Assessment
WorkshopsWorkshops
We offer workshops on a variety of assessment topics to support program learning assessment leaders and other faculty across the University. We cover the full cycle of Penn State’s program-assessment process requirements including assessment best practices, assessment in general education courses, and using Nuventive to submit reports.
Workshops are free and open to all members of the Penn State community via Zoom. Participants can join one or all workshops in the series.
Register for trainings through Penn State’s Learning Resource Network (LRN) by searching for the training by name and choosing the appropriate session based on your role in assessment reporting.
Nuventive Training for New Assessment Leaders
May 9th: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Get started with the ins-and-outs of Nuventive, the University’s assessment reporting software. Visit the Nuventive training webpage to check out the available Nuventive resources.
What’s New in Nuventive? An overview of key changes in the new user interface
May 8th: 12:30 – 1:00 pm
June 6th: 12:00 – 12:30 pm
Already experienced with Nuventive? Then you know it gets small tweaks every year and this year there will be a whole new look. We’ll provide a quick list of updates so you’re ready to submit your findings in June.
Nuventive Training for Academic Administrators and Disciplinary Community Members
May 7th: 12:00 – 1:00 pm
This training is specifically for those that engage with the assessment of multiple programs and across colleges.
Enhancing General Education: Implementing Penn State’s Assessment Approach
A workshop for Faculty Development and Collaboration
June 3rd: 10:00am – 3:00pm, Penn State Harrisburg
Sponsored by Penn State Harrisburg, Office for General Education, and OPAIR
Making the Most of Program Assessment
A Provost Endorsement Program
Fall 2024 – Spring 2025
This offering in the Provost Endorsement Program is designed to provide participants with the fundamental building blocks to complete meaningful and robust academic program assessments. This asynchronous, online series of workshops features two required and several elective modules for a personalized curriculum. Modules include reviewed activities with feedback from assessment professionals. While participants may join at any time and work at their own pace, the instructors will move through the content monthly beginning each fall.
Closing the Loop in Program Assessment
So, you have a virtual mountain of assessment findings. Now what? We’ll show you how to put those findings to good use by “closing the loop.”
Quick Start Guide to Program Assessment
Get started with program assessment at Penn State by learning the jargon and the basic requirements for reporting.
Incorporating Penn State’s General Education Learning Objectives Rubrics into your Course Assessment
Teaching a general education course? Learn how to use the rubrics developed by Faculty Senate to ensure that your students are meeting the University’s general education learning objectives.
Centering Equity in Program Assessment
Come learn practical tools for developing and implementing program learning assessment practices that reduce bias while improving transparency with Keynote speaker, Dr. Natasha Jankowski. Co-sponsored by OPAIR, the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence, and the Equity Pedagogy Network.
Crafting High-Quality Program Learning Objectives (PLOs)
Writing learning objectives is easy. Writing quality objectives is hard. Whether you’re new or experienced, come discover the secret to crafting high-quality objectives.
Charting Your Course: Fundamentals of program assessment planning
Just like planning a trip, it is essential to plan your programs annual assessment.This training will cover choosing your assessment destination and how to get there.