Transformative Assessment Project Next Steps Consultation with CNI Fall 2003 Task Force Meeting...

Transformative Transformative Assessment Project Assessment Project

Next StepsNext Steps

Consultation with CNI Consultation with CNI Fall 2003 Task Force Fall 2003 Task Force Meeting AttendeesMeeting Attendees

Session objectivesSession objectives

Share information on the Share information on the Transformative Assessment Transformative Assessment Project/our perspective on Project/our perspective on assessmentassessment

Understand the landscape a bit Understand the landscape a bit from other attendees’ from other attendees’ perspectivesperspectives

Consult with attendees on Consult with attendees on potential next steps for TAPpotential next steps for TAP

IntroductionsIntroductions

Could you tell us your name, Could you tell us your name, institution, and institution, and – a little bit about an institutional a little bit about an institutional

assessment project you are working onassessment project you are working on– OR what interested you in this session OR what interested you in this session

(what you were hoping to gain by (what you were hoping to gain by participating)?participating)?

NLII – Initiative of EDUCAUSE NLII – Initiative of EDUCAUSE Mission – use technology to enableMission – use technology to enable

Education that is . . .

•Active and Learner-Centered

•Dynamic & Lifelong

•Collaborative

•Cost Effective

•Accessible

•High Quality

For more information, see http://www.educause.edu/nlii

Transformative Assessment Transformative Assessment ProjectProject

Three-year project Three-year project

Partnership of NLII, TLT Group, CNI, WSU, AAHEPartnership of NLII, TLT Group, CNI, WSU, AAHE

Designed to:Designed to:– elicit new ideas about assessment practices and systems that will elicit new ideas about assessment practices and systems that will

transform teaching and learningtransform teaching and learning– help institutions of higher education put these ideas into action help institutions of higher education put these ideas into action

See:See:http://www.educause.edu/nlii/keythemes/transformative.ahttp://www.educause.edu/nlii/keythemes/transformative.aspsp

Purpose of TAPPurpose of TAP

Create tools to support teams from Create tools to support teams from institutions thatinstitutions that

are involved in significant are involved in significant institutional improvement of teaching institutional improvement of teaching and learning with technology; and learning with technology;

use assessment in a variety of ways use assessment in a variety of ways to guide and support that effort; to guide and support that effort;

share a commitment to the share a commitment to the purposeful application of assessment purposeful application of assessment and dissemination of assessment and dissemination of assessment results to support deep change. results to support deep change.

Your turn againYour turn again

Share an assessment a-ha, or Share an assessment a-ha, or high point (most successful, high point (most successful, most engaged, most clear about most engaged, most clear about purpose)– for current, past or purpose)– for current, past or even future (imagined) projecteven future (imagined) project

Any common denominators?Any common denominators?

The TAP “a-ha’s” – the key The TAP “a-ha’s” – the key questionsquestions

What What isis transformation? transformation? How does it comes about?How does it comes about? What is the relationship between What is the relationship between

assessment & transformation?assessment & transformation? What are some effective strategies What are some effective strategies

for developing a transformative for developing a transformative assessment program?assessment program?

What are some processes for What are some processes for developing such a program?developing such a program?

What is transformation?What is transformation? Emergent from institutional vision, mission, Emergent from institutional vision, mission,

culture & contextculture & context Focused on learning outcomes, processes Focused on learning outcomes, processes

and purposes (honors learners & learning)and purposes (honors learners & learning) QualitativeQualitative Large-scale, systemic, contagious & Large-scale, systemic, contagious &

catalyticcatalytic Enabled by the intelligent and appropriate Enabled by the intelligent and appropriate

use of technologyuse of technology Informed by assessment & a commitment to Informed by assessment & a commitment to

data-driven decision-makingdata-driven decision-making

What is transformation, cont.What is transformation, cont.

Based upon iterative, Based upon iterative, collaborative generation and collaborative generation and refinement of an institutional refinement of an institutional conceptual framework that conceptual framework that articulates and communicates a articulates and communicates a shared institutional shared institutional understanding understanding

Conceptual frameworkConceptual framework

Expresses an authentic institutional Expresses an authentic institutional mission with regard to teaching and mission with regard to teaching and learninglearning

Reflects faculty educational values Reflects faculty educational values informed by the science of learninginformed by the science of learning

Articulates the relationships among Articulates the relationships among learning, teaching, learning, teaching, course/program/service development, course/program/service development, application of technology, and application of technology, and institutional and community institutional and community organizationorganization

TAP Work ProductsTAP Work ProductsWhite paperWhite paperhttp://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/NLI0348.pdfhttp://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/NLI0348.pdf

Transformative Assessment RubricTransformative Assessment Rubrichttp://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EDU0251.pdfhttp://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/EDU0251.pdf

Three Focus sessions (see particularly Summer 2003 focus Three Focus sessions (see particularly Summer 2003 focus session)session)

http://www.educause.edu/nlii/meetings/nlii033/http://www.educause.edu/nlii/meetings/nlii033/

Team-Based Transformative Assessment planning processTeam-Based Transformative Assessment planning process

READY System branches (Alignment in READY System branches (Alignment in Planning/Transformative Assessment)Planning/Transformative Assessment)

http://www.educause.edu/readyhttp://www.educause.edu/ready

New Academy Virtual Community of Practice (VCOP)New Academy Virtual Community of Practice (VCOP)http://http://www.educause.edu/vcop/new_academy.aspwww.educause.edu/vcop/new_academy.asp

Possible Next StepsPossible Next Steps

Refine and Refine and package current package current work products work products (form, additional (form, additional attributes, attributes, accessibility)accessibility)

Learning object Learning object wrapped around wrapped around by a productive by a productive activityactivity

Refine/extend Refine/extend the process for the process for developing developing conceptual conceptual frameworkframework

VCOP Approach – VCOP Approach – CFP for CFP for institutional institutional teams; outputs teams; outputs case studies & case studies & effective effective practicespractices

ConsultationConsultation

What could the TAP team do that What could the TAP team do that would be most helpful in would be most helpful in advancing your institutional advancing your institutional assessment project?assessment project?

What could the TAP team do that What could the TAP team do that would be most helpful in would be most helpful in advancing practice? advancing practice?

Contact InformationContact InformationTAP Team ContactsTAP Team Contacts WSU - Gary Brown (WSU - Gary Brown (browng@wsu.edubrowng@wsu.edu)) AAHE - Darren Cambridge (AAHE - Darren Cambridge (

dcambridge@educause.edudcambridge@educause.edu CNI - Joan Lippincott (CNI - Joan Lippincott (joan@cni.orgjoan@cni.org)) NLII - Vicki Suter (NLII - Vicki Suter (vsuter@educause.eduvsuter@educause.edu)) TLT – Steve Ehrmann (ehrmann@tltgroup.org)TLT – Steve Ehrmann (ehrmann@tltgroup.org)

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