Assessment Workshop

Schedule  | Registration Information

The 2022 Summer Assessment Workshop will be held virtually on June 8, 10, and 13. An optional two day in-person retreat will be offered June 13 and 14 for those wishing to work with an Alverno consultant on the Alverno campus (extra fees apply). 

This comprehensive, hands-on workshop will prepare education leaders to understand and explore learning outcomes, competency-based education, student-assessment-as learning, and institutional assessment while learning directly from Alverno College—a global leader. Workshop attendees will develop a deep, practical understanding of how to: 

• Ensure Student Learning and Engagement: Consider the critical questions about educational principles while working to ensure meaningful outcomes and experiences for students across diverse learning platforms. 
• Learn to Apply Strategies to your Classroom: Learn more about writing and refining self assessment prompts, giving feedback, and more that you can apply to your classroom.
• Design Institutional Strategies: Effectively align institutional/program/course outcomes, develop authentic assessment strategies, and build systemic support. 
• Develop an Action Plan: Discuss practical approaches to further develop your unique curriculum and make it more responsive to diverse learners and real world contexts. 

Workshop Schedule

During the Workshop, participants will:

• Engage in hands-on work sessions and receive one-on-one assistance with their projects from experienced Alverno faculty and staff. 
• Gain insight from professionals with extensive experience designing and implementing assessment methods aimed at developing and assessing competencies. 
• Observe student assessment in action and learn firsthand how to foster student learning. 
• Receive feedback on assessment design, teaching practices, and curriculum. 

Workshop sessions begin at 9 a.m. and end by 3:30 p.m. (CDT), with some additional material for you to review asynchronously. 

Sessions include:

• From Principles to Practice: Transforming Education 
• Competency-Based Education 
• Assessing Individual Student Learning 
• Feedback and Self Assessment 
• Designing Student Performance Assessments 
• Creating and Aligning Program and Course Outcomes 
• Mapping a Curriculum 
• Special interest work groups that are generally discipline-based 
• lndividual/Team Work Time 

Presenters

Our Workshop presenters are full-time teaching faculty, administrators, and staff from various disciplines and backgrounds at Alverno. You will get to know our team and experience multiple opportunities for informal discussions addressing your specific questions and needs.

Assessment Workshop Registration Fees

Continuing Your Work After the Workshop

Do you need more time to reflect and work on a project or an area of inquiry with individualized consultation and support from Alverno faculty and staff? Workshop participants will receive discounted Alverno consulting rates for up to one year after the workshop. Contact us to arrange for an Alverno consultant at your campus.