Assessment Institute in Indianapolis -- Early Bird Ends September 13

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]


Please see the announcement below about the 2013 Assessment Institute. There will be presentations on service learning and community engagement within higher education as well as a preconference session on “Digital Storytelling: The Pedagogy, Assessment Findings, and Implications” by Julie Hatcher and Kristin Norris along with colleagues from IUPUI who have been using digital storytelling within service learning courses. To learn more, check out the conference website.

In addition to the highlights below, here are a few of the sessions being offered related to SL and CE:

“The National Assessment of Service and Community Engagement:  Quantifying Student Service to Measure Community Impact”, Donald Levy

“Stimulating Dialogue and Improvement in High Impact Practices Using New NSSE Reports”, Jillian Kinzie

“Assessing Service Learning to Promote Institutional Capacity for Effective Embedded and Engaged Learning”, Anne Statham

“Building a Methodology for Monitoring and Measuring Civic Engagement in Student Affairs”, Kathleen Hill

Please consult www.assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu and join us for the:

2013 Assessment Institute in Indianapolis

October 27 - 29, 2013

at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown

Learning Opportunities for ALL Faculty and Academic and Student Affairs Administrators

Pre-Institute Workshops: Extended learning opportunities with experienced practitioners

Keynote Panel and Concurrent Workshops with leaders of successful assessment initiatives including:

·         Stanley O. Ikenberry, President Emeritus, University of Illinois and American Council on Education and co-Principal Investigator, National Institute for Learning Outcomes assessment (NILOA)

·         Thomas A. Angelo, Queens University of Charlotte

·         Trudy W. Banta, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

·         Peter T. Ewell, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)

·         George D. Kuh, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment

·         Jeffrey A. Seybert, Higher Education Consultant

SPECIAL TRACKS - Track plenary sessions & workshops will emphasize assessment in:

• High Impact Practices (First Year, Civic Engagement, Learning Communities, Service Learning, Capstones, etc.) keynote by Ashley Finley, Senior Director of Assessment and Research, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
• ePortfolios keynote by Bret Eynon, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Founding Director, Making Connections National Resource Center, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY
• Faculty Development keynote by Catherine Wehlburg, Assistant Provost, Institutional Effectiveness, Texas Christian University
• Global Learning keynote by Darla Deardorff, Executive Director, Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA)
• NILOA keynote by George D. Kuh, co-Principal Investigator; Natasha A. Jankowski, Assistant Director;  and Stanley O. Ikenberry, co-Principal Investigator, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA)
• STEM Education keynote by Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) for Education and Human Resources
• Student Affairs Programs and Services keynote by Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research and Research Associate, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment

CONTINUING OUR TRADITIONS – We will present sessions with national assessment leaders and additional learning opportunities emphasizing:

* Accreditation   * All Major Fields   * Assessment Methods   * Community Colleges   * General Education * Institution-Wide Data Collection/Use   * Use of Technologies in Assessment

Contact:

Trudy W. Banta, Professor of Higher Education and Senior Advisor to the Chancellor for Academic Planning and Evaluation (tbanta@iupui.edu)

      OR

Karen E. Black, Director of Program Review (kblack@iupui.edu)

Phone:  317.274.4111; Fax:  317.274.4651; Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis;

355 N. Lansing Street, AO 140; Indianapolis, IN  46202-2896