Assessment and Recommended Next Steps 61/80 on-campus faculty participated in the assessment of the day’s activities. This number constitutes half of the faculty overall, and about 75% of on-campus faculty who participated in either the morning, the afternoon, or both exercises. Below are the results of the assessment. Participants sometimes responded by marking more than one answer, or by responding candidly. These responses are all reflected in the table and text below: Question A. I really do B.I’m starting to C. Why do we D. Horsefeathers! (E.) Write-in want to know understand how have to keep more about how this all doing this stuff? to help my students achieve EOU’s learning outcomes. 1. When I hear the Run and hide phrase 2 We’ve already “learning outcomes 24 32 6 Nah—“Animal done this before assessment,” I Crackers” Oh, God! Not think to myself, another meeting! A. understanding B.appreciating C.feeling D. thinking, E. Write-in the larger picture colleagues who befuddled and “Horsefeathers!” of assessment at are confused. EOU. knowledgeable and enthused about student learning and outcomes assessment. 2. I arrived a I have used skeptic this time to prepare for morning, but I 27 28 6 2 classes, none of the leave this Nah—“Duck above, why 4 hours afternoon Soup” for what takes ½ [although many hour? edited that they did How diverse the not arrive a ways faculty from skeptic]: different disciplines and work are Weary A. it be fun B. a clearer C. renewed D. Oh, E. Write-in to have more understanding of enthusiasm for horsefeathers! opportunities to how my program the teaching talk to colleagues fits into the profession. about what 21st university century students curriculum. should know and be able to do. 3. The biggest This is going to takeaway for me take a lot more today was: 31 21 3 5 work and even Nah—“A Night at more meetings to the Opera” make real progress Greater appreciation for colleagues Words—just words Recommended Next Steps for Programs (these will take more categorization and synthesis):
Assessment and Recommended Next Steps 61/80 on-campus faculty participated in the assessment of the day’s activities. This number constitutes half of the faculty overall, and about 75% of on-campus faculty who participated in either the morning, the afternoon, or both exercises. Below are the results of the assessment. Participants sometimes responded by marking more than one answer, or by responding candidly. These responses are all reflected in the table and text below: Question A. I really do want to know more about how to help my students achieve EOU’s learning outcomes. B.I’m starting to understand how this all C. Why do we have to keep doing this stuff? D. Horsefeathers! (E.) Write-in 1. When I hear the phrase “learning outcomes assessment,” I think to myself, 24 32 6 2 Nah—“Animal Crackers” Run and hide We’ve already done this before Oh, God! Not another meeting! A. understanding the larger picture of assessment at EOU. B.appreciating colleagues who are knowledgeable and enthused about student learning and outcomes assessment. C.feeling befuddled and confused. D. thinking, “Horsefeathers!” E. Write-in 2. I arrived a skeptic this morning, but I leave this afternoon [although many edited that they did not arrive a skeptic]: 27 28 6 2 Nah—“Duck Soup” I have used time to prepare for classes, none of the above, why 4 hours for what takes ½ hour? How diverse the ways faculty from different disciplines and work are Weary A. it be fun to have more opportunities to talk to colleagues about what 21st century students should know and be able to do. B. a clearer understanding of how my program fits into the university curriculum. C. renewed enthusiasm for the teaching profession. D. Oh, horsefeathers! E. Write-in 3. The biggest takeaway for me today was: 31 21 3 5 Nah—“A Night at the Opera” This is going to take a lot more work and even more meetings to make real progress Greater appreciation for colleagues Words—just words Recommended Next Steps for Programs (these will take more categorization and synthesis):
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