Workshops

Workshops are scheduled periodically and are open to all faculty. Individual colleges, schools, and academic units can also submit requests for the presentation of assessment related workshops specifically designed for their faculty and discipline.

Using Assessment for the Improvement of Student Learning

This interactive workshop provides approaches to assess student learning beyond traditional grading and exams. It includes an overview of assessment in face-to-face and distance-delivered courses, benefits for faculty and students, and hands-on assessment techniques. Participants will receive the book, Classroom Assessment Techniques, by Angelo and Cross. Participants are asked to bring their own classroom assessment ideas and experiences to share if possible. For statewide faculty members, this workshop will be available via Elluminate, a web conferencing tool. You will be able to see the workshop materials, hear the presentation and ask questions through the chat tool or a microphone (if you have one).
Wednesday, September 14, 2005, 1:00-3:00, University Union, Kaibab Room

Developing Evaluation Rubrics

This workshop covers the steps involved in developing rubrics, which are powerful tools for grading and communicating expectations to students. Please bring a copy of an assignment for which you would like to develop a rubric, and a rubric that you would like to share.
Monday, September 25, 2006, 10:30-12:00, Du Bois

Presentation Handouts: PowerPoint Slides; Group Participation Rubric; Initial Rubric (Example); Revised Rubric (Example)

Developing a Degree Program Assessment Plan

In an effort to support academic units in the development of degree level assessment plans, the University Assessment Committee in conjunction with the Office of Academic Assessment has developed a set of criteria.  This workshop focuses on the process of developing a degree level assessment plan including both direct and indirect measures of student learning.  Example plans will be distributed and campus services and tools available to support the development and implementation of degree level assessment plans will be discussed. Workshop Sponsors:  Center for E-Learning, University Assessment Committee, Office of Academic Assessment, Distance Learning Services, and Faculty Development Program. 

Presentation Handouts: Power Point Slides, Worksheet,  Degree Program Brochure

Flashlight Online Tutorial for Faculty and Staff

This workshop focuses on the use of online-delivered surveys for assessing student learning as well as research.  This workshop will introduce faculty and staff to Flashlight Online emphasizing features useful for surveying students such as how to create a variety of question types and use the existing templates, items banks, subscales, and categorical variables.  Workshop Sponsors:  Center for E-Learning, Center for Technology Enhanced Learning, Office of Academic Assessment, and Faculty Development Program

Online Workshops offered by The TLT Group (http://www.tltgroup.org/events.htm)

Using Assessment for the Improvement of Student Learning

This workshop focuses on using in-class assessment strategies throughout the duration of a course as a way to improve courses and student learning. A variety of in-class assessment strategies that are both time-efficient and easy to create will be demonstrated for use in face-to-face and distance delivered courses.  Workshop Sponsors:  Center for E-Learning, Office of Academic Assessment, and Faculty Development Program.  

Presentation Handouts:  Using Assessment Brochure, PowerPoint Slides, Reflection Statements, Questions to the Author, Question Matrix 

Student Assessment of Learning Gains (SALG)

This workshop focuses on the use of mid-semester evaluations as a way to improve courses and student learning. This workshop includes a demonstration of a free online tool that can be used to delivery mid-semester evaluations.

Presentation Handout

Critical Thinking Assessment for Improving Student Learning

This workshop explores definitions for critical thinking, the skills and dispositions which constitute critical thinking, and why and how critical thinking should be assessed.

Presentation Handout

Enabling Learner-Centered Education Through Student Learning Assessment

This workshop was presented in conjunction with a grant-funded project in the NAU College of Education, entitled “Increasing Learner-Centered Education Among Part-Time Faculty”. The purpose of the workshop was to present part-time faculty with a variety of ideas and options for using assessment to better understand and improve student learning within their courses. Within the workshop, examples of classroom uses and tools for assessment were presented. Additional workshop activities involved focused group work on the planning of assessment practices to meet specific uses in the classroom, and this work followed activity guidelines and used fill-in worksheets.
April 26, 2003

Events

The Office of Academic Assessment sponsors and participates in assessment elated events around campus. These events have included:

2nd Annual NAU Assessment Fair (March 30, 2004)

The Second Annual NAU Assessment Fair was held Tuesday, March 30th, 2004, from 4-6 pm at the Inn at NAU.

What is the Assessment Fair?
The NAU Assessment Fair is a catered reception with broad NAU participation, including graduate students, staff, faculty, and administrators who display poster presentations of their assessment projects. Projects cover several different assessment areas from satisfaction surveys to learning outcomes and are based in a variety of NAU contexts (e.g., classrooms, support programs, recruitment).

Presenters are asked to staff their posters during the fair from 4-6 pm on March 30th while guests mill around reviewing, discussing, and inquiring about projects. The fair is organized by the Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, Faculty Development Program, Center for Science Teaching and Learning, and the Offices of Academic Assessment and Planning and Institutional Research.

1st Annual NAU Assessment Fair (April 10, 2003)

Graduate Assessment Symposium (February 19, 2003)

This symposium provided a forum for faculty members from various colleges and schools across campus to share ideas and ask questions regarding the assessment of student learning in graduate programs. Carl Fox, Vice Provost for Research & Graduate Studies welcomed the attendees and shared his perspective on the importance of assessing graduate degree programs. Paul Rowland and John Norris provided an overview (Why We Do Assessment: Opening Remarks to the NAU Graduate Assessment Symposium). The faculty panel presenters included Marianne Nielson, Criminal Justice & NAU Assessment Committee, Gae Johnson, Teaching & Learning, Diana Anderson, Quaternary Sciences (Quaternary Sciences Assessment Strategies, Microsoft PowerPoint presentation), Doug Biber, Applied Linguistics, and Bill Culbertson, Communication Sciences & Disorders. The symposium concluded with remarks from Pamela Eibeck, Vice Provost of Undergraduate Studies. To see a copy of the symposium program, click here. A web video of the symposium is available. A VHS copy of the symposium is also available and can be checked out from the Office of Academic Assessment, 928-523-8679, or the Faculty Development Program, 928-523-8883.

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