SACS-COC INSTITUTE ON QUALITY ENHANCEMENT AND ACCREDITATION

Orlando, FL - July 27 - 30, 2008

This page contains links to the handouts of presentations at the Summer Institute.  In response to a need to conserve limited resources, we will not be providing paper copies of handouts for breakout sessions at the institute.  Please feel free to print the handouts and bring them with you.  To view these handouts you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader loaded onto your computer.  For a free copy of Acrobat Reader, please go to http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.  A CD of all handouts will be included in your registration materials. 

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Opening Plenary

Walvoord, Barbara E. - The Role of Classroom-Based Assessment in the Age of Standardized Testing

Monday, July 28, 2008

Morning Plenary

Callan, Patrick - Accessibility and Affordability in Higher Educaion

Afternoon Plenary

Allen, Mary J. - Assessing General Education Programs

Monday Breakouts

Allen, Mary J. - Developing and Using Rubrics for Assessing, Grading, and Improving Student Learning

Allen, Mary J. - Strategies for Direct and Indirect Assessment of Student Learning

Dawkins, Phyllis - Developing a Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at a Baccalaureate Institution

JCSU Post-School Workshops

JCSU Spring Semester 2008 Workshops

Gardner, John N. - Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence in the First Year of College

Hoey, J. Joseph - Defining, Assessing, and Documenting Student Learning at Senior Institutions

Jones, Barbara H. - Defining, Assessing, and Documenting Student Learning at Community Colleges

Kirkwood, William - Assessing General Education and Acquiring Faculty Buy-In

Lee, Virginia S. - Creating Significant Learning Experiences

McGuire, Saundra Y. - The Impact of Learning Styles on Student Learning

Mince, Rose - Creating a Learning Culture and Acquiring Faculty Buy-In

Moon, Debra - Developing a Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at a Community College

Robertson, Douglas - Developing a Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at a Senior Institution

Seybert , Jeffrey A. - Assessing General Education Using Institutional Portfolios

Stein, Barry - Assessing Critical Thinking Skills / Supplementary Materials

Walvoord, Barbara E. - Assessment for Departments with Limited Time and Resources

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Morning Plenary

Svinicki, Marilla D. - Learning and Motivation in the Postsecondary Classroom

Morning Breakouts

Bosworth, Susan - Assessing Student Learning Outcomes

Dawkins, Phyllis - Learning Communities

Eck, James - Assessment Tools

Eggleston, Kay - Implementing Baldrige to Improve Student Learning

Gorman, Tanya - Assessing Student Learning Outcomes

Palmer, Marila - Conducting an Institutional Effectiveness Audit: What Does an IE Evaluator Look For?

Payne, Wesley - Assessing Distance Learning Programs

Pet-Armacost, Julia - Designing an Assessment System to Enhance Program Quality

Raab, Lettie - Living and Learning Communities

Smallwood, Robert - Assessing the Major

Sundre, Donna L. - Using the Results of Assessment to Improve Student Learning

Svinicki, Marilla D. - Emphasizing Learning in the Context of Teaching

Afternoon Plenary

Silver, Joseph. - The Anatomy of the QEP

Afternoon Panel and Breakouts

Akin, Renea - West Kentucky Community & Technical College

Armacost, Robert L. - University of Central Florida

Finn, Mary - Georgia State University

Hochanadel, Gery - Keiser University

Huber, Pat - New River Community College

Lee, Virginia S. - A QEP Evaluator's Perspective

Matveev, Alexei - Norfolk State University

Ridley, Alison - Hollins University

Smallwood, Robert - A QEP Evaluator's Perspective