Assessment Institute

2012 Assessment Institute

Call for Proposals

Important Dates:

All proposals due by March 19, 2012
Notifications will be sent out after June 1, 2012

Please consider submitting a proposal for the 2012 Assessment Institute. The deadline for submission is March 19, 2012. We would be particularly pleased to receive proposals addressing any of the 11 tracks listed in the bullet points below.

We will feature SPECIAL TRACK PLENARY SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS emphasizing assessment in:

Capstone Experiences (coordinator: Stephen P. Hundley, IUPUI)
Civic Engagement (coordinator: Robert G. Bringle, IUPUI)
ePortfolios (coordinator: Susan Kahn, IUPUI)
Faculty Development (coordinator: Pratibha Varma-Nelson, IUPUI)
First-Year Experience (coordinators: Sarah S. Baker, IUPUI)
NILOA (coordinator: George Kuh, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment and Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP)
Student Development (coordinator: Rob Aaron, IUPUI and Katie Busby, Tulane University)

In addition, we will present SESSIONS WITH NATIONAL ASSESSMENT LEADERS, the BEST PRACTICES FAIR, and additional learning opportunities emphasizing:

Accreditation
All Major Fields
Assessment Methods
Community Colleges
General Education

Keynote Panel

Thomas A. Angelo, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
Trudy W. Banta, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Peter T. Ewell, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems
George D. Kuh, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment and Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP)
Jeffrey A. Seybert, Johnson County (KS) Community College

Submission Guidelines:

Proposals must be submitted online by March 19, 2012; those submitting proposals will be notified of their status after June 1, 2012.
All proposals must be submitted online. In order to submit a proposal online you will be required to submit the title of your presentation, an abstract of 50 words or less, preferred format, primary track, co-presenter information, and a 1-2 page extended description that includes the goal of the workshop and how participants will be involved.
The coordinating presenter will receive a confirmation email confirming that the proposal was successfully submitted.
Preference will be given in the selection process to those proposals that include information about assessment findings and their use to improve student learning or institutional processes or services.
If your proposal is accepted for a presentation at the Institute, presenters and co-presenters are expected to pay registration fees and will need to register for the Institute via the Institute website beginning in August 2012.

You can submit multiple proposals. Click on the Add/Edit Proposal(s) link at the top to continue.

For more information, contact:

Karen Black

Institute Coordinator and Director, Program Review

Email: planning@iupui.edu