Audio Online Seminar • Wednesday, July 22, 2009 • 12:00 - 1:30 PM CDT • $264

Learning assessments are the brussels sprouts of academia: While it’s generally acknowledged that they’re good for you, they’re almost universally despised.

Faculty object to assessments for any number of reasons. They’re intrusive; they’re tedious; they attempt to quantify the unquantifiable. You know the litany.

But you also know how important assessments are–not only for improving learning outcomes, but for providing the metrics your institution needs to maintain accountability, ensure accreditation and secure funding.

So … how do you bridge the gap between faculty attitudes and institutional imperatives? How do you encourage people to see assessments not as painful obligations but as important opportunities?

You can gain valuable insight–and answers to those questions–in a new online seminar coming July 22.

The Keys to a Culture of Assessment: Value and Respect will show you how to change the mindset on your campus, and encourage faculty to embrace the assessment process. Led by Linda Suskie, Vice President at the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and a 30-year veteran of college and university administration, this 90-minute audio presentation provides a roadmap to success. You’ll learn how to:

• Make a convincing case for assessment’s importance and value.
• Gauge the level of resistance to assessment among faculty.
• Respect the history and values of your institution in the process.
• Maintain an emphasis on faculty empowerment and respect for their teaching styles.
• Win program support by building flexibility into expectations and approaches.
• Create assessments that encourage innovation and risk-taking.
• Simplify the assessment process and ease the administrative burden.
• Provide infrastructure and resources to support professional development.
• Build a strong assessment team.
• Develop meaningful incentives for improving disappointing assessment results.
• And more.

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In short, you’ll learn how a thoughtful and collaborative approach to assessment programs can win over even the most reluctant faculty and create a healthy environment for growth and change.

Includes a dedicated Q&A session
You can submit questions for the presenter during this live, interactive seminar. It’s a great opportunity to “ask the expert,” and get help with particularly challenging elements of your assessment program. You’ll hear from other attendees, too, on campuses nationwide.

Tight budget? You’ll appreciate the exceptional value …
In these difficult economic times, every dollar counts. That’s why Magna Online Seminars are such an attractive option for professional development. They cost far less than offsite seminars, and carry none of the associated costs for travel, lodging, meals, etc.

The fee for this seminar is just $264. What’s more, it applies per site, not per person. You can invite others from your campus to attend, at absolutely no additional cost. You’re limited only by the capacity of your conference room, lecture hall or other facility. You can leverage your small investment and build a campus-wide, collaborative approach to assessment programs!

Who should attend
• Chief academic officers
• Deans
• Assistant/associate provosts and vice presidents for academic affairs
• Assessment coordinators/directors
• Assessment committee members
• Institutional research directors
• Student development staff
• Academic administrators
• Faculty governance leaders
• Department chairs

Learning assessments may never be the hot fudge sundaes of academic life, but they don’t have to be the brussels sprouts, either. Care in program development, and respect for the concerns of faculty, can help you build support for and commitment to these important performance measures. Don’t miss this eye-opening seminar!

Featured Higher Education Presenter:




Linda Suskie

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Audio Online Seminar • Wednesday, July 22, 2009 • 12:00 - 1:30 PM CDT • $264

Date(s): 07/22/09
Time: 12:00 PM Central Daylight Time - See other time zones above
Cost: $264.00
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