Upcoming Workshops
There are no upcoming assessment workshops currently planned.
Please see the recordings of our past workshops, below.
Index of Workshops
Graduate Assessment Focused
“The Value of Assessment: Small Strategies with Big Impact”
September 21, 2021
OIRA kicked off their fall assessment workshop series with a virtual address by Sandra Bailey on Tuesday, September 21 at 2 PM. Professor of business management at Oregon Institute of Technology, Sandra joined us to discuss the value of assessment for academic programs. With experience as a faculty member and as an assessment professional, Sandra offers a unique perspective on the importance and usefulness of assessment for all programs.
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Assessment 101
September, 2021
In this workshop we provide a high-level overview of the program-level learning outcomes assessment process and discuss how it is implemented at 91르적.
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Learning Outcomes Workshop
October, 2021
Description: The purpose of this workshop is to help create a shared vocabulary around learning outcomes and discuss the different types of outcomes used in assessment. Participants will recognize the differences between program outcomes and course outcomes and understand how they interact. They will also be equipped with tools to build strong learning outcomes at any level.
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Outcome Leveling Document (opens in new tab)
Curriculum Mapping Workshop
October, 2021
Description: Curriculum mapping is a graphical way to visualize where program outcomes are being introduced, reinforced and mastered throughout a program. Creating a curriculum map is usually the second step, after developing program outcomes, in a program��셲 assessment plan. Once created, the map provides a way to identify gaps and redundancies within a program of study and therefore allows more purposeful planning to maximize program effectiveness. In this workshop we will review the steps needed to create a robust curriculum map and discuss how to use it to inform curricular review.
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Using Rubrics to Improve Learning
August, 2020
Description: This workshop was a collaborations between the OIRA and CITL to discuss how rubrics can help improve student learning, the fundamental considerations for building rubrics, and an exploration of their applications.
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Simplify Assessment with Brightspace
Fall, 2026
Brightspace has two tools that can simplify and streamline assessment data collection: Rubrics and Learning Outcomes. This short video provides an overview of the two options and the advantages/disadvantages of each.
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Validity & Reliability in Program Assessment
November, 2024
In this workshop we address what measurement validity and reliability mean for program assessment work and focus on the most important things to consider.
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Compiling and Analyzing Assessment Data
October, 2026
In this system-wide workshop presented on behalf of the the System Wide Academic Assessment Committee (SWAAC) we provide an overview of the planning, collecting, compiling and analyzing of assessment data considerations.
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Graduate Assessment Focused
Graduate Assessment – Program Learning Outcomes
October 18, 2022
In this workshop we provided guidance on how to develop program learning outcomes that are meaningful, measurable, and manageable and are aligned to the Graduate School Learning Goals.
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Graduate Assessment – Curriculum Mapping
November 1, 2022
Curriculum mapping is a graphical way to visualize where program outcomes are being introduced, reinforced and mastered throughout a program. In this workshop we reviewed the steps needed to create a robust curriculum map and discussed how to use it to inform curricular review.
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Graduate Assessment – Assessment Planning
November 9, 2022
In this workshop we reviewed the steps for building a meaningful assessment plan to make sure all your program learning outcomes are assessed over the three year assessment cycle. All graduate programs are expected to create an assessment plan by the end of this academic year.
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Graduate Assessment – Using Rubrics for Assessment
February 12th, 2024
This workshop provided an overview of design practices for general analytic rubrics for graduate program assessment, as well as some examples of rubrics used for graduate program assessment.
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