to talk with colleagues about how to apply the ideas shared.
- Effective Program Assessment: Making visible the connections between PLOs and ULOs
Wednesday, October 16, 12-1 (Hybrid)
The PAR Curriculum Map Template invites programs to review and communicate how their curriculum supports their Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) – and for Undergraduate programs, the map also identifies the ways in which students have opportunities to develop towards the University Learning Outcomes (ULOs). In this workshop, participants will review the General Education Committee’s new Program and University Learning Outcomes alignment guidance and practice using it to highlight where their Program and the University Learning Outcomes align.
- Effective Program Assessment: Fueling program assessment with existing course-level data
Monday, Nov. 18, 12-1 (Hybrid)
Assessment of student learning happens at both the program and course level–and often is most effective when both approaches inform each other. Participants will use their program’s curriculum map to identify Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) that are supported in a specific course or courses, then explore ways of using course level assessments to provide evidence of student achievement of the PLOs. Making these connections will help programs identify direct measures of student learning for program assessment reporting (PAR) purposes, as well as support effective assessment at the course level.
- Effective Program Assessment: Turning findings into action
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 12-1 (Hybrid)
You’ve identified the measures of student learning in your program and analyzed the data. Now that you have your “Key Findings”, how do you turn them into a plan for continuous improvement of student learning? In this session, you will have the opportunity to brainstorm with other educators about how they have used assessment data to make course and program level changes, and leave with your own “Actions Planned” ideas.
- Effective Program Assessment: Involving students in the PAR process
Friday, Mar. 7, 12-1 (Hybrid)
A well-developed program assessment process involves stakeholders in making meaning of evidence of student learning—and who better to help make that meaning than students? In this session, you’ll hear from educators across campus who have integrated student input, in various forms, into their program assessment process, and leave with multiple approaches to discuss with your program colleagues.
Register via the CTL website here.