Program & Materials

2015 Full Conference Schedule

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Time	Event/Location
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Pre-Conference Workshops Learn More
	1.	Closing the Loop Between Strategic Planning and Assessment Michael Middaugh - Assessment Consultant Pearlstein Business Learning Center 301
	2.	Engaging Students and Faculty in Assessment Jodi Levine - Temple University Pearlstein Business Learning Center 302
	3.	Libraries and their Value to the Student Learning Experience Danuta Nitecki - Drexel University Nitecki_presentation [pptx] Pearlstein Business Learning Center 303
	4.	The New MSCHE Standards and the Impact on Assessment of Learning and Institutional Effectiveness Sean McKitrick - Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Pearlstein Business Learning Center 307
	5.	Building for Student Success: A Common Sense Approach to Assessment Planning in Student Life Mark Green and Katie Zamulinsky - Drexel University Green-Zamulinsky_presentation [pptx] Pearlstein Business Learning Center 308
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.	Welcome & Opening Plenary Brian Blake - Provost, Drexel University Opening Plenary Issues and Trends in Global Higher Education: Implications for Accreditation Fancisco Marmolejo - World Bank Mandell Theater 424
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. To submit a review for a session, click on the session title.	Concurrent Session 1
	1.	Building Assessment Practices Through Critical Reflection and Evidence to Self-assess Teaching and Encourage Renewal Phyllis Blumberg - University of the Sciences Blumberg_presentation [docx] Blumberg_presentation [pptx] Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 104
	2.	Linking Student Learning Outcome Data to Systemic Improvement Processes Evonne Carter, Robin Harris and Michelle Waters - College of The Albemarle Carter-Harris-Waters_presentation [pptx] Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 106
	3.	An Outcome is Not an Ability! Janet Thiel - Neumann University Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 108
	4.	“The West Point Leader Development System” - Renewing our Focus on the Whole Student Jerry Kobylski, Chris Mayer, Russell Lachance and Corey Gerving - United States Military Academy Pearlstein Business Learning Center 101
	5.	Assuring Learner Success Via Merging Best Practices of Assessment and Instructional Design Ray Lum, Joseph Hawk, Joel Rodriguez and Stephanie Sutcliffe - Drexel University Pearlstein Business Learning Center 102
	6.	Direct Assessment Techniques of Student Learning Outcomes in Student Support Services Michael C. Sachs - East Stroudsburg University LeBow Hall 109
	7.	Using Data to Reveal a Compelling Story about the Attainment of Learning Outcomes Javarro Russell, Edcuational Testing Services (ETS) LeBow Hall 209
3:15 – 3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. To submit a review for a session, click on the session title.	Concurrent Session 2
	1.	Evidence-based Storytelling: Sharing our Narratives Natasha Jankowski - National Institute for Learning Objectives Assessment (NILOA) Jankowski_presentation [pptx] Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 104
	2.	Engaging Faculty Meaningfully in Assessment through Shared Governance Brigitte Valesey, Loretta Simons and Janine Utell - Widener University Valesey-Simons-Utell_presentation [pptx] Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 106
	3.	"Yes You Can! How to Start from Scratch and Succeed at Assessment in One Year" Ruth Sandberg and Rosalie Guzofsky - Gratz College Sandberg-Guzofsky_presentation [pptx] Sandberg-Guzofsky_presentation [docx] Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 108
	4.	Assessment of a Service Learning Experience on University Students, Adjudicated Youth, and Juvenile Justice Personnel Nancy Blank, Megan O'Neill Hajduk and Mimi Staulters - Widener University Pearlstein Business Learning Center 101
	5.	Success in an Asynchronous Environment: VoiceThread, Assessment, and Teaching Strategies in the Online Humanities Classroom Alicia Cunningham-Bryant and Jordan Shapiro - Temple University Bryant-Shapiro_presentation [pptx] Pearlstein Business Learning Center 102
	6.	The Benefits of Conceptualizing Institutional Student Learning Outcomes as an Endoskeletal Curriculum Joseph Sullivan - Marietta College LeBow Hall 109
	7.	Using the Right Tools: Rejuvenating Campus-Wide Assessment David Garrison and Carol Moore Yin - LaGrange College Garrison-Yin_presentation [pptx] LeBow Hall 209

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Time	Event/Location
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building Atrium
8:45 – 9:45 a.m. To submit a review for a session, click on the session title.	Concurrent Session 3
	1.	Implementing Interprofessional Education at Salus University: The Evolution of the Evidence Based Practice Course Radhika Aravamudhan and Melissa Vitek - Salus University Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 104
	2.	Gannon University’s Transition to Automated Outcomes Assessment Catherine Datte - Gannon University Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 106
	3.	Everything I Ever Wanted to Know About Assessment I Learned from Reality Cooking Shows Krishna Dunston - University of the Arts Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 108
	4.	Deep Diving into the Revised MSCHE Standards for Re-Accreditation-A Pilot's Perspective Brigitte Valesey - Widener University Valesey_presentation [pptx] Pearlstein Business Learning Center 101
	5.	Assessing Faculty Pedagogy and Student Success in an Online Community of Practice Phyllis van Slyck, Alioune Khoule and Neil Meyer - LaGuardia Community College (CUNY) Pearlstein Business Learning Center 102
	6.	It takes a Village: Academic and Student Affairs Partnerships for General Education Reform Gloria Oikelome, Dana Flint and Lenetta Lee - Lincoln University Lebow Hall 109
	7.	A Simple Model for Learning Improvement: Weigh Pig, Feed Pig, Weigh Pig Keston Fulcher - James Madison University Lebow Hall 209
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. To submit a review for a session, click on the session title.	Concurrent Session 4
	1.	Instructor-Sudent Engagement – Tracking Daily and Trending the Engagement Performance Zvi Goldman, Jane Bailey and Chris Szpryngel - Post University Goldman-Bailey-Szpryngel_presentation [pdf] Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 104
	2.	Linking Strategic Planning, Assessment and Resource Allocation for Innovative Curriculum Development and Student Success Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, Shayla Moore Prince - Cheyney University, and Sesime Adanu – SUNYBroome Community College Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 106
	3.	Design Studio for Ed.D. to Re-design School for the Future John Gould - Drexel University Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 108
	4.	Developing and Sustaining First Year Writing Assessment for Multiple Audiences Moe Folk, Amanda Morris, Krysta Prock and Patty Pytleski - Kutztown University Pearlstein Business Learning Center 101
	5.	The Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide: Using a Mobile Application Platform to Assess Behavior of Interprofessional Teams Carolyn Giordano and Shoshana K. Sicks - Thomas Jefferson University Pearlstein Business Learning Center 102
	6.	All in the Assessment Family: Using an Academic Assessment Model to Assess Co-curricular Programs Gina Calzaferri and Anne Wilkinson - Temple University Lebow Hall 109
	7.	Telling Our Story: Attempt to Combat Grade Inflation with Rubrics Claudine Thomas, Amanda Newman-Godfrey and Lynn Palewicz - Moore College of Art and Design Lebow Hall 209
11:10 – 12:10 p.m. To submit a review for a session, click on the session title.	Concurrent Session 5
	1.	Employing the Paulian Framework and Socratic Teaching Methods to Assess and Enhance Critical Thinking Millicent Carvalho-Grevious - Drexel University Grevious_presentation [pptx] Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 104
	2.	Assessment-Driven Core Reform Brian w. Newsome, Dmitriy Krichevskiy and E. Fletcher McClellan – Elizabethtown College Newsome-Krichevskiy-McClellan_presentation [pptx] Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 106
	3.	Flocking Assessment! Finding Professional Birds of a Feather Phyllis Blumberg - University of the Sciences Krishna Dunston - University of the Arts Stephen DiPietro - Drexel University Gloria Oikelome - Lincoln University Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 108
	4.	Settling the Score: Comparing IELTS and TOEFL Score Gains in a One-year Conditional Admissions Program Reese Heitner - Drexel University Heitner_presentation [pptx] Pearlstein Business Learning Center 101
	5.	Online Proctoring and FERPA: Safeguarding Student Data and Privacy Erik Cederholm - ProctorU Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 120
	6.	It's Not Just for Plagiarism - Using All Turnitin Features to Ensure Student Success Mike Scheuermann - Drexel University Pearlstein Business Learning Center 102
	7.	Strategic Move: Building Consensus in Service of Lasting Teaching and Learning Reform Debora Ortloff and Jacob E. Amidon - Finger Lakes Community College Ortloff-Amidon_presentation [pptx] Lebow Hall 109
	8.	Assessment Fellows Program – An Inside-Out Approach Gail Fernandez, Joanna Campbell and Jill Rivera - Bergen Community College LeBow209-Thur-1110-Fernandez-Campbell-Rivera [pptx] Lebow Hall 209
12:30 – 1:45 p.m.	Luncheon & Plenary Where are We Going? Linda Suskie Behrakis Grand Hall
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. To submit a review for a session, click on the session title.	Concurrent Session 6
	1.	The neXus @ Naz: Bridging Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Scholarship Maria Hopkins - Nazareth College Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 104
	2.	The Drexel DSLP Transcript and Instructional Decision Support System: Continuous Assessment in Context Donald McEachron - Drexel University Mustafa Sualp - AEFIS McEachron-Sualp_presentation [pptx] Lebow Hall 209
	3.	Assessment Annotations: A Simple and (Almost) Painless Way Document to Assessment of Student Learning Dale Mort - Lancaster Bible College Mort_presentation [ppts] Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 108
	4.	Communication as a Creativity Assessment in the Workplace: Voices from the Field Fredricka Reisman - Drexel University Helene Maliko Abraham, John Cahoon, Larry Keiser, Barbara McPhail, Leonardo Velez, Paul Watson & Rashanda Webber - Drexel University Pearlstein Business Learning Center 101
	5.	Identifying effective online instructors and instructional practices via the Red, Yellow, Green (RYG) Faculty Evaluation Scott Dolan and Jessica M. Lamendola - Excelsior College Pearlstein Business Learning Center 102
	6.	Catalyzing Improvement in Student's Critical Thinking Skills Elizabeth Lisic - Tennessee Tech University Lisic_presentation [pdf] Lebow Hall 109
	7.	Snapshots Session (A Collection of Mini Presentations) Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 106
	SS1	Assessment Drives Core Revision: Using Assessment to Invigorate the Core Belinda Blevins-Knabe and Joanne Matson - University of Arkansas at Little Rock
	SS2	An Efficient and Collaborative Model for Collecting, Processing and Reporting Student Learning Outcome Data Bina Daniel - Delaware State University Daniel_presentation [pptx]
	SS3	Ethics Education Assessment in MBA Core and Undergraduate Capstone Marketing Courses Lawrence Duke - Drexel University Duke_presentation [pptx]
	SS4	How Do You Like Me Now? Getting Students to Provide You with Formative Assessment Krishna Dunston - University of the Arts Dunston_presentation [pptx]
	SS5	“Critical Reading Skills in a College ESL Classroom: Between Question and Response” Jessie Iwata - Temple University
	SS6	I Can See Clearly Now the Pain is Gone Bonnie Kirkpatrick - Wilmington University Kirkpatrick_presentation [pptx]
	SS7	Encouraging Faculty Development Where You Can: Using a Review of Assessment Management Software Vendors Joanne Matson and Belinda Blevins-Knabe - University of Arkansas at Little Rock Knabe-Matson_presentation [pptx] Knabe-Matson_presentation2 [pptx]
	SS8	Focus, Focus, Focus! Using the “Laser Point” Process to Create Assessment Based Plans for Improvement Janet McNellis, Claire Sullivan and Roseanna Wright - Holy Family University McNellis-Sullivan-Wright_presentation [pptx]
	SS9	“Why Do I Have to Take this Course?” STEM Connections and Community Based Learning Monica Togna - Drexel University Togna_presentation [pptx]
	SS10	Cohorting: When a Course is Used to Assess Multiple Degree Programs Patricia Awerbuch - Drexel University Awerbuch_presentation [pptx]
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.	Break Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building Atrium
3:15 – 4:30 p.m.	Plenary Session Developing a Culture of Assessment in Student Affairs John H. Schuh Mandell Theater 424
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.	Reception Independence Visitor Center, Liberty View Ballroom (2nd Floor), 6th & Market Street

Friday, September 11, 2015

Time	Event/Location
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building Atrium
8:45 – 9:45 a.m. To submit a review for a session, click on the session title.	Concurrent Session 7
	1.	Sustainable Outcomes Assessment Builds on Faculty Expertise: A Tale of Two Systems S. Stravos Valenti, J. Bret Bennington and Terri Shapiro - Hofstra University Valenti-Bennington-Shapiro_presentation [pdf] Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 104
	2.	Building Reformed Practices in Highly Unionized Environment Ilene Kleinman, Yun K. Kim and Sony Tiwari - Bergen Community College Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 106
	3.	Engaging Faculty: On the Ground and Across the Pond Anne Wahl - Rochester Institute of Technology Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 108
	4.	Interpreting Assessment Process as Expressions of Campus Culture and Identity Irvin Peckham - Drexel University Carra Leah Hood - Stockton University Peckham-Hood_presentaion [pptx] Pearlstein Business Learning Center 101
	5.	Empower Your Students by Simplifying Scheduling! How Student Schedule Planning Benefits The Entire Institution Joe Jolesch - College Scheduler LLC Pearlstein Business Learning Center 102
	6.	Student Life Assessment: It's Not Like Herding Cats Erin Foley and Sarah Williamson - Notre Dame of Maryland University Lebow Hall 109
	7.	Outcomes Assessment: Developing a Program or College Level Plan Ed Guthrie and Bonnie Kirkpatrick - Wilmington University Guthrie-Kirkpatrick_presentation [pptx] Lebow Hall 209
	8.	Why Go Beyond Compliance? - Assessing Your Assessment System to Promote Continuous Improvement Zvi Goldman, Jane Bailey and Susan Lapine - Post University Goldman-Bailey-Lapine [pdf] PiSB 120
9:45 – 10:00 a.m.	Break Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building Atrium
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. To submit a review for a session, click on the session title.	Concurrent Session 8
	1.	Closing the Loop on Assessment - Improvements that Transform Student Learning Evonne Carter and Dean Roughton - College of The Albemarle Carter-Roughton_presentation [pptx] Carter-Roughton_presentation [docx] Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 104
	2.	Core Curriculum Outcomes Retrofit: Backing Into Assessment Seth Matthew Fishman, Marylu Hill and Peter Spitaler - Villanova University Fishman-Hill-Spitaler_presentation [pptx] Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 106
	3.	A Beginner's Guide to Best Practices in Assessment and Evaluation for Student Success/Support Programs Michelle Williams and Cassandra Green - Community College of Philadelphia Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 108
	4.	The Heat is On: Using a Curriculum Heat Map to Guide Curriculum Improvements Barbara Manaka and Matthew Kunkle - Temple University Pearlstein Business Learning Center 101
	5.	Student Affairs Assessment: Moving beyond participation and satisfaction Tia Brown - Cheyney University Lebow Hall 109
	6.	Utilizing & Linking Academic Assessment Outcomes to Strategic Planning Kathryn Strang and David Spang - Rowan College at Burlington County Lebow Hall 209
11:15 – 12:00 p.m.	Closing Plenary Academic Renewal in the Context of the New MSCHE Standards Sean McKitrick – Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building 120 Raffle drawings and box lunches available.