Standing Workshops
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Monday: Metric Mondays
Tuesday: Technique Tuesdays
Wednesday: Working with Curriculum Maps Wednesdays
Thursday: Rubric Thursdays
Friday: Electronic Form Fridays
Metric Mondays
This day focuses on identifying appropriate metrics for assessment. The
workshop covers best practices in using various assessment tools. Workshop
attendees will explore various statistical/computational procedures that are
used to summarize and explain specific outcomes assessment data. This
workshop will discuss various parametric and nonparametric techniques such
as chi-square, and how these and measures of central tendency, and
proportion are used to explain student performance.
 Learning Outcomes
Workshop attendees will be able to:
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select the appropriate metrics to use to capture and
analyze outcomes data
explain various statistical/computational procedures that
work best for various outcomes methodology
Technique Tuesdays
This day focuses on classroom assessment techniques. The workshop
illustrates which classroom assessment techniques are appropriate for
capturing different types of information. Techniques such as the minute
paper, polling story maps will be discussed. Small roundtables and hands-on
activities comprise a significant portion of this workshop.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this workshop, attendees will be able to:
1. Identify the appropriate classroom assessment technique to use to
capture data for specific learning outcomes
2. Develop a classroom assessment tool using one of the classroom
assessment techniques discussed in the workshop
Working with Curriculum Maps Wednesdays
This day focuses on curriculum mapping. The workshop covers various types
of curriculum maps and how to link blooms taxonomy with competency
proficiency. Attendees will explore ways of mapping classroom expected
competencies and capture proficiency in that competency across the
curriculum. Small roundtables and hands-on activities comprise a significant
portion of this workshop.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this workshop, attendees will be able to:
1. Differentiate a general program curriculum map from a proficiency
curriculum map
2. explain the relationship between Bloom’s taxonomy action verbs and
proficiency level
3. Develop a proficiency based program curriculum map
Rubric Thursdays
This day focuses on scoring rubrics. The workshop will discuss the
fundamentals of rubric development, how to create a scoring rubric that
captures single and multiple criterion, and the best practices in analyzing
results. This workshop will focus on how to write behavioral benchmarks that
coincide with a specific proficiency level. There will also be a focus on rubric
scoring and analysis. Small roundtables and hands-on activities comprise a
significant portion of this workshop.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this workshop, attendees will be able to:
1. Describe behavioral benchmarks that reflect a specific level of proficiency
for class assignments.
2. Develop behavioral anchors that coincide a specific level of proficiency
3. Develop scoring rating that coincide with behavioral benchmarks
4. Develop a rubric for a class assignment
5. Analyze rubrics to explain behavioral phenomenon.
Electronic Form Fridays
This day focuses on Xitracs, Academic Affairs’ Assessment and accreditation
compliance system. The workshop focuses on how to use Xitracs to complete
outcomes assessment, update their professional profile, take or create
surveys, and explore other. This workshop will be help in the computer lab
for hand-on experience and practice with the system.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this workshop, attendees will be able to:
1. Explain how each Xitracs component is used to complete various tasks.
2. Access the Xitracs system using their username and password
3. Complete user specific information in Xitracs