2016 Workshops

Assessment Academy Fall 2016 Workshops

Classroom Assessment Techniques for Busy Faculty
Workshop Objectives: Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to do the following:

  • Identify four classroom assessment techniques;
  • Model and apply appropriate classroom assessment strategies;
  • Provide feedback and gauge student’s’ understanding and recall of course content.

Six Simple Techniques for Assessing Students’ Prior Knowledge, Recall and Understanding
Workshop Objectives: After this workshop, participants will be able to do the following:

  • Identify common techniques for assessing prior knowledge
  • Incorporate classroom assessment feedback to improve teaching and learning

Developing a Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan and Report
Workshop Objectives: Upon completion of the workshop, participants will understand:

  • Will be familiar with the elements of a Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan and Report, analytic rubrics, and curriculum maps

Developing SMART Student Learning Outcomes
Workshop Objectives: Upon conclusion of the workshop, participants will:

  • Be able to write student learning outcomes that are specific, measurable, attainable, results-focused and time-focused

Six Simple Techniques for Assessing Students’ Attitudes, Values and Self-Awareness
Workshop Objectives: After this workshop, participants will be able to do the following:

  • Identify techniques for assessing attitudes and values
  • Incorporate assessment feedback in course to improve teaching and learning

Developing Appropriate Measures and Methods for Student Learning Outcomes
Prerequisite Workshop: Writing SMART Student Learning Outcomes
Workshop Objectives: Upon conclusion of the workshop, participants will understand:

  • The differences between summative and formative assessments, direct and indirect measures, and traditional and authentic assessments
  • How the expected level of learning affects the selection of appropriate assessment measures for student learning outcomes

Compliance Assist Workshop – Learn UNC Charlotte’s new process for Strategic Planning and Annual Reporting Activities
Workshop Objectives: Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Simplify the assessment and accreditation activities of their respective departments with our new centralized assessment planning, management and reporting system, Compliance Assist.
  • Enter their own data or sample data to complete a Strategic Plan and Annual Report in the new system.
  • Use the new system to run reports which reflect the strategic plan summaries, metrics, measures, and results for their respective departments.

Compliance Assist Workshops-Reporting Functions
Workshop Objectives: Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Use the new system to run reports which reflect the strategic plan summaries, metrics, measures, and results for their respective departments.
  • Create ad hoc reports to filter and sort data for specific reporting needs of a department

Assessment Academy Spring 2016 Workshops

Workshop 1 – Classroom Assessment Techniques for Busy Faculty
Workshop Objectives: Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  • Identify four classroom assessment techniques; model and apply appropriate classroom assessment strategies
  • Provide feedback and gauge students’ understanding and recall of course content.

Workshop 2 – Developing a Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan and Report
Workshop Objectives: Upon conclusion of the workshop, participants will understand:

  • The elements of a Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan and Report
  • Analytic rubrics and curriculum maps
  • How analytic rubrics and curriculum maps are used in conjunction with assessment data to improve student learning.