The 2021 Summer Assessment Workshop will be held virtually on June 2, 4, and 7.
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.
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
June 2, 4, 7, 2021 virtual workshop
Individual Rate: $1,100
Team Rate: $975 per person (A team consists of two or more participants from the same institution.)
Special pricing may be available for very large groups or for need-based discounts. Please email Julie
Borgealt or call 414-382-6435 to discuss options.
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.
For more information about the workshop, registration, or consultations,