SACS-COC INSTITUTE ON QUALITY ENHANCEMENT AND ACCREDITATION

Houston, TX - July 19 - 22, 2009

This CD contains copies of all handouts distributed at the Summer Institute.   Breakout sessions are listed by day and in alpha order by last name of presenters.   To view these handouts you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader loaded onto your computer.  For a free copy of Acrobat Reader, please go to http://www.adobe.com/products/reader.  

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Sessions that do not have links were not available at the time of CD production. Please check our website at http://www.sacscoc.org/institute.asp after the institute for late additions.

Monday, July 20, 2009

Morning Plenary

Wellman, Jane V. - Access, Degree Attainment, and College Costs                   

 Afternoon Plenary

Kuh, George D. - The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment

Monday Morning Breakouts

Bosworth, Susan - Assessing Undergraduate Programs          

               Assessing Undergraduate Programs 1

               Assessing Undergraduate Programs 2

Bresciani, Marilee J. - Assessing General Education

               Assessing General Education 1

               Assessing General Education 2    

Doolittle, Peter E. - Developing a Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Senior Institutions

             Developing a Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Senior Institutions 1

             Developing a Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Senior Institutions 2

Hoey, J. Joseph - Defining, Assessing and Documenting Student Learning Outcomes at Senior Institutions

              Defining, Assessing and Documenting Student Learning 1

              Defining, Assessing and Documenting Student Learning 2

Jones, Barbara H. - Defining, Assessing, and Documenting Student Learning Outcomes at Community Colleges

McGuire, Saundra - Teaching Students How to Learn            

              Teaching Students How to Learn 1              

              Teaching Students How to Learn 2

Moon, Debra - Developing a Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Community Colleges

Nilson, Linda B. - Linking Teaching Methods and Student Learning Outcomes

               Linking Teaching Methods 1

Linking Teaching Methods 2

               Linking Teaching Methods 3

Seybert, Jeffrey A. - Assessing General Education Using Portfolios 

Monday Afternoon Breakouts (new topics only)

Hoey, J. Joseph - Assessing Graduate Programs      

               Assessing Graduate Programs 1

               Assessing Graduate Programs 2

Jones, Barbara H. - Assessing Community College Programs

Mince, Rose - Creating a Learning Culture and Acquiring Faculty Buy-In      

Nilson, Linda - The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map             

               Graphic Syllabus Outcomes Map 1

               Graphic Syllabus Outcomes Map 2

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Morning Plenary

Taylor, Mark L. - Teaching Today’s Learners

Tuesday Morning Breakouts

Armacost, Robert - Planning for the Development of the QEP

Duff, Cathy - Making a Case for Compliance

               Making a Case for Compliance 1

               Making a Case for Compliance 2

Kirkwood, William - Assessing General Education:  Challenges and Choices

North, Linda - Understanding Student Learning Styles

Palmer, Marila - What an Institutional Effectiveness Evaluator Looks For

               What an IE Evaluator Looks For 1

               What an IE Evaluator Looks For 2

Pet-Armacost, Julia - Conducting a Compliance Certification Readiness Audit

Schechter, Ephraim - Internet Resources for Student Outcomes Assessment

               Internet Resources Student Outcomes 1

               Internet Resources Student Outcomes 2

Taylor, Mark L. - Techniques in Teaching Today’s Learners

Tuesday Afternoon Breakouts

Calhoun-French, Diane - Perspectives of a Track A Chair of On-Site Committees                                                            

Cuevas, Nuria M. - Norfolk State University 

Janney, Suzanne & Clark, Maribeth - New College of Florida

Kirkwood, William - East Tennessee State University                          

Kurata, Marilyn - University of Alabama at Birmingham     

Millet, Michelle - Trinity University          

Silva, David - University of Texas at Arlington                       

Smith, Mark - Perspectives of a Track B Chair of On-Site Committees

Thompson, Sharon & Rogan, Robert - Brunswick Community College             

Tran, Veronique & Chadwick, Marjorie - University of Houston