Goal 2

Goal 2

Assessment culture

IU Southeast will improve the culture of assessment in academic, co-curricular and administrative activities.

1. Conduct annual assessment day for co-curricular and academic programs to promote best practices in assessment.
   1. Utilize annual assessment reports to identify program needs and focus for annual assessment day.
   2. Integrate assessment committees (co-curricular and academic) into planning process for assessment days.
   3. Update faculty and staff on revisions to assessment process at annual assessment day.
   4. Invite and encourage assessment award winners to present best practices at annual assessment day.
   5. Identify innovative assessment practices and recruit experts to present at annual assessment day.
2. The Institute for Learning & Teaching Excellence (ILTE) and Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) will provide increased workshops and support for faculty development in assessment.
   1. Increase partnerships for ILTE and OIE and assessment committees to develop and deliver assessment workshops.
   2. Increase awareness of assessment workshops or conferences for professional development.
3. Integrate assessment in new employee orientation and for existing employee development.
   1. Existing assessment committee, ILTE and OIE collaborate to develop a curriculum to promote positive assessment culture and share important practices.
   2. Incorporate assessment into all new employee orientation.
4. Create assessment awards for academic programs, courses and co-curricular units to recognize best practices and fund assessment development opportunities for faculty and staff.
   1. Continue assessment award for academic programs.
   2. Create assessment award for courses.
   3. Create assessment award for co-curricular and administrative units.
5. Provide opportunities for faculty and staff to share best practices in assessment.
   1. Invite assessment award winners to present at workshops.
   2. Create assessment-oriented presentations multiple times per semester.
   3. Develop and facilitate events for best practices in assessment.
   4. Highlight programs on biennial and triennial review, as well as co-curricular units who have advanced their assessment program on the OIE website.