Assessment at WJUAssessment at WJU

Getting to the Heart of the Matter…Getting to the Heart of the Matter…

WHY and HOW??WHY and HOW??

One whole, healthy One whole, healthy body…body…

Circulation of Circulation of SuccessSuccess

Heart = MissionHeart = Mission

Heartbeat = Accreditation CriteriaHeartbeat = Accreditation Criteria

students/stakeholders students/stakeholders

results/demo = Experienceresults/demo = Experience

ASSESSMENT REPORTINGASSESSMENT REPORTING

Lungs = SoTL & Strategic InitiativesLungs = SoTL & Strategic Initiatives

action & evaluationaction & evaluation

SEE-IT Project and SEE-IT Project and more…more…

• 7 primary educational goals- plans and 7 primary educational goals- plans and reports annuallyreports annually• Assessment committee review…upload to Assessment committee review…upload to internal siteinternal site

• Program Reviews done in cycle to Program Reviews done in cycle to promote current status and desired promote current status and desired futurefuture• Assessment committee & external reviewerAssessment committee & external reviewer• Report to and response from Report to and response from AdministrationAdministration

• Co-curricular areas perform outcome Co-curricular areas perform outcome measurement and program reviewsmeasurement and program reviews• Tie to PEGS, HLC standards, Strategic Tie to PEGS, HLC standards, Strategic Plan initiativesPlan initiatives

• Assessment committee reviewAssessment committee review• Report to and response from Report to and response from AdministrationAdministration

• Alumni surveyingAlumni surveying• Results given to departments for Results given to departments for inclusion in program reviewsinclusion in program reviews

• Share information with stakeholdersShare information with stakeholders• Web siteWeb site• Internal document retentionInternal document retention• Annual report to the Board & Annual report to the Board & AdministrationAdministration

• Department promotionDepartment promotion• Alumni newsletter/ChronicleAlumni newsletter/Chronicle• Student newspaperStudent newspaper• ????????

What this means to What this means to you…you…

• Faculty Development opportunitiesFaculty Development opportunities

• Department promotion and direct outlet to Department promotion and direct outlet to apply for development funds and support apply for development funds and support (program reviews)(program reviews)

• Enhanced understanding of ALL services on Enhanced understanding of ALL services on campuses (shared results from outcomes)campuses (shared results from outcomes)

• Involvement of administration in feedbackInvolvement of administration in feedback

• Opportunities to be ACTIVE in changesOpportunities to be ACTIVE in changes

TECHNOLOGY…??TECHNOLOGY…??

•Blackboard Learn 9Blackboard Learn 9• *Communities*Communities• Link clubs, schools, groupsLink clubs, schools, groups

• *Content*Content• Document retention, e-portfoliosDocument retention, e-portfolios

• *Outcomes Measurement*Outcomes Measurement• Heirarchical, customizableHeirarchical, customizable

PROSPROS

• CustomizableCustomizable• NO “double-duty” reportingNO “double-duty” reporting

• Reusable set upReusable set up

• ““Roles”Roles”

• AlignmentsAlignments

• Multi-faceted reportingMulti-faceted reporting

• Artifact templatesArtifact templates

• archivablearchivable

ConsCons

• CostCost• ““suite” packagesuite” package

• Faculty buy-inFaculty buy-in• Build, train, changeBuild, train, change

• Upgrades/changesUpgrades/changes• Cost, continuing educationCost, continuing education