8^th Annual Northern Nevada Assessment Conference

January 29, 2010

Co-sponsored by the Assessment Staff of TMCC, WNC, & UNR

Morning Plenary

College of Business Annual Update Form - Rafik Beekun

Breakout Sessions 10:20 to 11:30

A The Utilization of Peer Assessment to Enhance Learning in Project-based Online Instruction (Peer Assessments)
Janet King, Social Psychology, WNC

Assessing General Education and Science Students in the 21st Century Classroom: Impact on Student Performance
Franklin S. Carmen III, Biophysical Science, WNC

Strategizing How to Assess Writing in the Disciplines (References & Writing Examples)
Maureen McBride, University Assessment, UNR

Getting Started with Curriculum Mapping
Gloria Svare, School of Social Work, UNR
John Mahaffy, University Assessment, UNR

Improving Assessment Plans with Effective Outcomes and Measures (Bloom Tax, Bloom Wheel, Example SLOs, Plan Rubric)
Angelina Hill, Academic Assessment, UNLV
Steve Cavote, University Assessment, UNR (PPT)

PeopleSoft Foundations Training with an Eye for Assessment
Jessica Muehlberg, Enrollment Servicies, UNR

Making Achievement Possible: the MAP-Works Survey
Cairn Lindloff, New Student Initiative, UNR
Jerry Marczynski, Student Life, UNR

Lunch Round Table Discussions

1 - Overcoming Faculty Concerns
Bea Babbit, UNLV

2 - Expanding and Closing the Loop: Assessment and the Program Review Process
Bridgett Boulton & Jason Oetjen, TMCC

3 - Implementing College-Level Assessment
Rafik Beekun, UNR

4 - Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI)
Susan Priest, WNC

5 - Using Peer Assessment
Janet King, WNC

6 - Assessing Student Performance in the Classroom
Franklin S. Carmen III, WNC

7 - Assessing Writing in the Disciplines
Maureen McBride, UNR

8 - Curriculum Mapping
Gloria Svare, UNR

9 - Improving Assessment with Effective Outcomes and Measures
Angelina Hill, UNLV & Steve Cavote, UNR

PeopleSoft/iNtegrate
10 - General - Jessica Muehlberg, UNR
11 - Shared Instance - Eric Thornton, WNC
12 - Academic Progression - Maureen Cronin, UNR

13 - Making Achievement Possible: MAP-Works
Cairn Lindloff

14 - Accreditation Issues
John Mahaffy, UNR
Cat Boedenaur & Jim Kolsky, WNC