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General Session: Discussion

Friday, June 20, 2003
11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. GS04

FOCUSING QUESTIONS:

What is the existing culture of evidence at your own institution?
How might it need to evolve over the course of your project?

Opening Remarks

Friday, June 20, 2003
8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. GS01

Carole A. Barone

Welcome to the session

What do we mean by transformation?
What are our working assumptions for the day, and what are our work products?

Panel - National Research Agenda in the Age of Accountability

Friday, June 20, 2003
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. GS05

Stephen C. Ehrmann, Vice President & Director, The Flashlight Program, The TLT Group

Jillian Kinzie, Assistant Director, NSSE Institute, Indiana University System

FOCUSING QUESTIONS:

What are some reactions that higher education could have to the current forces for accountability, that would be creative, innovative, flexible and learning centered?
What are some examples of these - and how does technology enable such responses?
How could the national research agenda inform and facilitate these institutional responses and activities?
How can we influence the national research agenda?

Postconference Resource

Panel - Transformative Assessment Case Studies

Friday, June 20, 2003
10:40 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. GS03

Charles D. Dziuban, Director, Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Central Florida

Gloria M. Rogers, VP, Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

FOCUSING QUESTIONS:

How was transformation defined (at your institution) - what was the nature of the change in teaching and learning?
Who were the stakeholders - who was involved in the change?
What were the (anticipated and unanticipated) barriers to change?
How did you assess the change?
What was the nature of the assessment?
What is the culture of evidence and assessment at your institution, and what impact did it have on the project (and vice versa)?

Postconference Resource

Transformative Assessment Framework

Friday, June 20, 2003
8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. GS02

Gary Brown, Director, Center For Teaching, Learning & Technology, Washington State University

FOCUSING QUESTIONS:

What is a helpful conceptual framework for effectively exploring the issues of building a culture of evidence, and assessing the transformation of teaching and learning with technology?
What do we mean by "transforming teaching and learning with technology"?
What are the barriers to transforming teaching and learning with technology?
What is "transformative assessment"?

Postconference Resource

Wrap-Up

Friday, June 20, 2003
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. GS06

ACTIVITY:

Participants will identify potential cross-institutional communities of practice in which they would like to participate as part of the post-focus session support for their project.

2003 Summer Focus Session		General Sessions General Session: Discussion Friday, June 20, 2003 11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. GS04 FOCUSING QUESTIONS: What is the existing culture of evidence at your own institution? How might it need to evolve over the course of your project? Opening Remarks Friday, June 20, 2003 8:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. GS01 Carole A. Barone Welcome to the session What do we mean by transformation? What are our working assumptions for the day, and what are our work products? Panel - National Research Agenda in the Age of Accountability Friday, June 20, 2003 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. GS05 Stephen C. Ehrmann, Vice President & Director, The Flashlight Program, The TLT Group Jillian Kinzie, Assistant Director, NSSE Institute, Indiana University System FOCUSING QUESTIONS: What are some reactions that higher education could have to the current forces for accountability, that would be creative, innovative, flexible and learning centered? What are some examples of these - and how does technology enable such responses? How could the national research agenda inform and facilitate these institutional responses and activities? How can we influence the national research agenda? Postconference Resource Panel - Transformative Assessment Case Studies Friday, June 20, 2003 10:40 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. GS03 Charles D. Dziuban, Director, Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Central Florida Gloria M. Rogers, VP, Institutional Research, Planning & Assessment, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology FOCUSING QUESTIONS: How was transformation defined (at your institution) - what was the nature of the change in teaching and learning? Who were the stakeholders - who was involved in the change? What were the (anticipated and unanticipated) barriers to change? How did you assess the change? What was the nature of the assessment? What is the culture of evidence and assessment at your institution, and what impact did it have on the project (and vice versa)? Postconference Resource Transformative Assessment Framework Friday, June 20, 2003 8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. GS02 Gary Brown, Director, Center For Teaching, Learning & Technology, Washington State University FOCUSING QUESTIONS: What is a helpful conceptual framework for effectively exploring the issues of building a culture of evidence, and assessing the transformation of teaching and learning with technology? What do we mean by "transforming teaching and learning with technology"? What are the barriers to transforming teaching and learning with technology? What is "transformative assessment"? Postconference Resource Wrap-Up Friday, June 20, 2003 4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. GS06 ACTIVITY: Participants will identify potential cross-institutional communities of practice in which they would like to participate as part of the post-focus session support for their project.
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