"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
Thank you for joining us at the 2011 Assessment Institute in Clearwater Beach, FL.
Be sure to mark your calendar for next year's Institute in San Diego, California!
Thank you for joining us for the
8th Annual Assessment of
Academic Advising Institute
February 23-25, 2011
Hilton Clearwater Beach Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida
Extend your learning opportunity,
join us for the Persistence Seminar before the Institute!
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
See what some 2010 Assessment Institute attendees had to say!
Your Institute Faculty:
Faculty Member
Title
Institution
Rich Robbins
Associate Dean of Arts & Sciences
Bucknell University
Tomarra Adams
Asst. Dean
University of Louisville
Sharon Aiken-Wisniewski
Asst. VP for Academic Affairs
University of Utah
Karen Boston
Asst. Dean for Undergrad Programs
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Beth Higgins
Exec Director -Academic Advising & Enrollment Mgmt
University of Southern Maine
Kathy Zarges
Academic Advisor
Kent State University
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
Seminar - The focus of this level is on the methodology you employed in your assessment process and the data you have collected and acted upon. As an Institute participant in this level’s small group, you must have completed a full cycle of assessment of academic advising beyond a simple student satisfaction evaluation. Participants in this level will prepare and present a report on their assessment process, from identifying stakeholders through developing student learning outcomes, identifying and using multiple measures, and data collection and resulting activities. Additional group discussion will include interpretation and dissemination of data for revisions to the advising program, policy analysis, resource allocation, etc., and focus on continuing the assessment process beyond one cycle to enhance teaching and learning within academic advising.
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.
Note:
This is an intensive, working institute; you may want
to schedule an extra day to enjoy Clearwater Beach!
