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Institutional and Team Issues. CNI. Collaborations among sectors involved in activities related to use of Internet in research and education Institutional team-based projects New Learning Communities Assessment in the Networked Environment Institution-wide Information Strategies.
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CNI • Collaborations among sectors involved in activities related to use of Internet in research and education • Institutional team-based projects • New Learning Communities • Assessment in the Networked Environment • Institution-wide Information Strategies
TAP Institutions Need To: • Have a commitment to the improvement of teaching and learning • Have a systemic focus on change • Have a specific campus focus(s) for change • Involve technology in the transformation • Integrate assessment into the planning of transformation of T&L
Institutional Support • Top level support for: • Mission of transformation • Commitment of resources • Commitment to act on knowledge gained through assessment
External pressure for accountability Major investments in technology Desire to improve overall effectiveness of T&L Suspicion of assessment Lack of resources for assessment Interest in narrow or incremental improvements Environmental Factors Promoting TAP Hindering TAP
1: “Name that change” • What is important in your institution? • Uncover institutional documents that can be used to develop a framework for assessment • Focus on transformative goals related to teaching and learning
2: Plan your assessment • Identify the stakeholders • Determine the audience for assessment activities • Inventory institutional capacity, such as “READY”
2 (cont): Plan your assessment • Consider institutional culture • Determine key indicators • Prioritize activities • Identify methodologies • Develop an implementation plan • Stay flexible
Key attributes of a successful plan • Realistic • Resourced U. Central Florida
Institutional TAP Teams • Team charge should come from upper levels of administration • Team members should be drawn from stakeholder groups • Teams should include someone with genuine assessment expertise
Team Participants • Faculty • Institutional Research • Assessment/Evaluation Offices • Department/College of Education • Center for Teaching Excellence • Instructional Technology • Library • IT
Successful teams • Develop a common mission and shared meaning • Find value in contribution of unique skills and perspectives of various sectors • Share vocabularies
Successful teams • Develop a working style • Discuss team process • Make time for team work
Team strategies • Go through READY as a team • Take the online course as a team (ASU West)
We Need Your Involvement • Take the READY assessment branch • Critique the TAP Rubric • Contribute case studies • Help plan or host additional workshops (June 2003 with AAHE)
TAP Website http://team.educause.edu/tap READY http://www.educause.edu/ready Questions? vsuter@educause.edu Rubric Critique browng@wsu.edu