Online Webinars/Resources
- ECTL Knowledge Base | Best Practices: Learning Assessments
- Webinar
- Webinar
- InstructureCon 2024 Session
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- 2025 Grading Conference | Online | June 11-13th, 2025.
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- New Faculty Assessment Handouts - August 2023 and August 2022 (provided at New Faculty Orientation each year).
- NEean Webinar | May 15, 2024 | Attended by ECTL Staff
Friday SLO Talks
The theme for this Fall's Friday SLO Talks: "Personalizing, Assessing, and Shaping the Future of Student Learning".
Dates:
October 4 | Assessing Experiential Learning in Higher Education & Maximizing the Impact of Assessment: Linking Individual Achievement, Course-Based Data, and SLOs | 11:00 - 1:00 p.m. (MST) |
October 4, 11, 18, 25
November 1, 8, 15
December 6, 13
If you are interested in sharing expertise in the following areas, please visit the :
- Assessment of Student Learning
- Project-Based Learning
- Teaching to Mastery and Mastery Grading
- Competency-Based Education
- Performance-Based Assessments
- Learning Analytics and Data-Driven Instruction
- Personalized Learning Approaches
Matrix Pilot Program
The Ellbogen Center for Teaching & Learning (ECTL) Assessment Teach in collaboration with Dr. Francois Jacobs, in the College of Engineering & Physical Sciences, will continue to develop and pilot the UW Programmable Assessment Matrix. The UW Programmable Assessment Matrix is designed for curriculum mapping and assessment tracking.
This matrix was developed and successfully deployed during the National Accreditation visit for the Construction Management program and has proven successful with features that can be customized for use by other departments and academic programs.
We acknowledge and celebrate the UW Assessment Matrix pilot programs for their work and dedication to assessment for student learning: Honors College, ASL Certificate Program (College of Health Sciences), Gender and Women's Studies (College of Arts & Sciences), and the Master of Science in Learning, Design and Technology (College of Education).
"The University of Wyoming (UW) Assessment Matrix: Using Technologies to Advance Assessment for Student Learning" - UW Assessment Matrix presentation included in the 2023 Assessment Institute ( | page 38) in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Recruitment of programs to utilize the Assessment Matrix is ongoing and programs interested in utilizing the Assessment Matrix are encouraged to email Heather at hwebb1@uwyo.edu. You can find more information at the Assessment Matrix website.
Program Curriculum Map Resources:
Power Point Slides
Handouts
Recorded Presentations (AY 22/23)
Spring 2024 UW Assessment Academy | March 21, 2024
ECTL, the Office of Academic Affairs and UW Assessment Coordinators hosted the Spring 2024 UW Assessment Academy on March 21st.
The Assessment Academy highlighted excellent assessment for student learning work in the College of Arts & Sciences and provided an opportunity to share resources, learn from one another and celebrate commendable assessment work.
Thank you to our presenters: Dr. Katelyn Golladay & Dr. Jamie Snyder (Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology); Dr. Cindy Price Schultz, Justin Stewart & Dr. Sandy Hsu (Department of Communication and Journalism); Dr. Jeffrey Means (History Department); Dr. Melissa Murphy & Dr. Pamela Innes (Anthropology Department).
| Dr. Katelyn Golladay & Dr. Jamie Synder (Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology)
| Dr. Cindy Price Schultz, Justin Stewart & Dr. Sandy Hsu (Department of Communication and Journalism)
| Dr. Jeffrey Means (History Department)
| Dr. Melissa Murphy & Dr. Pamela Innes (Anthropology Department)
Fall 2023 UW Assessment Academy | December 7, 2023
The Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning (ECTL) hosted over 25 (32 registrants with 28 in attendance) colleagues at the UW Assessment Academy on December 7, 2023. Colleagues from across campus came together to engage in dialogues around best practices in program curriculum mapping, utilizing WyoCourses for course-level assessment and the culture of assessment. We were honored to highlight work from our colleagues in the College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing, and the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Petroleum Engineering.
| Dr. Steve Barrett (Vice Provost Undergraduate Education) & Dr. Janel Seeley (Ellbogen Center for Teaching & Learning)
| Dr. Tawfik Elshehabi (Petroleum Engineering)
Program Curriculum Maps: Program Reflections & Next Steps | Heather E. Webb Springer (Ellbogen Center for Teaching & Learning)
| Carrie Barr (School of Nursing)
Spring 2022 UW Assessment Academy
It was our pleasure to host the UW Assessment Academy on March 3, 2022. Over 35 colleagues participated in the Assessment Academy and attended a variety of sessions throughout the day related to the great work of assessment for student learning happening at UW. We were honored to highlight work for our colleagues in Academic Affairs, Ellbogen Center for Teaching and Learning (ECTL), College of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, College of Education, LAMP, College of Arts & Sciences, and the College of Health Sciences.
| Heather E. Webb Springer (Ellbogen Center for Teaching & Learning)
| Dr. Francois Jacobs (Civil & Architectural Engineering & Construction Management)
| Maggie Bourque (Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources)
| Rachel Watson (Learning Activity Mentoring Program)
| Dr. Janel Seeley (Ellbogen Center for Teaching & Learning)
| Dr. Andrea Burrows (College of Education)
| Dr. Eleanor Downey (Division of Social Work) & Dr. Mark Guiberson (Division of Communication Disorders)
| Dr. Steve Barrett (Academic Affairs) & Dr. David Mukai (College of Engineering & Physical Sciences)
UW Assessment Matrix: A Curriculum Mapping Tool
The Ellbogen Center for Teaching & Learning (ECTL) Assessment Team in collaboration with Dr. Francois Jacobs, in the College of Engineering & Physical Sciences, will continue to develop and pilot the UW Programmable Assessment Matrix. The UW Programmable Assessment Matrix is designed for curriculum mapping and assessment tracking.
This Matrix was developed and successfully deployed during the National Accreditation visit for the Construction Management program and has proven successful with features that can be customized for use by other departments and academic programs.
We acknowledge and celebrate the UW Assessment Matrix pilot programs for their work and dedication to assessment for student learning: Honors College, ASL Certificate Program (College of Health Sciences), Gender and Women's Studies (College of Arts & Sciences), and the Master of Science in Learning, Design and Technology (College of Education).
The UW Assessment Matrix was selected to present at the 2023 Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana. Presentation Title: "The University of Wyoming (UW) Assessment Matrix: Using Technologies to Support Advance Assessment for Student Learning."
For questions about the UW Programmable Assessment Matrix, please contact Heather Webb Springer | hwebb1@uwyo.edu
- Assessment Matrix Website
Assessment Information
Assessment Handouts for Faculty, Instructors & Staff
Institutional Partners
- Office of Institutional Analysis | Sue Koller, Manager & UW Assessment Coordinator
- Office of Student Affairs | Laurie Smith, Assessment Coordinator
- Assessment Matrix | Dr. Francois Jacobs, College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
- Academic Affairs
- University Studies Program | USP 2015 Committee & USP Next Gen 2026 Committee
National Survey Participation & Information/Data
- Spring 2024 - UW participated in both NSSE and FSSE.
- 2024 NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement) and FSSE (Faculty Survey of Student
Engagement Results Forthcoming December 2024/January 2025.
- FSSE Topical Modules Selected: Teaching Professional Development and Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL)
- 2024 NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement) and FSSE (Faculty Survey of Student
Engagement Results Forthcoming December 2024/January 2025.
- 2022 NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement) and FSSE (Faculty Survey of Student
Engagement) Results
- Additional NSSE/FSSE data and previous years data is available upon request. Please contact our office or Laurie Smith (las@uwyo.edu) to request this information.
- 2022 FSSE-NSSE Combined Report (contains responses from both faculty and students who completed NSSE or FSSE)
- (interactive FSSE reports)
- 2022 FSSE Snapshot (core survey reports from the FSSE survey)
- 2022 NSSE Snapshot (key findings from the NSSE survey)
- 2022 NSSE Higher-Impact Practices (participation in High-Impact Undergraduate Opportunities
Assessment Literature
- Meaningful and Manageable Program Assessment: A How-To Guide for Program Faculty (Mass & Kasimatis, 2017) |
- Assessment Clear and Simple: A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education, 2nd ed. (Walvoord, 2010) |
- Coming to Terms with Student Learning Outcomes Assessment: Faculty and Administrators' Journeys to Integrating Assessment in Their Work and Institutional Culture (edited by Peggy L. Maki, 2010) |
- Grading for Growth (Clark & Talbert, 2023) |
- Improving Student Learning at Scale (Fulcher & Prendergast, 2021) |
- Using Evidence of Student Learning to Improve Higher Education (Kuh, Ikenberry, Jankowski, Cain, Ewell, Hutchings, Kinzie, 2015) |
- Assessment to Support Learning and Teaching: Problems and Solutions (Alonzo, 2024) |
- Enhancing Learning Through Formative Assessment and Feedback (Irons & Elkington, 2022) |
- Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education, Volume Two: Strategies for a Changing Higher Education Environment (edited by Jane Marie Souza & Tara A. Rose, 2024)
- Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What To Do Instead) (Kohn & Blum, 2020) |
- Duke Learning Innovation & Lifetime Education:
- Columbia Center for Teaching & Learning:
- Inside Higher Ed (Robert Talbert, April 26, 2022)
- Reframing Assessment to Center Equity: Theories, Models, and Practices (edited by Henning, Baker, Jankowski, Lundquist, Montenegro, 2022) |
- Assessing for Learning: Building a Sustainable Commitment Across the Institution (Maki, 2011) |
- Learning Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty (Barkely & Major, 2016) |
- Iowa State University Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching:
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Center for Teaching Excellence Division of Student Success:
- Assessment Design: A Practical Approach to Improve Student Learning (Barrett, 2023) |
- Advancing Assessment for Student Success: Supporting Learning by Creating Connections Across Assessment, Teaching, Curriculum, and Cocurriculum in Collaboration With Our Colleagues and Our Students (Driscoll, Wood, Shapiro, Graff, & Maki, 2021) |
- Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers, 2nd ed (Angelo & Cross, 1993) |
- Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning:
- Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching:
- Iowa State University Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching:
- University of Colorado Boulder:
- Cornell University Center for Teaching Innovation:
- Carnegie Mellon University Eberly Center Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation:
- Degrees that Matter: Moving Higher Education to a Learning System Paradigm (Jankowski & Marshall, 2017) |
- Trends in Assessment: Ideas, Opportunities, and Issues for Higher Education, 2nd ed (edited by Stephen P. Hundley & Caleb J. Keith, 2024) |
If you are interested in reviewing or purchasing an assessment for student learning text, please contact Heather Webb (hwebb1@uwyo.edu)
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