Life Preserver on Board: Rescuing Assessment Efforts When It’s Not Business as Usual

Lessons Learned Webinar Series: Presentations by MSCHE Member Institutions

The abrupt move to remote learning during the spring 2020 semester caused assessment efforts at many institutions to founder. Messiah University’s streamlined assessment processes became a life-preserver for analyzing learning data and developing improvement plans. We share how we “shaped the path” (Heath & Heath, 2010) to create an automated assessment workflow. This enabled faculty and administrators to continue the essential elements of assessing learning despite the challenges of COVID. Our assessment plans, data collection, department analysis, and reporting is all contained in one cloud-based system. Additionally, we have an automated workflow to trigger dean review and departmental action needed. This automated workflow streamlines processes and communication to support effective, efficient decision-making (Staisloff, 2020). Having this structure in place prior to COVID-19 enabled data collection and review processes to continue despite the pandemic causing an impromptu remote spring semester and a tenuous fall semester.

Cost: This presentation is part of an on-going series where you get access to eight events for one price: $225 Institutional Member/ $325 Non-Member*

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Learning Objectives: 

1. Articulate assessment work flows throughout an academic year.
2. Identify common obstacles for completion of annual work flow.
3. Brainstorm ways to streamline assessment processes while facilitating faculty reflection and collaboration.

Presenters:

Dr. Susan Donat, Accreditation Liaison Officer, Director of Curriculum, and Assistant Director of Assessment, Messiah University

Dr. Kate Oswald Wilkins, Assistant Dean of General Education, Director of Assessment, and Professor of Communication, Messiah University

Ms. Suzanne Carbonaro, Director of Academic Partnerships, AEFIS