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"I attended both the Administrators' and Assessment Institutes, I was able to return to campus with a realistic plan and have already witnessed a top level response with regards to advising on our campus.  The faculty were very approachable and willing to give individual attention that provided great results."
Kevin Knutson, Director, Academic Advising, Western Michigan University

The NACADA Assessment Institute proved to be one of the most useful and inspiring conferences I have attended. The break-out groups had dynamic, knowledgeable facilitators, the activities were engaging and practical, and the result for our institution was a fresh approach to advising training that was well-received by our faculty.
Marcie W. Pospichal, Ph.D.,
Director, Academic Support Services,
Florida Southern College









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5th Annual

Assessment of Academic Advising Institute

 
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Doubletree Hotel San Diego-Mission Valley

February 20-22, 2008

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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.

Why you should attend:
  • Develop a vision for advising on your campus
  • Understand national resources that offer student feedback & information about advising
  • Learn how to identify resources & allies in the areas of institutional Research & Institutional Planning
  • Learn to connect your plan to the institutional strategic planning process
  • Learn how to communicate this information to campus colleagues to generate collaboration & understanding
  • Use benchmarking to document the success of your plan

In order to be responsive to the varying experiences of participants, the Assessment of Academic Advising Institute offers instructional levels:

Foundational Level – This level will focus on developing or enhancing the mission statement, vision statement, and goals and objectives which will launch the participants into the development of student learning outcomes and process/delivery outcomes. These are the foundations of assessment.

 

Conceptual Level – This level will focus on the outcomes and the details of the assessment plan. It encompasses mapping the outcomes to identify when, where, and by whom the outcomes will be facilitated; how to measure the outcomes; and developing a structure for your assessment process such as timing, formats, sample size, etc. The outcomes are a key to conceptualizing an assessment plan that focuses on learning.

 

Operational Level – This level will focus on data collected from the assessment process. It will cover interpretation and dissemination of data for revisions to the advising program, policy analysis, resource allocation, etc. It will focus on continuing the assessment process beyond one cycle to enhance teaching and learning within academic advising. It focuses on how to operationalize what is learned from the assessment process into the advising process.

The Assessment Cycle

One key component of the NACADA Assessment Institute is The Assessment Cycle (Maki, Assessing for Learning). Various aspects of the cycle are introduced and discussed through plenary and faculty cohort sessions. During these sessions, strategies are presented that offer tools for developing and implementing your advising assessment plan.

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Join us at these great Plenary Sessions!

  • Using Assessment to Understand What and How Students Learn through Academic Advising
  • Developing and Reflecting on Student Learning and Process/Delivery Outcomes
  • Identifying Opportunitites for Learning: Mapping the Experience
  • Identigying and Using Multiple Measures
  • Sharing and Acting on the Results

 

Meet the Faculty!

Tomarra Adams

University of Louisville 

Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski 

University of Utah 

Roger Callanan

North Carolina State University

Tom Grites

Richard Stockton College of NJ

Beth Higgins

University of Southern Maine

Rich Robbins

Cornell University

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Susan Campbell

University of Southern Maine

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Note: This is an intensive, working institute; you may want to schedule an extra day to enjoy all that San Diego has to offer!      

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