Steps to an Integrated Assessment System: Merging Culture and Process Cara Gardner Assessment Coordinator Bay Path College American Association of Colleges.

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Steps to an Integrated Assessment System: Merging Culture and Process Cara Gardner Assessment Coordinator Bay Path College American Association of Colleges and Universities February 2013

Bay Path College Located in Longmeadow, Burlington, Sturbridge MA Founded in 1895 Womens College 2,300 students Undergraduate and Graduate programs

Step 1. Culture Change This is the biggest challenge, TracDat is the easy part!

Change is a journey.

Ready for change?

Requirements for Successful Change Management Executive Participation Not sponsorship, not delegation Respected Driver/Owner Empowered Change Agent Institution-wide Recognition Internal & External Drivers Key Early Adopters Faculty, Programs, Depts., Schools Know the Hurdles Understand & Engage Them

Faculty Engagement

Ways to Make Assessment our Normal work Monthly Faculty Meeting Assessment Story Standing Educational Assessment Committee Collaborative review assessment plans Annual Program Review Review, analyze, evaluate Year-End Institute Professional Development Leveraging Student Success Stories Other measures of student success

Monthly Faculty Meeting Assessment Story Opportunity for Peer-to-Peer Learning and Sharing Opportunity to share best practices

Standing Educational Assessment Committee Collaborative Review Of Assessment Plans Provides Improvement Feedback for Deans and Chairs

Annual Academic Program Review Includes: Student Learning Outcomes, Enrollment History Data, Program Data, Student Satisfaction Survey, and Summary of Improvements

Year-End Institute Professional Development Two Days of Faculty Professional Development

Leveraging Student Success Stories Stories demonstrate how students are applying their learning.

Step 2. Process for Developing Assessment Plans.

Every program has a plan. Identify program goals Complete curriculum mapping Determine a method of evaluation Set the criterion (minimum performance standard) Review program goals and assessment data annually Decide if improvement actions are needed If yes, assign action and follow-up date Review results

Triggers Improvement Actions

TracDat Uses for Continues Improvement

Organized Data Repository- Avoid the Data Maze

Many Benefits Many Benefits Allows big picture (system) perspective Makes visible strengths and weaknesses Centralizes data for evaluation Roll-up reporting capabilities Knowledge becomes institutionalized

Supports Strategic Direction

Additional Benefits Future Uses: Grant Management Storing alumni employment data Tracking strategic plans

Questions?