Assessment Institute

Pacific Crest Assessment Institute

May 31 - June 3, 2005
8:30 - 4:30
Whitewater Room, Commons
University of Idaho

This four-day faculty development event is for professors, chairs, deans, and administrators. The event will develop skills and competencies that allow attendees to recognize high performance, to measure performance, assess performance, grow performance, and evaluate performance. Attendees will learn about growing their own performances and about growing the performances of those who they manage, teach, or lead. For more information see this flyer.

Workshop Themes:

	Elevating undergraduate and graduate student performance as learners and professionals.
	Elevating faculty, chair and administrator performance.
	Creating innovative and enriching learning environments.
	Enriching learning and assessment in capstone experiences.
	Building regional synergy among UI, WSU, and LCSC including entrepreneurship initiatives at UI and WSU.

Preparatory Reading:

	Methodology Program Assessment (PDF)
	Mindset for Assessment (PDF)
	Overview of Assessment (PDF)
	Differentiating Assessment from Evaluation (MS Word)

Workshop Documents:
Day 1

	Pre-Workshop Questionnaire
	Workshop Participants and Email Addresses
	Factors used to overcome assessment barriers
	When should faculty/students do self assessment
	Assessment Process – Assessment of the Peer Assessments
	Group SII of Institute at end of Day 1

Day 2

	Agenda as of Day 2
	Attendees' Outcomes Mid-Course Assessment
	Deriving Design Course Learning Outcomes
	Example Learning Outcomes for First Year Experience Course
	Methodology for creating course syllabus
	Sample Syllabus

Day 3

	Assessment Performance Measures
	Developing a Laboratory for Process Education
	Designing a Program Assessment System at SUNY-ESF
	Levels of Educators
	Profile of a Quality Educator
	Performance Criteria for Assessors