Using Assessment Data To Create A Report & Implementation Plan For Academic Resource Centers

Key Takeaway  Where is the assessment template that will organize all this data? When can we possibly find time to run these reports? Who is going to carry the load of all this assessment? And how can we use the data to study where things are not good so that we can make them better? This webinar will demonstrate a populated Impact Workbook that answers all those questions—tab by tab. Challenge Assessment is often compulsory and cursory. It is often overdone and, therefore, rambling and meaningless. The data is honed and trimmed to substantiate and defend and, therefore, one-sided. If you are still approaching assessment in this way, then you might benefit from a unified approach committed to truth-telling. Marketing is another matter. The Impact Workbook will prepare the academic support center for this as well. The webinar will show how the report can translate into a printed report and presentation. But the emphasis will be on how we can best measure if we are reaching those who need us most.  Overview This webinar will demonstrate how to set up a collection of assessment reports as an Impact Workbook for a given annual year. You can think of it as a yearly report, but it intends to set up the team for a day of honest review—a day to consider where did we miss the mark and what is the action plan to set the course for improvement in the following year. The data yielded can be used for marketing—later—but for now—the team should put its mind to intentionally building reports for harsh scrutiny. The webinar will share how an assessment plan will take the time to consider all aspects of the operation that need improvement. The webinar participants will see the evolution of the report, as well as how it is implemented for discussion. The Impact Workbook most definitely harnesses a “divide and conquer” approach, but ultimately one person must author the pages, not for just a unified appearance for a unified purpose. This webinar prepares participants to be that author as well as the facilitator for a discussion of the data. Objectives Explain the touchstones of the assessment process as it leads to the Impact Workbook Emphasize the connection between assessment and action plans and follow up Develop assessment reports and train team members to run them as well as train how to make commentary on them Demonstrate to the unit how to roll out a Data Day for completing the assessment cycle Assess for the assessment—of course! Who Should Attend Tutoring Program Directors Supplemental Instruction Coordinators Peer-led Learning Team Coordinators Learning Center Professional Staff Administrators Any educator interested in learning more about assessment reports