2024 NEean Fall Forum
Navigating Change Through Effective, Transformative, and Innovative Assessment
November 8
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
Keynote Presentation Navigating Change: Lessons from the Office of Community College Research & Leadership (OCCRL) and the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) This plenary session brings together various paradigm shifts underway in our educational systems and institutions, specifically community colleges. Building off literature and resources from both OCCRL and NILOA, attendees will reflect on the current state of assessment at community colleges and explore the potential promises equity-minded and healing-centered assessment can foster if sustained. Dr. Gianina Baker is the associate director of evaluation, learning, and equitable assessment at the Office of Community College Research and Leadership. She supports and promotes OCCRL through her project management and assists with assessment/evaluation consulting services, public engagement, and the organization's research agenda. Dr. Baker still serves as the acting director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, a research-resource organization that provides thought leadership and technical assistance to colleges and universities nationally and is geared toward the assessment of student learning. Previously, Dr. Baker served as the director of institutional effectiveness & planning, director of institutional research, and as a counselor, all positions at Richland Community College. |
Event Overview
Agenda (all times listed are Eastern Time) | Concurrent Sessions (a sample only of the concurrent sessions) |
8:15 - 9:00AM | Registration & Continental Breakfast | Appreciative Inquiry: A Framework for Positive Transformation in Higher Education Presented by: Diane LaRocco, Annjanette Bennar, and Robert LeGary, Jr.; all from Goodwin University |
9:00- 9:10AM
| Welcome to the 2024 NEean Fall Forum Keynote Introduction and Overview of Agenda | From Overwhelmed to Empowered: How to Revolutionize Your Grading and Boost Productivity Through the Effective Use of Technology Presented by: Tmothy Hanway, Simmons University |
9:10 - 10:10AM
| Keynote Presentation - Dr. Gianina Baker | Embedding Institutional Learning Outcomes Beyond the Classroom Presented by: Craig Pepin, Champlain College |
10:15 - 10:25AM
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Break
| Building & Socializing Meaningful Data Visualization Tools Presented by: Abigail Scheg and Ana Gonzalez, both from University of New Hampshire |
10:30 - 11:15AM |
Concurrent Sessions
| Experiments in Contract-Grading for Equity, Inclusion, and Well-Being Presented by: Jennifer Campbell, John Madritch, and Dahliani Reynolds; all from Roger Williams University |
11:25 - 12:10PM | Concurrent Sessions | Navigating Pressures on General Education Presented by: Dennis Frey and James Lincoln, Lasell University |
12:15 - 1:05PM
| Lunch & Member Meeting | Infusing Peer Review into the College Classroom in the Age of AI Presented by: Summer Clark, Bill Porter, and Leah Van Vaerenewyck; all from Lesley University |
1:10 - 1:40PM | Poster Session Networking Time | Making the Student Your Partner: Collaborating to Increase Equity in Library Services Presented by: Jennifer Mandel, Shannon Yarbrough, Cindy Steward, and Kelly Duarte; all from University of New England |
1:45 - 2:30PM | Concurrent Sessions | Thriving in a Data Desert to Improve Student Outcomes Presented by: M. Andrew Young, East Tennessee State University |
2:40 - 3:25PM
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Concurrent Sessions
| Shared Governance and Faculty Leadership in Institution-Wide Assessment Initiatives Presented by: Diego Valente, John Cooley, and Lauren Schlesselman; all from University of Connecticut |
Thank you to our 2024 Fall Forum Sponsor
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