Assessment Workshops for AY 2022-2023

The Center for Teaching Excellence will host several workshops during AY 2022-2023 to help departments prepare for KU's annual degree-level assessment reporting cycle which comes due Friday, February 24, 2023. All workshops are virtual and we'll email you with Zoom access details for each workshop you select below.

(Check your junk mail folder if you don't receive the emails within a few minutes of submitting this form.)
 
If you need assistance now, the CTE's assessment webpage houses many useful documents and examples of successful degree-level assessment projects. The University's assessment webpage has all the details you'll need about process and policy. And our assessment staff is always available for individual consultations. Please feel free to reach out.
 
Important note: both this year and next, undergraduate and graduate programs are reporting on different pieces of the assessment cycle. The workshops below are labeled according to which type of program should find them most useful this year (although it is perfectly fine for anyone to attend any workshop). 
Learning Outcomes 101 (GRADUATE)
This session will cover several key aspects of reporting your program's learning outcomes, including where to look for ideas about outcomes, how to write outcomes that are measurable, how to define levels of learning within those outcomes, and where to align them with KU's institution-level learning goals.
Curriculum Mapping (UNDERGRAD)
This session will introduce the concept of a curriculum map, offer several examples from KU and elsewhere, and then explain how to use a map as a diagnostic and planning tool. Specifically, we will discuss how a curriculum map can help select appropriate targets of assessment (assignment, project, portfolio, etc.). We recommend that participants in this workshop have either previously attended the learning outcomes workshop or have some prior familiarity with learning outcomes and levels of learning. 
Building an Assessment Plan (UNDERGRAD)
With a curriculum map in hand, how do you and your colleagues design a sustainable and useful set of assessment activities? This session will explore the assessment planning process with an eye toward KU's annual reporting cycle. We will focus, in particular, on the selection of assignments and assessment methods that will align with your program's outcomes, and will generate sound, actionable evidence that your program can leverage to improve its curriculum. 
Submitting Your Undergraduate Report (UNDERGRAD)
This session will be a nuts-and-bolts walk-through of how to submit your program's annual reports, with a specific focus on the undergraduate reporting requirements. We'd recommend having at least a start on writing your curriculum map and assessment plan before attending the session.
Submitting Your Graduate Report (GRADUATE)
This session will be a nuts-and-bolts walk-through of how to submit your program's annual reports, with a specific focus on the graduate reporting requirements. We'd recommend having at least a start on writing your learning outcomes and levels of learning.
Assessing to Safeguard (GRAD & UNDERGRAD)
The assessment of student learning leads to a number of direct benefits: improved outcomes, equitable distributions of student success, and stronger course-to-course connections throughout our curricula. But assessment also generates indirect benefits, as well. This session will elucidate many of these indirect benefits and draw connections between assessment and strategic planning, student recruitment, and course staffing.