Workshops

Assessment by Design: Planning assessment into what you already do

We will discuss the reasons for assessing student learning and the basics of the assessment process. Techniques presented for integrating assessment into regular instructional or program activities will include in-class assessments, rubrics, course mapping, exam items, and observation.

Instructors: Joel Heikes & R. Joseph Rogriquez, DIIA
When: Wednesday, September 16, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Where: ACE 2.404B
Register: https://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/dms/courseReg/?cn=202

Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness

The practice of documenting, understanding, and communicating what students learn is a crucial component of making improvements in higher education and ensuring institutional effectiveness. Faculty and staff can use the process to identify strategies for adapting curriculum or program structures, processes, and procedures based on advances in the discipline or student service area. In this workshop, participants will review assessment approaches and then work in groups to practice strategies for improving institutional effectiveness.

Instructors: Linda Neavel Dickens, DIIA
When: Tuesday, September 29, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Where: MAI 26
Register: https://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/dms/courseReg/?cn=203

Using CIS Results to Enhance Excellence in Teaching

In this workshop, we will explore how to get more useful feedback from students on your end-of-semester Course-Instructor Survey (CIS), how to interpret your results, and how to use that feedback to improve teaching. This will be an interactive workshop with activities designed to re-conceptualize the utility of using CIS results to inform teaching and learning.

Instructors: Karron Lewis & Meghan McGlohen, DIIA
When: Wednesday, September 30, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Where: MAI 26
Register: https://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/dms/courseReg/?cn=210

Assessing Writing

This workshop is designed for faculty and staff who are responsible for evaluating student writing related to assessment plans and will cover four main areas: using assessment methods that are already in place; setting learning outcomes; implementing your writing-related assessment methods and analyzing the results; and creating and measuring the impact of resultant changes to your program. The workshop will address the pragmatic needs of assessment as well as the necessary reflective components.

Instructors: Linda Neavel Dickens, DIIA & Susan Schorn, UGS
When: Tuesday, October 13, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Where: GEB 4.200
Register: https://www.utexas.edu/academic/diia/dms/courseReg/?cn=176

Brownbag for Those New to Assessment

Have you recently taken over or begun assessment duties for your unit? Have you wondered what this “assessment” word that keeps floating around campus is all about? Have you been curious about how it can lead to improvement for your area? Join DIIA assessment specialists for an informal dialogue about how to measure objectives and outcomes for your academic or administrative unit. Bring any questions you have about your specific assessment plan.

Instructors: Linda Neavel Dickens & Meghan McGlohen, DIIA
When: Thursday, October 22, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Where: MAI 26
No Registration Necessary