BUILDING A CULTURE OF EVIDENCE
A Nuts and Bolts Approach
Deborah E. H. Kell, LLC
Higher Education Consulting
consult@dkell.us
www.dkell.us
YOU’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE.
Key faculty members are experienced in
conducting meaningful assessment.
People don’t run in the
opposite direction when
they see you walking
down the corridor.
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HOWEVER…
• It’s still just too much work to keep things flowing.
• Key decision-makers still proceed without considering
assessment findings.
• Assessment is still not mainstream.
• Without your nagging, assessment wouldn’t happen.
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MYTH: A “culture of
assessment” is a natural
outgrowth of assessment
in key areas.
REALITY: It’s not
so easy.
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WHAT DO WE REALLY WANT? WHAT’S OUR VISION?
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WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN?
WHAT NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE?
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LEADERSHIP
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Advocates at all levels of the institution
• Board of Trustees
• President and Cabinet
• Vice Presidents
• Deans
• Faculty
• Staff
• Authority as well as responsibility
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INFRASTRUCTURE
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Governance
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Accountability
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Institutional Assessment Plan and its
oversight
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Templates / Assessment Management
System
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Job Descriptions
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Training / Orientation Processes (new
faculty)
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Tenure / Promotion Processes
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Self-Evaluation Processes
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PD & Academic Calendar
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“CHOREOGRAPHED” CONVERSATIONS
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Department Meeting Agendas
Professional Development
Within and Across Silos
Remember your
PURPOSE: What’s
wanted and needed
at that particular
time?
Showcasing
Dialogue Days
Convocations
Across Academic Programs
Across Disciplines
Full College Events
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WHAT MAKES AN ASSESSMENT EVENT EFFECTIVE?
• Purpose-Driven – What’s needed at this point in time?
• Within clusters (programs, departments, disciplines)
• Across silos (General Education, Institutional Learning Outcomes, Core
Competencies)
• Dialogues – Analysis / Problem-solving
• Showcasing – Both ‘Best Practices’ and ‘Frustrations’
• Strategic Buy-In – Voices you can count on
• The Human Touch
• Logistics, logistics, logistics
• Follow-up
• Reporting (out and back)
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A Human Endeavor:
Have some fun!
Corner photos courtesy of HACC,
Central Pennsylvania’s Community
College
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WHAT’S WANTED AND NEEDED?
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Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
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Photos courtesy of HACC,
Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE CONVERSATION!
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Visibility
Publicity via Website / Newsletters / Broadcast communications
Involve BOT / President’s Cabinet / AA Councils / Governance Bodies / Students
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Screenshots from HACC and MCCC websites and newsletters
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“CALENDARING”
Calendar model courtesy of Luzerne County Community College
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PROCESS
MAPPING
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REFLECTIONS
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