How Is the Agronomy Assessment Program Structured?
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| organizational chart and annual calendar of assessment activities and programs to stakeholders. | |
| assessment program coordinators and standing committee. |
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| course syllabi stating learner outcomes, and how these course-level outcomes are measured, reported and used. |
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| system of data collection which is sustained over time. | |
| annual reports to teachers and planners of our assessment program, in which the "feedback loop" is detailed. | |
| documented changes in learning caused by changes in curriculum, academic and support services. | |
| communication to stakeholders about the changes in learning enabled by the assessement practices of our program. | |
| methods of working together within and between departments and programs to facilitate and improve assessment activities. | |
Organizational Chart and Calendar
Annual CalendarThe Agronomy Faculty, as a whole, oversees the Agronomy curriculum. An Outcomes Assesment Subcommittee reports to the Agronomy Faculty through the Resident Teaching and Curriculum Committee Advisory Panel. This panel advises the agronomy faculty and department chair in matters that impact the resident teaching mission of the department, especially those pertaining to undergraduate students. Members of the Agronomy Outcomes Assessment Subcommittee are
Russ Mullen, Chair
Sherry Pogranichniy
Tom Polito
Mary Wiedenhoeft
Lee Burras
Ken Moore
Gretchen Zdorkowski
Course Syllabi & Course-Level Measurements
Data Collection
Annual Reports
Changes in Learning
Communication to Stakeholders
- Annual Report to Baker Council
- Alumni Newsletter
- Annual Presentation to Agronomy Club
Collaboration with Others
- Representative on College Assessment Committee
- Three Agronomy Curriculum Assessment Committee members participated in Connecting Student Learning Outcomes to Teaching, Assessment, and Curriculum. Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI. June 24-25 , 2002.
- Five Agronomy Curriculum Assessment Committee members attended Improving Student Learning in Your Department, a five-part workshop sponsored by the Iowa State University Center for Teaching Excellence. Fall 2002.
- Two Agronomy Curriculum Assessment Committee members participated in Connecting Student Learning Outcomes to Teaching, Assessment, and Curriculum. Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI. June 16-17 , 2003.