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Centering Equity in Program Assessment Workshop

October 25, 2023

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Centering Equity in Program Assessment was a half-day Zoom workshop held on October 25, 2023, that provided faculty and assessment leaders with resources that standardize equity as a vital component of program assessment. Keynote speaker, Dr. Natasha Jankowski, higher education and assessment expert and former Executive Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment, shared practical tools for developing and implementing program learning assessment practices that reduce bias while improving transparency.

Members of Penn State’s Equity Pedagogy Network engaged workshop participants in interactive activities to help them explore and apply equitable assessment practices. Co-sponsored by OPAIR, the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, and the Equity Pedagogy Network, the workshop was free of charge and open to all Penn State employees.

Click here to view a recording of Dr. Jankowski’s keynote address and the Equity Pedagogy Network panel discussion.

Keynote Speaker

Dr. Natasha Jankowski is a higher education and assessment expert and the former Executive Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA). Under her leadership, NILOA was the proud recipient of the ACPA Contribution to Higher Education award. Dr. Jankowski currently serves on the faculty of New England College. Prior to New England College, she served as graduate program coordinator and research associate professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with the department of Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership. She is the author of various assessment-related books, articles, and reports; and she regularly presents, nationally and internationally, on assessment of student learning processes and practices. She holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Illinois, an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from Kent State University, and a B.A. in philosophy from Illinois State University.

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