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Center for Teaching Excellence

Platte Valley Assessment Conference

Schedule

April 20, 2007

 

 

Time

Presenters

Presentations

Format

Location

8:00-

9:00

Registration/Continental Breakfast

 

 

Registration Area by Great Room

A&B

9:00-10:00

Invited Speaker:  Jean Yerian, Virginia Commonwealth University

 

Becoming More Intentional, More Accountable:

Assessment Management for the 21st Century

Presentation

Great Room A & B

10:00-

10:25

Pat Artz, Bellevue University

Surveys That a Monkey Can Do (and analyze)

Paper

Ponderosa C

 

10:00-10:25

Bethany Hyatt, UNK, Graduate Assistant for General Studies 

Advice on Advising: What Students Want

Paper

Ponderosa D

10:30-10:55

Robin Sobansky, Theresa McFarland UNK, Counseling and School Psychology

 

What assessment looks like when you're a "SPA"

 

 

Paper

Ponderosa D

10:30-

10:55

Osa Berg, Union College

Meeting the needs of faculty interest, discipline enhancements, division efficiency and strategic planning through assessment

 

Paper

Ponderosa C

11:00-11:55

Glen Powell, Shelly Haberlan, Deb Brandt, Jane Peterson, UNK, College of Education

Using Technology to Assist Assessment, Data Collection and Data Dissemination 

 

 

Panel

Ponderosa D

12:00-1:30

 

Keynote Speaker:  Maureen A McCarthy, Kennesaw State University

 

Attributes of High Quality Programs: A Developmental Framework for Program Assessment

Luncheon

Presentation

Great Room A & B

11:30-1:30

Poster Session

Various Research Topics

*See below*

Poster Session

Registration Area by Great Room A&B

1:35-2:00

 

Richard Miller, Theresa Wadkins, Robert Rycek, UNK, Psychology

 

Knowledge Retention: The Effects of Instructional Approach

 

Paper

Ponderosa C

1:35-2:00

Tim Burkink, UNK, College of Business and Technology

The Educational Benchmarking (EBI) Undergraduate Business Exit Assessment

Paper

Ponderosa D

2:05-2:30

Teara Archwamety, Max McFarland, UNK, Counseling and School Psychology

Acceditation and the Academic Program Review ( APR)

 

Paper

Ponderosa D

2:05-2:30

Bill Wozniak, Joe Benz, UNK, Psychology

Assessment of iPod Use and Podcasting in Psychology Classes

Paper

Ponderosa C

2:35-3:00

Roxanne Sullivan, Bellevue University

Using Multi-Media Projects to Assess Communication Skills in Psychology

 

Paper

Ponderosa C

2:35-3:00

Richard Meznarich, Stanley Lightner, UNK, Industrial Distribution

 

A Case Study:  Assessment of Student Learning through Industrial Internships

 

Paper

Ponderosa D

3:05-3:30

Ada Leung, Tim Burkink, Deborah Bridges, Marsha Yeagley, UNK, College of Business and Technology

 

Assessing Learning Outcomes from the Perspective of Employers, and Beyond

 

Paper

Ponderosa C

 

3:05-4:00

Jean Mandernach, Theresa Wadkins, Krista Fritson, Steve McGahan, UNK, Psychology

Student Course Evaluations: Strategies to Enhance the Value of Student Feedback

Panel

Ponderosa D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Poster Session*


Barbara Zimmerman, Kate Joeckel, Milt Heinrich
Dana College
Portfolio Assessment of College Goals

Jean Mandernach
UNK, Psychology
Assessing Cognitive Complexity: Course Analysis by Outcomes and Level

Richard Miller, Theresa Wadkins, Bill Wozniak, Marty Demoret
UNK, Psychology
Factors that Promote Course Engagement

Cassie Bruckman, Joel Garban, Becky Wright
UNK, Psychology 450
Students' Views on Exam Item Format

Jen Stitt, Jeri Yeager
UNK, Psychology 450
Blackboard at UNK: Faculty Perspectives

Heather Myer, Audrey Bethel, Seth Jones
UNK, Psychology 450
Faculty Perceptions of the UNK Writing Center

Jamie Babutzke, Annastashia Malcolm, Erin Johnson, Amy Putnam
UNK, Psychology 450
Students' Perception of UNK's 22 Million Dollar Housing Project

Shannon Thompson, Jamie Lamb, Lucille Rhoads
UNK, Psychology 450
The Value of Course Exams from the Student Perspective

Jamie Babutzke
UNK, Psychology 450
Developing a "Culture of Assessment" Assessment

Amy Putnam
UNK, Psychology 450
Aligning General Studies Objectives with Introductory Courses

Annastashia Malcolm
UNK, Psychology 450
Development of a Student Evaluation for Honors Courses

Erin Johnson
UNK, Psychology 450
Students' Perceptions of the Womens' Studies Program at UNK

Megan Boss, Russell Crawford, Bethany Hyatt*, Clarissa Owens, Tom Schlund, Adam Sevenker, Tiffany Sherwood
Student Assessment Committee
Advice on Advising: What Students want from Academic Advising