| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
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| Roundtable Rotation I:
Accreditation as a Pathway to Build Community and Generate Renewal |
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Roundtable Presentation 674 to be held in SAN JACINTO on Friday, Nov 12, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Assessment in Higher Education TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Lorna Escoffery, Escoffery Consulting Collaborative Inc, lorna@escofferyconsulting.com
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| Abstract:
Accreditation processes aim to promote institutional self-evaluation and improvement. However, they are time consuming and can seem intimidating to participants for they require a comprehensive self-study, generating and sharing sensitive data, and collaborating across hierarchical levels and organizational structures. However, these processes can be productive and effective if senior leadership provides adequate resources, fosters a process involving all the community, and encourages information sharing. The University of Miami School of Medicine engaged in such a process for the 2009 re-accreditation visit by the LCME and the results validate that an accreditation process can be a valuable tool to evaluate the quality of a medical education program and the organization(s) supporting it. The accreditation process prompted important changes as the medical school community adopted organizational and educational objectives, became more knowledgably about the school, and embraced the process as well as the changes it generated.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Using Evaluation to Help Transform Departments in the Challenging Economic Environment of Higher Education |
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Roundtable Presentation 674 to be held in SAN JACINTO on Friday, Nov 12, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Assessment in Higher Education TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Sabra Lee, Lesley University, slee@lesley.edu
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| Ellen Iverson, Carleton College, eiverson@carleton.edu
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| Abstract:
This presentation provides an overview of an evaluation for a federally sponsored program that employs a systems-approach in helping higher education geosciences departments adapt to, prosper in and become stronger in a changing and challenging economic environment. The program includes national workshops, traveling workshops and a collection of website resources. The program evaluation uses a participant-oriented systems approach, employing a mixed-methods approach to provide formative input and embedded assessment of the program. Case studies exemplify the range of effects and impacts of the program’s strategies. Through the use of a case study, the session provides examples of methods and instruments used to evaluate the program (including website forms, departmental applications, action plans, surveys, and interview protocols). Participants interested in evaluation of professional development that looks at the impact of both face-to-face and website resources as well as those interested in discussing participant-oriented systems approaches may find this presentation valuable.
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