Assessment Week 2025
In Fall 2018, the Campus Assessment Subcommittee and the Office of the Provost hosted the first Assessment Day. In the years since the committee's rotating members and partners across campus evolved the event from one day to multiple days of programming spread across virtual/in person and synchronous/asynchronous opportunities to engage. Now held annually in March, Assessment Week includes workshops, presentations, and resources relating to assessment practices, current conversations, or relevant topics in assessing student learning and learning outcomes assessment.
This year, we are focused on helping you prepare and complete your Program Assessment Report. There will be office hours, a virtual workshop, and in person writing sessions at the Hub for Teaching and Learning.
- Engage in conversations about using evidence-based data to communicate about your academic programs
- Attend in person writing parties to work on your Program Assessment Report
- Browse through digital resources and example assessment reports
Schedule of Synchronous Events
Virtual Office Hours with Jess - 10:00am - 11:00am & 3:00pm - 4:00pm (please note NEW afternoon time - changed to 3pm)
Stop into open hours to talk to Jess LaGrange about ANYTHING assessment related!
Join Zoom Meeting https://umich.zoom.us/j/97408648050 Meeting ID: 974 0864 8050
Storytelling with Evidence - Based Data (zoom workshop)- 2:00pm
Presentation by the Assessment Subcommittee and Associate Professor of Communications, Troy Murphy, leveraging assessment data as compelling evidence to tell the story of your program.
Write Onsite in the Hub - 10:00am - 12:00pm
Bring your materials and your questions to the Hub to get started (or continue!) working on your Program’s Assessment report. There is limited space in the Hub - reserve your spot!
Virtual Writing Party, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Bring your materials and your questions to the Zoom to get started (or continue!) working on your Program’s Assessment report.
Join Zoom Meeting https://umich.zoom.us/j/93903795772 Meeting ID: 939 0379 5772
On-demand Materials
Browse online and self-paced resources, scroll through past workshops and presentations, and explore real examples of assessments and reports from your colleagues.
Assessment grants are available to provide your program with the resources to move forward with your assessment goals. Many programs have already used assessment grants to re-design shared assessment tools, gather and analyze assessment data on specific aspects of their programs, design protocols for continuous assessment, and much more.
These slides provide an overall look at what being an assessment coordinator for an academic program consists of and the work the role entails.
- Overview of assessment coordinator role
- Overview of program assessment material
- Review assessment planning and reporting schedule
- Briefly describe the sections of an assessment report
This slideshow includes excerpts and “shining” examples of thoughtful, program assessment from programs across the UM-Dearborn campus.
The Assessment Subcommittee developed an example Program Assessment Report using the newer template for a made up program - Underwater Basketweaving.