Assessment of Student Learning

Campus Conversations

The Council for Advancement of Student Learning (CASL) will sponsor a series of conversations about assessment; all faculty and staff are invited.  Meetings will be held in Kirby 323 at two different times each week.  This page will be used to state a question or issue for discussion, and significant points from the conversation will be posted.  Feel free to bring lunch with you.  Dates and times follow:

Week 1.  Topic: The status of assessment at UMD

Noon-1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 25

11:00 a.m.-Noon, Thursday, January 26

Notes

Week 2 Topic: Assessment and grading

Noon-1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 1

11:00 a.m.-Noon, Thursday, February 2

Notes

Week 3  Topic: Assessment and Liberal Education (LE)

Noon-1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 8

11:00 a.m.-Noon, Thursday, February 9

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Week 4  Topic: Assessment ideas for LE

Noon-1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 15

11:00 a.m.-Noon, Thursday, February 16

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Week 5 Topic:

Noon-1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 22--canceled

11:00 a.m.-Noon, Thursday, February 23--canceled

Week 6 Topic:  The national agenda for assessment and how UMD is responding

Noon-1:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 29--canceled

11:00 a.m.-Noon, Thursday, March 1

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Week 7 Topic: Student involvement in assessment and concerns or issues related to data collection, analysis, etc.

Date to be determined