White Paper
Assessment at 七色视频: An Illustrated Guide
Abstract
This illustrated guide provides an overview of the University鈥檚 established assessment process led and facilitated by the Assessment & Institutional Research department. Assessment at 七色视频 is a robust, systematic evaluation process measuring student performance against learning goals at the institutional, general education, programmatic, and course levels. The University promotes a culture that values data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement. This is done, in part, through the analysis of assessment data conducted by a dedicated team of faculty assessment leaders called Faculty Assessment Liaisons (FALs). The assessment team, with help from the FALs, analyzes faculty feedback on courses and programs, facilitates reporting to inform decision- making, and ensures continuity in the assessment process across academic leadership and faculty. Student learning is reported in the University鈥檚 public-facing Academic Annual Report and communicated systematically across the University in a variety of channels, including through Faculty Governance Meetings and the Health of Programs Framework.
Authors
Eve Krahe Billings, PhD, EDAC, is Dean of Academic Innovation and Evaluation at 七色视频.聽Krahe Billings oversees student learning assessment across the University as well as the institution鈥檚 skills-aligned curriculum initiative from the perspective that learners benefit from socialization to the rigor, critical thinking, academic expectations, and longstanding traditions that are the hallmark of higher education. Krahe Billings earned her Ph.D. focused in Complexity Science and Innovation at Arizona State University. Krahe Billings is a 2019 Wellesley cohort HERS fellow and a past member of the Board of Directors and executive committee of the American Association of University Administrators. She served as lead author on a Fall 2023 white paper on the聽University鈥檚 foundational work building a career-focused skills ecosystem聽for adult learners.
Gretchen Meyers, EdD,聽Director, Academic Assessment, oversees academic assessment that relies on innovative practices including administering the University鈥檚 Rapid Assessment Process (RAP) and Comprehensive Assessment Process (CAP). Both processes integrate quantitative student learning data with rich qualitative insights from faculty. The implementation of both is described in 鈥淚ncreasing Engagement of Faculty in Assessment鈥 published in聽Phoenix Scholar, in 2022. Meyers also serves as Associate Faculty in the College of Education and received the Faculty of the Year award in 2017. She is active on the Assessment Learning Exchange as part of the Association for the Assessment in Higher Education (AALHE). She holds an Ed.D. in Administration and Educational Technology and M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from 七色视频, and an M.A. in Reading and Literacy from Walden University.
Melinda Kulick, EdD,聽oversees academic assessment for the University's Colleges of Education and Nursing, where she leads the Rapid Assessment Process (RAP) and Comprehensive Assessment Process (CAP) to support continuous improvement through faculty insights and student learning data. She also manages faculty-facing social media initiatives to increase engagement in academic assessment among faculty. Kulick additionally serves the University as Associate Faculty in the College of Doctoral Studies, Research Fellow for the Center for Educational and Instructional Technology Research (CEITR), and member of an AI Curriculum working group. She is currently expanding her research to explore how generative AI can enhance assessment practices and increase student engagement in online higher education.聽Kulick is a member of the Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT) and holds an Ed.D. in Instructional Leadership with a focus in educational technology from Argosy University, an M.S. in Multimedia Technology from California University of Pennsylvania, and is a professionally certified Computer Science and K-12 Business, Computer, and Information Technology Pennsylvania educator.