2011 AAC&U Engaging Departments Institute

July 13-17, 2011
The Hotel at Turf Valley
Ellicott City, Maryland

Resources for 2011 Participants

• Brochure
• Full program
• Schedule at a Glance
• Faculty biographies - an introduction to the Institute consultants
• Evaluation Form
• The Hotel at Turf Valley floor plan

Below are materials from this year's Institute.

Session presentations and handouts

• Jo Beld
  • Practical Strategies for Assessing Student Learning in Departments and Programs: A Utilization-Focused Approach Presentation
    • Handout
• Liz Clark
  • From the Great Academic Disconnect to Integrated Learning Resources
• Liz Clark and Kenny Morrell
  • From My Courses to Our Courses: The Role of Faculty in Linking Outcomes at Course, Department, and Institutional Levels Resources
  • Student Portfolios: What Happens When Student Work is Visible across Courses and Departments? Resources
• JK Haynes
  • The Changing Nature of Faculty Work during an Academic Career Presentation
  • Supporting Faculty Engagement in Campus-Wide Reform Presentation
• Marilyn Kurata
  • Making General Education Outcomes and the Core Curriculum Relevant Handout
  • The Rationale and Challenges of Capstones Handout
• Nancy O'Neill
  • Using Campus Climate Data to Improve Student Learning Presentation
    • Personal and Social Responsibility Institutional Matrix
• Team Exchange Session notes: Friday, July 15

General readings

• College Learning for the New Global Century - Executive Summary with business leader survey findings (PDF)
• Peer Review Winter 2010 - Engaging Departments: Assessing Student Learning (PDF).
• Lumina Foundation's The Degree Qualifications Profile (Jan. 2011)

Track-specific readings

Track 4: The Learning, Assessment, and Improvement Cycle

• Article from the Peer Review Winter 2010 - Engaging Departments: Assessing Student Learning - Engaging Departments in Assessing Student Learning: Overcoming Common Obstacles by Jo Michelle Beld
• From Teaching to Learning - A New Paradigm for Undergraduate Education by Robert B. Barr and John Tagg
• Thomas Grayson, “Program Evaluation in Higher Education,” forthcoming book chapter shared with permission of the author.

AAC&U National Initiatives

This year’s institute will include leaders from the following AAC&U initiatives and projects:

• Bringing Theory to Practice
• Core Commitments: Educating Students for Personal and Social Responsibility
• Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP)
• Making Excellence Inclusive
• Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL)
• VALUE (Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education)
• Preparing Critical Faculty for the Future

LINKS

  About the Institute
  Location

  Brochure (pdf)

Application:
  Guidelines
  Fees

Institute Faculty
Registrant List

  Institute Goals
  Institute Curriculum
  Campus Teams
  Institute Resources

Past Institutes:
  2010
  2009