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Teaching & Learning Center Workshop

Are They Really Learning What We Are Teaching Them? Using Assessment to Enhance Teaching Effectiveness and Measure Student Learning

Presenter:
Jason Adsit
Presenter Affiliation:
University of Rochester
Location:
Slee Hall
Campus:
North Campus
Date:
10/19/12
Time:
8:30 a.m. - noon
Sponsor:
Teaching & Learning Center, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Office of University Accreditation and Assessment
Contact:
(716) 645-7700 (ubtlc@buffalo.edu)
Web site:
http://ubtlc.buffalo.edu/specialevents/

UB is committed to academic excellence and providing a transformative educational experience. Program Assessment is very important for ensuring that UB is achieving its goals and that students are leaving the institution with the knowledge and skills required to be successful in the 21st century.

This year's Genteels' Excellence in Teaching Seminar will be focused on the theme of Program Assessment and is an important professional development opportunity for faculty and staff. The aim of this seminar is threefold:

  • To examine several promising programs for developing and implementing program and classroom based outcome assessment systems;
  • To discuss the latest research on student learning assessment;
  • To provide participants with tools, tips and strategies for conducting meaningful, authentic assessment in their respective courses.

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