Greetings Colleagues,
The focus of our final spotlight of the academic year will be on the Assessment branch of the Center for Faculty Excellence. The CFE leads university-wide efforts in assessment of student learning and quality assurance of our online learning environments. In collaboration with other members of the CFE, Sarah Oliver, M.Ed., MBA, Program Outcomes Specialist, leads the CFE’s assessment efforts. Sarah is well-known for her kind demeanor and personalized consultations, as well as her detailed and extremely helpful user guides for assessment processes.
CFE assessment efforts happen in three primary areas. First, the CFE coordinates student ratings of instruction using Campus Labs (also called Anthology Evaluate). Campus Labs includes the IDEA System which is a nationally normed and valid instrument that provides evidenced-based resources to support teaching effectiveness. Second, the CFE regularly reviews online courses using a modified Quality Matters rubric to ensure the quality of online, hybrid, and hyflex courses. Finally, the CFE is responsible for procedures related to annual program assessment.
The assessment work of the CFE is greatly supported by the dedicated members of the University Assessment Committee. Members are involved in peer review of assessment reports, planning of the annual assessment symposium (this year it’s expanded to include teaching and learning!), and review of HLC and university policies related to assessment.
In the spirit of celebrating assessment, please enjoy the CFE assessment highlights sprinkled throughout this newsletter from many of our initiatives from the past year!
Lou Jensen, OTD, OTR/L
Associate Vice Provost-Interim, Center for Faculty Excellence
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| Mark your Calendar Now for the Inaugural Teaching, Learning, and Assessment Symposium on Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2024 |
Get ready to ignite your passion for teaching and student learning! Join us as Todd D. Zakrajsek, Ph.D., Adjunct Associate Professor and Associate Director of The Faculty Development Fellowship at the Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, delivers a compelling keynote on “Teaching so Everyone Learns.” The symposium will provide faculty members across our campuses the opportunity to share their innovative approaches to teaching, learning, and assessment through poster presentations, round table discussions, networking, and more. Don’t miss out on this chance to enhance your professional journey. Mark your calendars and set aside the time to invest in your personal and professional growth. Your future self will thank you!
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| | News from the Taskforce for Advancing Assessment of Student Learning |
The taskforce has been working to facilitate more meaningful assessment practices that advance student learning and minimize barriers in annual assessment report submission. Milestones include creation of a streamlined program assessment template and submission through a BlueQ survey, plans for development of a more meaningful
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peer review process including opportunities for consultation and mentoring, and creation of a BlueLine assessment report repository. The recommendations and work of the task force are also being used as our Quality Initiative Project (QIP) which is one of our requirements for institutional accreditation with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).
Feedback data results on the overall usability of the new annual assessment reporting system from those who have submitted thus far is very positive (5-point Likert scale; higher is more favorable):
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- 4.16/5 - The instructions for using this form were easy to understand.
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3.81/5 - The prompts on this form align with the purpose and goals of my program's assessment plan.
- 3.87/5 - This form encouraged me to think about how to use assessment data to improve my program.
- 4.06/5 - Reporting assessment through this form is preferable to using Taskstream.
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Getting the Most Out of Your Campus Labs Reports |
Did you know you can access evidence-based formative feedback to enhance your teaching effectiveness based on your Campus Labs student course evaluations? If your program uses the IDEA System questions and not your own questions in your end-of-course evaluations, read this article to learn how to access feedback.
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| Assessment Can be Simple,
Cost-efficient, and Useful |
Have you read, Assessment Clear and Simple, by Barbara E. Walvoord? Do you want to know a bit more about her book? Read Victor Klimoski’s review in Teaching Theology and Religion, p. 186– 187. Once the review piques your interest, you can link to Assessment Clear and Simple in the Reinert-Alumni Library. You may find why this is Provost Wilson’s favorite book on assessment!
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Creighton colleagues from across the university opened their classrooms for a pilot project called Open Nest. Creighton faculty visited and observed classes, whether in person, synchronously via Zoom or Panopto, or remotely by exploring an online asynchronous course. The pilot project lead faculty to learn from each other and continue to build a community of educators at Creighton interested in pedagogy.
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Congratulations to the Newly Awarded 2024-2026 Faculty Associates |
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Kimberly Beran-Shepler PT, DPT, OCS, FNAP Physical Therapy Department School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Faculty Associate
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Erika Dakin Kirby, PhD, Communication Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Senior Faculty Associate
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Ashley Fecht OTD, OTR/L, BCP, Occupational Therapy, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Faculty Associate
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Bobbi Greiner, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, Occupational Therapy, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Faculty Fellow
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Christopher Johnson, PT, DPT, EdD, CSCS, Exercise Science and Pre-Health Professions, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty Associate
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Maya Khanna, PhD, Psychological Science, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty Fellow
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George (Guy) McHendry Jr., PhD, Communication Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty Associate
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Angel Ogbeide, DDS, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Faculty Associate
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Peggy Rupprecht, PhD, Computer Science, Design & Journalism, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty Associate
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Ethan Schroeder, PhD, Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, Faculty Associate
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For nearly 25 years, the annual faculty development programming continues to evolve. Faculty Associates facilitate programs designed to enhance student learning; promote the scholarship of teaching and learning; and enhance effective teaching and learning, research, scholarship, and leadership. Nearly 50 Creighton faculty have been integral members of the Faculty Associates Program since 1999.
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Readily Available: Programs and Impact |
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This academic year, we’ve provided more than 45 CFE programs, thanks to the combined efforts of our faculty associates and collaborative partners.
Program impact with learners
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- Over 550 faculty and professional staff participated in the programs
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Several attended multiple programs, multiple sessions, with overall program attendance of 1,683.
- Programs offered in-person, hybrid, virtually
- New programs focused on building faculty communities and just-in-time micro learning topics.
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Just-in-Time
For those interested in accessing presentations or resources, register for an on-demand course available in Bridge. Once you hit the ‘register’ button, the course will be added to your personal dashboard, granting you round-the-clock access to all recordings and materials at whatever time suits you best!
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| Program Completion Rates
The completion rates of learners in the live and on-demand CFE programs in Bridge. Note: "Not Started" are learners who have the course on their platform and are awaiting a time to watch the program.
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Featured Program: What an Instructional Designer Can Do With You |
Instructional work is immensely rewarding, but also time-consuming, and even more challenging in isolation. These were just a few of the perspectives shared recently when CFE Instructional Designer Cristina Vélez, MS Ed. facilitated a panel discussion with faculty about working with an Instructional Designer. Panelists, Brooke Kowalke, PhD, English and Medical Humanities. College of Arts & Sciences and School of Medicine, CFE Faculty Associate; Mary Lee Brock, MEd, Negotiation, Conflict, & Resolution Director, Heider College of Business; and Joy Doll, OTD, OTR/L, Health Informatics Program Director, College of Arts and Sciences described the nature of their collaborations, and expressed the value and benefit the ID-Faculty partnership can bring for both faculty and students. To learn more about the Instructional Designers and what they can do with you, please see the following resources: handout and program recording.
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Supporting Student Learning: eLearning by the Numbers |
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2023-2024 Instructional Design Data
Instructional designers/technology specialists work 1-1 with faculty on the assignments, quizzes, and discussions in their Blueline courses. Everyone on the team has master’s degrees and experience in the application of pedagogical principles, educational theories, and instructional strategies to design and develop courses.
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| 2023-2024 Exam Development Data
Our Exam Team has expertise in supporting faculty and students in navigating our Creighton-supported exam technologies, from Examplify/ExamSoft to Examity and more.
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Tips and Best Practices for Online Exams: The CFE eLearning team has put together some helpful tips and best practices for creating and administering online exams through BlueLine. Find more information in the BlueLine Faculty Guides on Classic Quizzes and New Quizzes.
- Tackling the BlueLine Gradebook: For all questions ranging from “unmuting” grades (Grade Posting Policy) to using Speedgrader to leave feedback visit the BlueLine Faculty Guides on Grading.
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How to Publish Grades from BlueLine to Banner: Find more information on this, as well as instructions for reporting grades manually to the NEST, in the BlueLine Faculty Guides on Publishing Grades.
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| BlueLine available 24/7!
Canvas Support contact information can be found via the Help button in the navigation bar in BlueLine.
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