Webinar

Faculty as Partners: Scaling Engagement with VALUE

September 15, 2026

Successful assessment depends on meaningful faculty engagement. In this webinar, you'll learn how to build collaboration around AAC&U's Valid Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education (VALUE) approach. Presenters will share effective ways to start conversations, address concerns, and help faculty connect assessment planning to the work they're already doing in their courses.

Using a real-world case study, you'll see how one institution built momentum through recruitment, incentives, and recognition, growing participation from a handful of early adopters to more than 140 faculty members across nearly 40 departments. 

Designed for assessment professionals, faculty developers, and faculty members, this webinar will equip you with proven approaches for building faculty partnerships, fostering buy-in, and expanding meaningful participation in assessment, regardless of your institution's size. 

Presenter

  • Martie Kaczmarek

    Martie Kaczmarek

    Director of Assessment, Central Connecticut State University

Host

  • Jessica Chittum

    Jessica Chittum

    Assistant Vice President for Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation and Director of VALUE Operations, AAC&U

“Faculty as Partners” is the second webinar in a weeklong series of free webinars exploring how VALUE rubrics and tools can enhance assessment, strengthen assignment design, support faculty innovation, and advance institutional improvement.