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Accreditation And Assessment: What You Need To Know!, Frederick Burrack
Accreditation And Assessment: What You Need To Know!, Frederick Burrack
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
For many academic leaders, preparing for and successfully addressing accreditation expectations can be challenging. In this interactive session, a panel of representatives from multiple disciplines will provide advice and answer questions on how to prepare for and address accreditation expectations. Panel participants will be selected from assessment directors and program directors with successful experience in a variety of accreditation situations. Session participants will be invited to ask questions specific to their academic situations enabling the panel to provide insights toward a successful accreditation experience.
Impementing Self-Study Review Feedback, Margaret A. Thomas-Evans, Denise Bullock
Impementing Self-Study Review Feedback, Margaret A. Thomas-Evans, Denise Bullock
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Department Chairs who are writing a self-study or program review will benefit from this session on implementing self-study review feedback and learn how to leverage feedback to argue for new hires, additional resources for projects, and support for worthwhile initiatives.
The New Normal, Adjuncts And Part-Time Instructors, Jeff Knox, Julie Rabun, Kim Hawkins
The New Normal, Adjuncts And Part-Time Instructors, Jeff Knox, Julie Rabun, Kim Hawkins
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Department chairs are under increasing pressure from administration to replace departing full-time professors with adjuncts. The chair is faced with a challenging environment that includes navigating personalities, workloads, student perception, varied commitment levels, and meeting accreditation standards. Strategies are discussed as participants share ideas to navigate this complicated issue.
Alignment Of Global Outcomes For Assessment And Accreditation, Ken Ryalls
Alignment Of Global Outcomes For Assessment And Accreditation, Ken Ryalls
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Influential higher education organizations aspire to measure different sets of global student outcomes, yet widespread agreement exists. This presentation centers on how IDEA's Student Ratings of Instruction Learning Objectives align with global outcomes from AAC&U's Value Rubric, Lumina's DQP, HLC's Criteria for Accreditation, and NSSE's Engagement Indicators.