Over the summer – We were still busy in the Office of Outcomes Assessment…
The OOA hosted a faculty workshop with Dr. Tom Angelo, on “CATs and COLTs: Classroom Learning Techniques and Collaborative Learning Techniques.” Dr. Angelo has consulted on teaching, assessment and learning improvement in 17 countries and throughout the United States for more than 60 higher education associations/systems and more than 250 postsecondary institutions. Internationally, Tom has been awarded fellowships from the Fulbright Program (Italy), the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Portugal), the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (Australia) and the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
He has authored or co-authored five books and more than thirty-five articles and chapters. His best-known publication is Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers, 2nd Edition, with more than 100,000 copies in print.
The truly great news is he is coming back to JCCC in the Spring as the keynote speaker for the 5th Annual Regional Community College Assessment Conference on April 10, 2015!
Hands-on Workshop on the Cycle of Assessment
In addition to the Angelo event, the OOA hosted two new workshops on assessment where faculty from JCCC spent the day developing assessment plans and earning a certificate of development on assessment. Over thirty faculty participated in one of the two offerings where they developed their research question, an assessment plan and assessment tool, as well as participating in a session on using Excel to capture and analyze their data. The next offering of the workshop will be in January, 2015, prior to Professional Development Days (keep an eye out for additional information).
New Member of OOA – Mary McMullen-Light
The OOA welcomed Mary McMullen-Light into the new role of Research Coordinator. Mary comes to JCCC with over 20 years of experience working with faculty as the director of the Writing Across the Curriculum Program at the Longview campus of Metropolitan Community College.
In that role, Mary created and conducted professional development experiences for faculty and coached instructors on how to use writing as a learning tool. She was also very active in General Education outcomes assessment and helped design and implement numerous assessments across the college. Mary’s role in the OOA will include working with the Director to support program review and assessment initiatives.
It should be noted that Mary arrived just as long-time employee of JCCC, Janice Mires, retired as an Administrative Assistant in the Office of Outcomes Assessment. Janice had served in various offices on campus for 19 years!
