IE Assessment Seminars
Throughout the year, the IPA Office provides Institutional Effectiveness (IE) Assessment seminars and training sessions for educational programs. These sessions are designed to support FSU faculty and staff in the planning, assessing and reporting of IE for their programs. The sessions cover the following assessment components: selecting appropriate Program Outcomes or Student Learning Outcomes (if applicable, aligning Student Learning Outcomes and curriculum), designing sound assessment methodology, reporting results, analyzing them, and formulating improvement actions.
IE Assessment seminars for educational programs will be offered remotely via zoom. Exact dates and times are listed below. Please sign up to attend, and we will send you the zoom meeting details. Contact ipa@fsu.edu for support and to request a custom training session for your program/department.
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IE Portal User Trainings
The IE Portal facilitates systematic collection, analysis, and reporting of information related to planning and assessment of Program and Student Learning Outcomes. The IPA Office provides Institutional Effectiveness (IE) Portal trainings for all campus units. The training is designed to support FSU faculty and staff in navigating and reporting IE Assessment Results and Plans in the university IE Portal housed in the Nuventive Premier Platform.
All IE Portal training sessions for different university units will be delivered remotely via zoom. Exact dates and times are listed below. Please sign up to attend, and we will send you the zoom meeting details. Contact ipa@fsu.edu for support and to request a custom training session for your program/department.
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Summer Assessment Institute (SASSI)
Every summer, FSU offers a university-wide program called Summer Assessment Institute (SASSI). This important initiative is aimed at supporting our faculty in student learning outcomes assessment and betterment efforts. The Institute is the result of the multi-year collaborative work on behalf of all FSU Colleges, Office of Institutional Performance and Assessment, and the Provost Office. The participants are recruited based on recommendations from each College. Each participant receives a stipend of $1,500 upon successful completion of the summer programming. Please contact your College’s Associate Dean with any questions you may have about program participation. The Director of the Office of Institutional Performance and Assessment, Dr. Galiya Tabulda (gtabulda@fsu.edu) is also available for assistance.
Program Goals
- Improve Program and Student Learning Outcome assessment quality through best practices sharing and coaching,
- Encourage academic units’ ownership of valid and authentic assessment of learning through support and incentives,
- Empower academic unit leaders and faculty to build and sustain strong assessment culture in their educational programs.
Program Eligibility
- FSU faculty or staff member, preferably in leadership positions (chairperson, associate/assistant chairperson/dean, program director/manager, undergraduate/graduate studies director),
- With interest, bandwidth, and departmental support to implement assessment best practices in their departments/programs,
- Preference is given to participants with a support letter from department chairperson or college dean’s office indicating that participant’s work related to assessment will be included in their Assignment of Responsibilities (AoR).
Timeline and Structure
- All active program participation occurs during the summer semester,
- 8 asynchronous online modules focused on best practices in learning outcomes assessment,
- 4 in-person workshops where participants apply knowledge and practice skills in peer- and small-group setting,
- Participants may miss 1-2 in-person workshops and make them up later in a small group,
- 2-4 check points throughout fall and spring terms for program participants to connect and share assessment experiences and receive support.
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