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Bryn Mawr College Mark Freeman , Director of IR, Planning, and Assessment

Lessons Learned from a Consortium Approach to Assessing Student Learning at the Department Level : A Teagle-Funded Collaboration. Bryn Mawr College Mark Freeman , Director of IR, Planning, and Assessment Nathan Wright , Assistant Professor of Sociology Haverford College

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Bryn Mawr College Mark Freeman , Director of IR, Planning, and Assessment

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  1. Lessons Learned from a Consortium Approach to Assessing StudentLearning at the Department Level: A Teagle-Funded Collaboration Bryn Mawr College Mark Freeman, Director of IR, Planning, and Assessment Nathan Wright, Assistant Professor of Sociology Haverford College Cathy Fennell, Director of IR Swarthmore College Robin Huntington Shores, Director of IR AICUP Assessment Workshop August 7, 2012 Project website: www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  2. Similar to many other TeagleSystematic Improvement projects Institutional collaboration is central. Emphasis is on closing the loop: using assessment results for institutional improvement. Disseminationof findings is key: changing institutional cultures around assessment, both internally and externally. www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  3. Dual focus of the grant: Effective and Sustainable assessment www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  4. Tri-College Teagle grant timeline Retreat IV: Evaluating assessment results Retreat II: Developing measures Retreat V: Closing the loop Retreat III: Organizational supports for assessment Retreat I: Defining goals Retreat VI: Disseminating results ' 09 Sep 2009 Feb 2010 Jul Dec May 2011 Oct Mar 2012 ' 12 Developing learning goals Developing measures Gathering data Analyzing results Closing the loop www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  5. Initial Teagle grant, now extended! Round One Departments Round Two Departments • Humanities • English, BMC • English Literature, SC • History, HC • Natural Sciences • Chemistry, HC • Computer Science, SC • Geology, BMC • Social Sciences • Educational Studies, SC • Psychology, HC • Sociology, BMC (attending) • Humanities • French, BMC • Philosophy, SC • Spanish, HC • Natural Sciences • Computer Science, HC • Physics & Astronomy, SC • Psychology, BMC • Social Sciences • Economics, BMC • Economics, HC • Political Science, SC www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  6. Stakeholders and sustainability www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  7. Stakeholder Relationships: Multilateral Leadership Issues • Questions requiring Provost action • What are the preferred moments to institutionalize department-level assessment of student learning? • Where does accountability for department-level assessment of student learning reside? • Whois responsible for sustaining support? • Leadership • Expertise • Coordination • Provosts • Sustainability Focus • Deference • IR • Faculty • Expertise www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  8. Stakeholder Relationships: Multilateral Leadership Issues • Questions requiring Provost action • What are the preferred moments to institutionalize department-level assessment of student learning? • Where does accountability for department-level assessment of student learning reside? • Whois responsible for sustaining support? • Leadership • Expertise • Coordination • Provosts • Sustainability Focus • Deference • IR • Faculty • Expertise www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  9. Lessons learned in navigating the IR role in assessment www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  10. Faculty flexibility trumps efficiency www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  11. Take what we can get www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  12. Doesn’t quite fit the model suggested by our accrediting agency www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  13. Creating time and space for assessment is a non-trivial consideration (ASSESSMENT AS AN ADD-ON) (ORGANIC CULTURE OF EVIDENCE) www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  14. Emphasize inter-DEPARTMENTAL over inter-INSTITUTIONAL collaboration among faculty (assessment) www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

  15. Raising the stakes may not yield better results www.brynmawr.edu/institutionalresearch/teagle/

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