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Institutional Assessment : Mapping the Curriculum

Institutional Assessment : Mapping the Curriculum. Micah J. Yarbrough Widener University. Law School Admission Council – Academic Assistance Training Workshop Denver, CO June 15, 2012. WIDENER UNIVERSITY. Main Campus Chester, PA. School of Law Delaware campus. Harrisburg Campus.

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Institutional Assessment : Mapping the Curriculum

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  1. Institutional Assessment : Mapping the Curriculum Micah J. Yarbrough Widener University Law School Admission Council – Academic Assistance Training Workshop Denver, CO June 15, 2012

  2. WIDENER UNIVERSITY Main Campus Chester, PA School of Law Delaware campus Harrisburg Campus

  3. Widener University & SOL Assessment Overview2004-Present • School of Law • Faculty Law School Representative appointed to TASL (Fall 2004) • SOL Assessment Plan submitted (Spring 2006) • Faculty In-Service: Assessment of Student Learning (Fall 2007) • Student Learning Assessment Committee (SLAC) created (two-campus faculty) (Fall 2008) • SOL Assessment Report submitted (Fall 2008) • Faculty “brown bag” Discussion on Assessment (Spring 2009) • SOL Annual Update Report (Spring 2009) • LSSSE Report (Fall 2009) • University • Strategic Plan adopted (Spring 2004) • TASL established (Fall 2004) • Office of Assessment created (Spring 2005) • ILOs approved by Faculty Council (Spring 2006) • 1st Call for Unit Assessment Plans (Pilot)(Spring 2006) • TASL Report to Vision 2015; ICASL created; General Education Goals adopted (Fall 2006) • Middle States visit (Spring 2007) • 1st Full Reporting Cycle (Fall 2007)

  4. Widener University & SOL Assessment Overview2004-Present • School of Law • Objectives/Outcome revision process begun (Spring 2010) • Objectives/Outcomes (revised) reported to faculty for discussion and approval (Fall 2011) • Faculty Assessment Survey administered (Fall 2011) • SOL Assessment Report (Fall 2011 – pending) • Faculty In-Service: “Curriculum Mapping” Exercise (Spring 2011) • Objectives/Outcomes (revised) (vote delayed) (Spring 2012) • Faculty Assessment Survey results collected (results pending) (Spring 2012) • Objectives/Outcomes (revised) (vote approved) (Spring 2012) • University • Weaveonline (assessment management system)(pilot) (Spring 2008) • 2nd Full Reporting Cycle (Fall 2008) • Transition to online reporting (Weaveonline)(Spring 2009) • 3rd Full Reporting Cycle (Fall 2009) • 4th Full Reporting Cycle (Fall 2010) • 5th Full Reporting Cycle (Fall 2011) • Vision 2015 Report (Fall 2011)

  5. Assessment Exercise Objectives • To gain insight of the faculty’s perception of where learning is taking place in the curriculum; • To understand the links and associations within the institution for meeting the demands of the curriculum; • To engage faculty in the assessment process

  6. Assessment Exercise MAPPING ASSOCIATIONS If asked to assess student learning in your course(s), • Who would you seek input from? • What programs or other units would you associate yourself with in executing this task? Course Program, Unit or Other

  7. Prof. Yarbrough (Sample) Skills Doctrinal Other Bar Tested Legal Methods Graduate Programs MBE Tested Academic Support LM JD LMMJ ELC

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