2025 NEean Fall Forum
a virtual event
November 7, 2025 from 10AM to 4PM Eastern Time
Mission-Driven Assessment in the Age of AI: People First, Programs Forward
Strengthening Institutional Resilience through Collaboration and Innovation
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Keynote Presentation Beyond Data: Leveraging Change Management to Maximize Assessment’s Impact in Higher Education Assessment is only as powerful as the change it inspires. Yet too often, assessment results are collected, reported, and shelved—failing to translate into meaningful action. This keynote, grounded in the book Maximizing the Impact of Assessment in Higher Education: Closing the Loop with Change Management, co-edited by Cynthia Cogswell and Gavin W. Henning, challenges higher education leaders to rethink how they approach assessment work. Drawing on organizational change theories and real-world institutional case studies, the talk explores how embedding intentional change management practices within the assessment cycle can build momentum, foster buy-in, and ultimately close the loop in ways that lead to improved learning, development, and institutional effectiveness. Attendees will leave with practical strategies and a renewed vision for how assessment, when coupled with a structured approach to change, can drive continuous improvement across campuses. Presented by: Cindy Cogswell, Ph.D. and Gavin Henning, Ph.D. Register HERE for the 2025 NEean Fall Forum |
Event Overview
Agenda (all times listed are Eastern Time) | Concurrent Sessions (a sample only of the concurrent sessions, more to come!) |
10:00- 10:15AM
| Welcome to the 2025 NEean Fall Forum | AI-Supported Assessment: Practical Tips to Integrate AI into Your Workflow Presented by: Elissa Lu, Clark University |
10:15 - 11:00AM | Keynote Presentation | Forget AI Detection: Learn How New Assessment Tools Can Drive Real Learning Presented by: Justin Horwath, Tufts University |
11:00 - 11:20AM
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Break
| Leading through the AI Whirlwind: Implications for Teaching, Assessment, and Change Presented by: Ilka Kostka, Northeastern University |
11:20 - 12:05PM |
Concurrent Sessions
| Why Should We Assess Reflection in an AI-Infused Assignment and Not Proficiency? Presented by: Steve Covello, University of New Hampshire |
12:20 - 1:15PM | Concurrent Sessions | Assessing Institutional Belonging in First-Year Seminar Courses Presented by: Gavin Henning, Nicole Decoteau, and Allie Birchmeier, all from New England College |
1:15 - 2:15PM
| Lunch & Member Discussion | Faculty First: Building Goodwill and Better Assessment Through Customized Workshops Presented by: Lauren Webb, Sarah Beth Gable, and Leslie Kilgore; all from Community College of Rhode Island |
2:15 - 3:00PM | Concurrent Sessions | The Mythical Assessment Hero: Propelling Success through Systems Thinking and Organizational Learning Presented by: Jeremy Penn, University of Iowa |
3:15 - 4:00PM
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Concurrent Sessions
| Advancing Course Consistency through Design and Networks Presented by: Lauren Schlesselman, Sally Chamberland, Phil Birge-Liberman and Diego Valente; all from University of Connecticut |
Thank you to our 2025 Fall Forum Sponsor
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