The ACRL Roadshow, Assessment in Action, will take place on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Mount Saint Mary College, Newburg NY.
The workshop will be facilitated by Lisa Hinchliffe and is based on the ACRL Assessment in Action program curriculum.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply action research as a means to designing robust assessment plans, practices, and processes.
- Implement assessment practices that document the impact of libraries on student learning, academic programs and activities, and institutional initiatives.
- Collaborate with key campus partners to plan and conduct assessment that aligns library outcomes with institutional initiatives, priorities, and assessment activities.
- Use the results of assessment and action research to foster support for library contributions to student learning and success.
Tentative Agenda
| Time | Activity |
| 8:30-9:30 a.m. | Introduction to Assessment and Action Research |
| 9:30-10:00 a.m. | Aligning with Institutional Priorities |
| 10:00-10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:20-11:30 a.m. | Assessment Cycle: Outcomes and Criteria Developing an Inquiry Question |
| 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Assessment Cycle: Evidence and Tools |
| 12:15-1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Assessment Cycle: Alignment and Casual Claims Assessment Cycle: Analysis and Interpretation |
| 2:30-2:50 p.m. | Break |
| 2:50-4:00 p.m. | Taking Action and Communication Collaborators and Stakeholders |
| 4:00-4:30 p.m. | Personal Learning Plan Community of Practice Next Steps |
Prepare for the Workshop
- Read the Executive Summary and browse the section on academic libraries (page 26-57) in the Value of Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Research Review and Report.
- Read executive summary and browse the rest of the Academic Library Impact on Student Learning and Success report.
- Browse reports from participant institutions in Assessment in Action (note: at the end of every report is a link the poster that the team did representing their project).
Visit the ACRL website to learn more about the Roadshow and the Assessment in Action program.