IAP Technical Assistance

The main goal for the Associate Director for Institutional Assessment (Dr. Amy Moffat) for co-curricular programs, administrative units and leadership is to provide strategic, methodological and logistical support for annual, periodic review, and ad-hoc assessment that addresses campus priorities.

Initial Technical Assistance for all can include:

1. Consultations on assessment planning, methods, instruments, and how to summarize data and respond to results.
2. Provide assessment-related resources:

• handbooks, templates, examples, terminology, etc
• Small group workshops:
  • Assessment 101 (why we assess what we value, and not value only that which we can easily assess)
  • Creating multi-year assessment plans (how to -- using Handbook)
  • Logic model tool
  • Support for HR workshops presenting a variety of planning tools
• Asynchronous videos:
  • How to write good survey questions
  • Difference between goals, outcomes, objectives
  • Basics of data analysis, display, and reporting
• Institutional level data with collaboration from IRAR
  • Mapworks, NSSE, etc -
• Manage campus feedback processes on annual assessment reports (possibly through IAP working group)
• Provide assessment-related expertise on working groups, committees and task forces, standing and ad-hoc

Additional technical assistance from across campus (for example):

1. HR workshops for planning tools
2. ODEI - data from climate surveys

Individualized consultation will also be provided by the IAP leads or their representatives. Peer support will also be available through the IAPW and ODEI.