Our staff has assessment backgrounds that have led successful assessment initiatives at their own campuses. EAP consultants can help you plan and implement actions that meet your goals for assessment and improvement.
The best approach for developing high quality and useful assessments is to keep the goal of improving student learning as the lens for developing, evaluating, and implementing all aspects of outcomes assessment. A high quality outcomes-based assessment system developed for the purpose of documenting student learning provides reliable information for improved learning while also meeting accreditor’s expectations. We can help your faculty and staff engage in developing robust outcomes and assessments.
Inadequate Assessment is the Most Common in Problem that Colleges Face in Meeting Compliance Standards
Following accreditation visits, institutions are receiving an unprecedented number of adverse sanctions that include being placed on warning and/or probation. The follow-up processes and visits after accreditation reviews are disruptive and expensive in terms of money and faculty/staff time. We can provide the kind of help you need by reviewing existing practices, identifying needs, and facilitating needed improvements prior to, or following an accreditation visit.
Our services
Half-day and full-day workshops and presentations on a variety of assessment and accreditation topics that are designed for a variety of audiences, including administrators, faculty, and staff
Campus visits to assist with assessment planning. Prior to visiting a campus, we will review relevant documents that you provide, such as outcomes, drafts, assessment plans, or other materials
Off-site analysis of assessment and accreditation reports and documentation
Off-site reviews of draft accreditation submissions
Face-to-face consultations
Assistance in developing projects and reports for a variety of assessment related purposes
Help in identifying and collecting data needed
Audits of current practice and programs
Long-term professional development in assessment planning that incorporates feedback and continuous concrete follow-up steps
Past Workshops
Developing a Quality Enhancement Plan Topic
Data Collection for Effective Program Prioritization
The SACS Reaffirmation Process
Meeting MSCHE Standards for Accreditation through University-Wide Assessment
Establishing a University Wide Assessment System
Assessment of Administrative and Educational Support Departments
Understanding General Education Assessment
Establishing a University Wide Assessment System
Using NSSE Engagement Indicators and Themes to Support Assessment
Opportunities to Enhance Quality
Developing Learning Outcomes through Program Mapping
Transforming College Culture to Focus on Student Learning: The Implications for Educational Leadership, Curriculum Design, and Effective Teaching
Drivers Guide to the Compliance Highway
Faculty Credentials and Accreditation
Developing an Integrated Quality Enhancement Plan
Research, Assessment, and Accountability
Planning for Accreditation and Improvement
Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
pAST ASSESSMENT WORKSHOPS
The Role of Leadership in Developing a Culture of Assessment
Improving Assessment Plans: Finding Solutions to Common Methodological Issues
Closing the Loop: Using Data for Improved Learning
Focus on Student Affairs Planning and Outcomes Assessment
Enhancing Planning and Assessment and Integrating Student Learning Outcomes
Designing Assessments for Quality Learning
Writing and Revising learning Outcomes
Analyzing and Using Assessment Results
Direct and Indirect Assessment of Student Learning
I Think, Therefore I Assess
Identifying, Delivering, and Assessing What Students Need to Know
Inventory of Administrative and Educational Support Assessment Measures
Rubric for Evaluating Institutional Student Learning Assessment Processes
Tips for Writing Assessment Plans for Non-Academic Units
Using Rubrics to Assess Studenet Learning Outcomes
Assessing Student Learning Outcomes
Program mapping: A Powerful Tool for Aligning College Programs with Powerful Learning Outcomes and Accreditation Standards
Getting some perspective on IE, Assessment, & Outcomes
Using the Delphi Method as a Form of Assessment
Assessing College Programs
Embedding Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes in Regularly Scheduled Assignments
Using Root Cause Analysis for Continuous Improvement
Authentic Outcomes and Assessment Practice
Developing a Framework for Assessing
Using Student Ratings for Faculty Development
Assessing Fundamental and Powerful Concepts
Assessing General Education Outcomes
Assessing Critical Thinking
Designing Outcomes Assessment in Student Services
The Role of Critical Thinking in Learning Outcomes Assessment
Rubric Development
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
strategic planning WORKSHOPS
Developing an Integrated Strategic Plan
Strategy Formulation and Analysis
Developing and Executing Strategy
Strategic Planning: The Essential Model
Identifying Critical Issues
The Strategic Planning Process and Critical Issues
What to do with SLOs in Strategic Planning
Getting some perspective on IE, Assessment, & Outcomes
Data Collection for Program Prioritization
Environmental Scanning for New Program Development and Strategic Planning