ATL is scheduling meetings with assessment committees to review reports and talk about next steps. The 2011 reports will help ATL, colleges, and programs identify needs and prioritize support so that all programs, by September 2012, will have: Student learning outcomes Assessment plan Curriculum map Direct and indirect measures Use of assessment for decision-making If […]
Because so many faculty involved with assessment are also working with UCORE course submissions, the deadline for program assessment reports has been extended to November 4th. Please contact ATL at (509) 335-1355 if you have questions about preparing or submitting your report, or planning for assessment next semester.
Assessment coordinators from most undergraduate programs attended program assessment report writing workshops/meetings with ATL staff where they reviewed the report template and the online report writing toolkit. These meetings provided an opportunity for coordinators to ask questions specific to their program’s assessment while also sharing ideas with coordinators from other programs.
Check out a recent WSU Today article about the different ways ATL is helping undergraduate programs with assessment and teaching: Assessment office focused on assisting WSU programs.
Undergraduate programs at WSU will be submitting assessment reports by Nov. 1 as part of the regional accreditation process. In September and October, ATL is offering two-hour informal workshops designed to help assessment coordinators draft their reports. Programs are commenting favorably on the new streamlined report template and toolkit, which provides samples of different ways to […]
Summer faculty fellows Rachel Halverson (Associate Professor, Foreign Languages) and Theresa Jordan (Clinical Faculty, History) are working with us to develop materials for an Assessment Toolkit to support undergraduate programs as they plan, implement, and report assessment of student learning.
Samuel and Patricia Smith Teaching and Learning Grants: Proposals Due June 1
Institution-wide, this spring WSU undergraduate programs are doing assessment inventories designed to provide: A baseline of the kinds of data collected in each program, each college, and the institution to show where programs have common assessment activities and needs. Easily digestible results that can be used to help optimize the efficiency and impact of assessment […]
Spring semester, 2011 Improved delivery of online course evaluations using a universal url and single sign-on for students. Improved reporting of online course evaluation results allows us to more quickly produce reports for current users this spring. Fall semester, 2011 Contact us starting in July if your college or department would like to start using […]
Mission Statement The Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning works with colleges and programs on assessment of student learning and continuous improvement of undergraduate academic programs. Core Functions The Office of Assessment of Teaching and Learning works with colleges and programs to: Develop and implement useful, sustainable, effective assessment systems and interpret results. Develop […]