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San
Antonio, TX
Sheraton
Gunter Hotel
Jan.
31 - Feb. 2, 2007 |
Assessment
of academic advising is essential
for a successful and effective academic advising program on any
campus. This working institute will be an intensive two and a half
days focused on the components of a successful assessment program
as well as specific strategies and tools for developing and implementing
assessment programs on your campus.
In
order to be responsive to the varying experiences of participants,
the Assessment of Academic Advising Institute offers four instructional
levels:
Novice:
The advising program/unit has
not identified stakeholders nor constructed
a mission and vision statement, goals, student learning outcomes,
process/delivery outcomes, identified stakeholders, nor scripted
the mapping process for academic advising.
Intermediate:
The advising program/unit has
a current and working mission and vision statement, and
a working draft of your goals, student learning
outcomes, process/delivery outcomes and scripted mapping process
for academic advising. (Note: You are expected to bring copies
of materials that have been developed with you to the Institute.)
Advanced:
The advising program/unit has
a current mission and vision statement, goals, student
learning outcomes, process/delivery outcomes, a mapping process,
and at least a draft of tools and strategies to
be used for assessment. (Note: You are expected to bring copies
of materials that have been developed with you to the Institute.)
Master:
The advising program/unit has
a current mission and vision statement, goals and objectives,
student learning outcomes, process/delivery outcomes, a mapping
process, has identified assessment strategies and tools, and has
at least a draft of a plan for interpretation and
sharing the results of assessment with stakeholders and is ready
to develop an implementation plan, using the results. (Note:
You are expected to bring copies of materials that have been developed
with you to the Institute.)
New for this Year:
This year’s Assessment Institute will include a follow-up component
to assist participants in continuing their assessment work once they
return to their respective campuses.
Who
Should Attend
The
Assessment of Academic Advising Institute is designed for directors
of advising, vice-presidents, presidents, department chairpersons,
directors of assessment/institutional research, deans, associate
deans, assistant deans, advising coordinators, and campus advising
task force members.
Format
The
Assessment of Academic Advising Institute provides a foundation
for participants regarding assessment’s critical elements,
purposes, and processes. Through presentations and small group discussion/working
sessions, participants explore strategies for the assessment of
academic advising programs--including establishing clear goals and
outcomes and developing assessment measures for these goals and
outcomes. The Institute provides participants with an understanding
of the cyclical and ongoing nature of assessment. Most importantly,
the Institute offers participants the opportunity to work with colleagues
from similar institutional types and with other professionals and
experts in the fields of advising and assessment to develop comprehensive
assessment plans for their respective campuses.
Each
Institute level has its own focus and instructional approach in
order to be responsive to the learning needs of participants.
Institute
Refinements
In
addition to structuring the Institute to accommodate the variety
of experience levels of participants, other Institute refinements
include more extensive information regarding measures for gathering
evidence and utilizing advisor learning outcome to inform professional
development and performance assessment.
Topics
to Be Covered through Plenary and Concurrent Sessions:
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Planning for Assessment
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Definitions and Types of Assessment
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Advisor Assessment/Evaluation
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Advising Program Assessment/Evaluation
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Assessment Tools
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Strategies/Techniques of Assessment
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Self-Assessment Using the CAS Standards
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Use of Assessment for Program Improvement
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Developing & Assessing Student Learning Outcomes
Meet
the Faculty!
Tomarra
Adams
Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski
Roger Callanan
University of Louisville
University of Utah
North Carolina State University
Tom Grites
Beth Higgins
Rich Robbins
Richard Stockton
University
of Southern Maine
Cornell
University
College of N.J.
Note:
This is an intensive, working institute; you may want to schedule
an extra day in San Antonio to enjoy the surrounding area and the
RiverWalk.
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