I must confess – I am a book-a-holic. Of course in the field of higher education, I am surrounded by others with the same problem. Were it not for the invention of the e-reader, I am confident my home would now be completely overrun with my book collection and I would be fine with that!
I am a firm believer the answer to many of life’s issues are housed in books, so this year we are trying a new experiment: a joint effort of the Assessment Office and the Faculty/Staff Development Office, we are hosting a faculty assessment book club.
The book we are using for this inaugural offering is Assessing Academic Programs in Higher Education, by Mary J. Allen. Always a staple in our office, this book is a slim offering (8 chapters) packed with lots of great information on the basics of assessment. Everything from defining learning objectives, direct assessment techniques, to making sense of assessment data. This book is a great assessment primer.
So far we have 16 faculty signed up to join us on this inaugural journey – I’m so excited. We are hoping to make this a yearly adventure.
You cannot open a book without learning something.
Confucius
