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Addressing Six Critical Addressing Six Critical Questions of Senior Questions of Senior
AdministratorsAdministrators Using WEAVEonline
Jeanne Butler, Ph.D.Jeanne Butler, Ph.D.
Director of AssessmentDirector of Assessment
University of Nebraska KearneyUniversity of Nebraska Kearney
Focus on Curriculum IssuesFocus on Curriculum Issues
Assessment typically Assessment typically focuses on using focuses on using student learning student learning outcomes data to help outcomes data to help academic academic departments or departments or programs make programs make decisions about decisions about changes in the changes in the curriculum.curriculum.
Focus on Administrator’s Focus on Administrator’s IssuesIssues
Assessment should Assessment should also answer critical also answer critical questions of questions of administrators administrators including those of including those of the the provost/chancellor, provost/chancellor, vice chancellors, vice chancellors, deans and deans and department chairsdepartment chairs
Value to AdministratorsValue to Administrators
Administrators are Administrators are more likely to more likely to support the use of support the use of WEAVEonline when WEAVEonline when they see the value they see the value to the institution of to the institution of an application that an application that collects essential collects essential information and information and makes it accessible makes it accessible to key personnel. to key personnel.
Six Administrative IssuesSix Administrative Issues
1.1. AccreditationAccreditation
2.2. AccountabilityAccountability
3.3. AlignmentAlignment
4.4. BudgetingBudgeting
5.5. Strategic PlanningStrategic Planning
6.6. Decision MakingDecision Making
Accreditation QuestionsAccreditation Questions
How can our institutionHow can our institution
track compliance with track compliance with allall
the different the different accreditationaccreditation
requirements of requirements of regional,regional,
disciplinary, and otherdisciplinary, and other
agencies?agencies?
Accreditation EntityAccreditation Entity
►Set up entities by accreditation—SACS, Set up entities by accreditation—SACS, NCA, ABET, NCATE, AACSBNCA, ABET, NCATE, AACSB
►Set up standards as learning outcomes Set up standards as learning outcomes (wording from accrediting agency)(wording from accrediting agency)
►Track compliance and results under Track compliance and results under measures and findingsmeasures and findings
►Supporting documentation can be Supporting documentation can be uploaded into the document repositoryuploaded into the document repository
Accreditation TrackingAccreditation Tracking
Associating Multiple Associating Multiple StandardsStandards
Relating Outcomes to Two Sets Relating Outcomes to Two Sets of Standardsof Standards
ABETABET Mapping of Criterion 3 to Program Mapping of Criterion 3 to Program OutcomesOutcomes
Accountability QuestionsAccountability Questions
How can we How can we make our make our institution’s institution’s student learning student learning outcomes outcomes accessible and accessible and transparent to all transparent to all stakeholders?stakeholders?
Accessible InformationAccessible Information
Different stakeholders should have Different stakeholders should have access to appropriate information:access to appropriate information:
►StudentsStudents►FacultyFaculty►ParentsParents►EmployersEmployers►TaxpayersTaxpayers
Access to the DAR*Access to the DAR*
Alignment QuestionsAlignment Questions
How do we How do we identify where identify where General Education General Education and other core and other core learning learning outcomes are outcomes are being introduced, being introduced, reinforced, and reinforced, and evaluated?evaluated?
Mapping Level of Instruction Mapping Level of Instruction with with
General Education OutcomesGeneral Education Outcomes
Identifying Writing Skills Identifying Writing Skills in Different Majorsin Different Majors
Budgeting QuestionsBudgeting Questions
How can we identify How can we identify the costs of the costs of necessary curricular necessary curricular and other changes and other changes that are identified that are identified during the reporting during the reporting of assessment dataof assessment data
Resources RequestedResources Requested
Action Plan Tracking*Action Plan Tracking*
Future Action Plan Tracking*Future Action Plan Tracking*
Strategic Planning QuestionsStrategic Planning Questions
How can we track How can we track implementation implementation of our of our institution’s institution’s strategic plan strategic plan through the through the department and department and program levelprogram level
Tracking Levels of the Strategic Tracking Levels of the Strategic PlanPlan
Strategic Plan ProfileStrategic Plan Profile
Decision Making QuestionsDecision Making Questions
Where can I access Where can I access critical student and critical student and program program performance data to performance data to use in decision use in decision making and making and reporting to others reporting to others in the in the administration?administration?
Annual/Special ReportAnnual/Special Report
►Set up APRs as the Annual ReportSet up APRs as the Annual Report► Identify specific data needed from Identify specific data needed from
multiple groupsmultiple groups►Community ProjectCommunity Project►EventsEvents►Service LearningService Learning►Campus-wide applicationsCampus-wide applications
Program Review TopicsProgram Review Topics
Program Review ReportingProgram Review Reporting
Contact InformationContact Information
Jeanne ButlerJeanne Butler
Office of AssessmentOffice of Assessment
University of Nebraska KearneyUniversity of Nebraska Kearney
[email protected]@unk.edu
Questions/InformationQuestions/Information
How have you used reports and other How have you used reports and other WEAVEonline functions to provide WEAVEonline functions to provide information to administrators?information to administrators?
Please send your responses and any Please send your responses and any questions to Matt Urey at questions to Matt Urey at
WEAVEonline. WEAVEonline.
[email protected]@weaveonline.com