TECHNOLOGY:TECHNOLOGY:A Pillar for Strengthening & A Pillar for Strengthening &

Sustaining Assessment Sustaining Assessment CultureCulture

Pamela K. Shay, DBA – Associate Provost, Franklin UniversityPamela K. Shay, DBA – Associate Provost, Franklin University

Yuerong Sweetland, PhD – Assessment Coordinator, Franklin UniversityYuerong Sweetland, PhD – Assessment Coordinator, Franklin University

National Institute on the Assessment of Adult Learning 2010: Future Visions

Presentation Overview

• Establishing an Assessment Culture

• Using Technology to Sustain & Strengthen Assessment Culture

• Questions & Answers

• Institutional Context and Background

Serving Adult Students….

Online vs. F2F Trend (1)

Online vs. F2F Trend (2)

Current University Information (1)

Number of Undergraduate Programs: 23

Number of Graduate Programs: 3

Number of Locations: 5 (4 Domestic, 1 International)

Current University Information (2)

•Centralized Academic Model

•Curriculum Development Approach

Assessment

Assessment - the “systemic collection, review and use of information about academic programs for improving student learning and development.”

Each Academic Program has an Assessment Plan, which identifies assessment methods for each outcome

• Direct Assessment ↔ Indirect Assessment

Technology

Five Areas in which Technology is used for Assessment

• Assessment Artifacts Collection

• Assessment Evaluator Training

• Assessment Progress Tracking

• Assessment Information Sharing

• Online Testing Services

Assessment Artifacts Collection

https://dropbox.franklin.edu/dropboxasmt/login.jsp

Assessment Evaluator Training

FranklinLive: Franklin University’s Online Synchronous Communication Tool

Information Technology Program Outcome Assessment Training 2009

http://live1.franklin.edu/play_recording.html?recordingId=1242827898009_1243601494894

Assessment Progress Tracking (1)

Template

Assessment Progress Tracking (2)

Dashboard

Assessment Progress Tracking (3)

Basics

Assessment Progress Tracking (4)

Snapshot

Assessment Information Sharing

https://community.franklin.edu/community/academics/ac_quality/ac_assess

Online Testing Services

Questions or Comments?

TECHNOLOGY:TECHNOLOGY:A Pillar for Strengthening & A Pillar for Strengthening &

Sustaining Assessment CultureSustaining Assessment Culture

Dr. Pamela K. ShayDr. Pamela K. Shayandand

Dr. Yuerong SweetlandDr. Yuerong Sweetland

Office of Academic Quality & Accreditation

shayp@franklin.edushayp@franklin.eduliuy@franklin.eduliuy@franklin.edu