What kinds of assessment tools give the most “bang for the buck”: the most information in proportion to the time spent developing and using them? In this fast-paced session, you’ll learn about the four key characteristics of effective assessment tools and strategies and how students’ assignments, tests, and self-reflection can provide helpful information on student learning with a minimum of extra work.

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This live, interactive online seminar is for:
* Faculty
* Faculty Development Personnel
* Academic Affairs Personnel
* Academic Administrators
* Department Chairs
* Academic Deans
* Continuing/Extension Education Personnel

Participants will learn to:
• Explain the role of assessment in the teaching/learning process
• Describe the four key characteristics of effective assessment tools and strategies
• Explain the difference between “direct” and “indirect” evidence of student learning
• Identify assessment information that’s already available at your institution
• Develop rubrics (scoring guides), in more than one format, to evaluate student work
• Create multiple choice tests that assess more than basic understanding
• Use reflective writing to assess the “ineffable” goals: attitudes, values, and the like

Meet the presenter:
Linda Suskie is Executive Associate Director of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Prior positions include serving as Associate Vice President for Assessment & Institutional Research at Towson University, near Baltimore, Maryland, and as Director of the American Association for Higher Education’s Assessment Forum. Her nearly 30 years of experience in college and university administration include work in assessment, institutional research, and strategic planning at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, the State University of New York at Oswego, and the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.

Suskie is an internationally recognized speaker, writer, and consultant on a broad variety of higher education assessment topics, including planning assessment programs, crafting learning goals, assessment tools, student learning styles, and using assessment results to improve teaching and learning. She holds a bachelor’s degree in quantitative studies from Johns Hopkins University and a master’s in educational measurement and statistics from the University of Iowa.

How does a Magna online seminar work?
Magna Publications developed this online program so you can participate in a timely, interactive program without having to leave your office. Simplicity and ease-of-use are combined with a user-friendly presentation. No special hardware, downloads, or other technology are required to access this program. All you need is a computer with speakers, Windows Media Player, and a broadband Internet connection.

The 90-minute program includes:
• An audio presentation of a leading expert in the field
• PowerPoint slides
• Lively, interactive, real-time question-and-answer session
• Downloadable program handouts
• Ability to review the presentation for the remainder of the day

Three days prior to the seminar, you will receive the URL to connect to the program and the URL to download the program handouts.

We look forward to your participation on March 14, 2007. Keep in mind you pay the $199 registration fee only once for a single connection. However, if you so choose, you can receive the broadcast in a conference room and invite as many people as you like to participate, making this an extremely cost-effective training resource.

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Magna Online Seminar FAQ's (frequently asked questions)

Date(s): 03/14/07
Time: See time zones above -
Cost: $199.00
Phone: 800-433-0499
Email: custserv@magnapubs.com