Past Workshops

December 3, 2024: 'High-Impact Practices' by Ms. Alexus Laster

In this workshop, Ms. Laster will introduce the concept of High Impact Practices (HIPs) and their unique influence at HBCUs. Ms. Laster will then explore how HIPs contribute directly to Howard University’s essential learning outcomes. She will discuss what HIPs look like at Howard University, helping participants to consider how they can nurture such experiences for students. 

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October 21, 2024: 'Alternative Approaches to Assessment' by Dr. Mandy E. Moore

As a seasoned instructor and scholar of critical pedagogical approaches, Dr. Moore will introduce alternative approaches to assessment in the classroom, including student self-assessment and ungrading practices, in this workshop. 

This conversation will encourage participants to think critically about ways to create equity in assessment practices and meaningfully involve students in the process of assessment.

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September 19, 2024: 'What’s the Deal with Assessment, Again? A Refresher on the Howard Annual Assessment Process' by Dr. Pavithra Suresh

In this presentation, Dr. Suresh reviews the Howard Annual Assessment Process (HAAP) and what is expected from units. The Assessment team encourages all chairs and assessment-responsible individuals to review this informative session! 

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Mar 19, 2024: 'Making the Most of Course Evaluations' by Dr. Michelle Searles

In this presentation, Dr. Michelle Searles, the Director of Assessment in the School of Education at Howard, leads a conversation on how faculty can interpret course evaluation data, demystify student feedback, and implement curricular changes.

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Feb 26, 2024: 'Assessment for Student Affairs' by Alexus Laster

In this presentation, Ms. Laster, a Student Affairs professional, discusses how administrative units that engage in student affairs and student development can utilize the Howard Annual Assessment Process to better support their efforts. This conversation covers how to approach assessment planning for student affairs/development, how to think about student learning outcomes, and how to best capture the work your unit is doing to support students.

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Jan 24, 2024: 'Closing the Loop: An Introduction to Institutional Effectiveness' by Taneika Thompson, MBA

Ms. Thompson, our inaugural Director of Institutional Effectiveness, delves into the purpose of institutional effectiveness and how this practice can support the Howard Annual Assessment Process in terms of building transparency and reporting on institutional successes. Ms. Thompson will review some of the takeaways from AY 22-23 and offer some best practices for continuous improvement.

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Sept 21, 2023: 'Academic Integrity and Assessment' by Dr. Morris Thomas

This engaging presentation, presented by Dr. Thomas, delves into the principles and practices that underpin ethical scholarship and equitable evaluation by considering the nexus between academic integrity and fair assessment in higher education. Join us to explore strategies for fostering a culture of honesty, integrity, and accountability among students, while also honing your skills in crafting reliable and unbiased assessment methods.

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Oct 11, 2023: 'Establishing a Meaningful Mission' by Dr. Daphne Bernard

Dr. Daphne Bernard is Associate Provost of Accreditation and Assessment. In this presentation, Dr. Bernard will discuss how to approach your unit’s mission statement with the new Howard Essential Learning Outcomes in mind.

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November 2, 2023: 'Assessment & Accreditation' by Dr. Daphne Bernard

Dr. Daphne Bernard is Associate Provost of Accreditation and Assessment. In this presentation, Dr. Bernard will present on how to align your Assessment plan to ongoing accreditation processes.

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November 14, 2023: 'General Education at Howard: Past, Present, and Future'

Dr. Anderson led a workshop focused on enhancing student success initiatives through effective assessment strategies and continuous improvement practices. This workshop aims to empower educators, administrators, and support staff in higher education institutions to critically evaluate and enhance the impact of their student success programs.

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Closing the Loop on Data Collection - January 19, 2023 11 AM ET

You’ve gathered and analyzed your data, now what? Communicating and using assessment results from across the department is a critical aspect of the assessment cycle. However, “closing the loop” often gets pushed aside as assessors are pressed for time or uncertain about the most valuable way to share results. In this session, you will explore strategies for communicating results to various audiences, overcoming barriers to using the results to improve resource and service delivery to students, and collaborating with stakeholders to build capacity around evidence-based decision-making. This session will provide concrete examples of how to effectively synthesize and use results with a variety of audiences to inform decision-making and inspire change. It will also address how to utilize the assessment reports from Planning & Self Study to increase resource allocation and implement campus change.

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Storytelling and Data Visualization - February 22, 2023 12 PM ET

Data storytelling is set to become an essential skill set that all Student Affairs assessment professionals need. Conducting good assessment has been a significant focus within our field for many years, but we have more work to do when it comes to learning how to visualize and share our data in powerful ways. The idea that emotions and logic are opposites has led to disastrous efforts to effect change that can end up accomplishing the opposite of what we want. Using data viz and storytelling as a vehicle to understand our students, we can motivate people to act together and collectively solve problems and contribute to positive change on our campuses. Come hear more about strategies you can use to present and craft powerful stories around your data that will support positive change.  

Proactive Assessment Planning - March 30, 2023 12 PM ET

Developing an assessment plan requires a coordinated effort that brings together various assessment project plans.  It can look at just one program or event, or it can be a coordinated effort that requires a variety of approaches, methodologies, analysis and storytelling techniques to share a more comprehensive picture of how our work contributes to student success. In this presentation, we will discuss methods to being proactive instead of reactive in the assessment planning process, as well as looking beyond the current landscape and planning for the next academic and fiscal year. 

Collaborating in Asessment - April, 12, 2023 12 PM ET

Effective assessment practices involve the right people even if you are assessing only in a single class or Co-curricular experience, collaboration with others is important for several reasons. In this session we will have experienced professionals from across the academic and non-instructional spaces to discuss how collaboration brings value to the assessment process and helps us all reach our goals and outcomes. 

Assessment Day 2023

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Session Recordings:

September 7, 2022 Intro to HAAP
September 21, 2022 Developing and aligning LOs
October 12, 2022 Proactive Assessment Planning (rescheduled to 10/26)
November 16, 2022 Exploring Equity in HBCU Assessment

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