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UPDATES FROM THE FORUM'S OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE Janna Behrens Michelle Gere Nick Gozik Vic Savicki San Diego April 2014 OAR Committee Current committee: Kelly McLaughlin, Yale University, Chair Janna


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UPDATES FROM THE FORUM'S OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH COMMITTEE

Janna Behrens Michelle Gere Nick Gozik Vic Savicki

San Diego – April 2014

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OAR Committee

 Current committee:

 Kelly McLaughlin, Yale University, Chair  Janna Behrens, Amherst College  Elizabeth "Betsy" Brewer, Beloit College  Dennis Doyle, Central College  Nick Gozik, Boston College, Vice-Chair  Victor Savicki, Western Oregon University

 Open spots to be announced

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OAR Mission

 The Outcomes Assessment and Research Committee

seeks to assist administrators and faculty in identifying, assessing, and fostering positive

  • utcomes in students’ academic, intercultural, and

personal development through education abroad.

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OAR Projects: Past & Present

 Past Projects:

 BEVI Project  SAGE Research Project  Guide to Outcomes Assessment in Education Abroad  Position Papers

 Current &Ongoing Projects:

 Assessment Toolbox (including the Bibliography of

Outcomes Assessment in Education Abroad)

 Undergraduate Research Awards  Workshops & Presentations

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Outcomes Assessment & Research Toolbox

 What was working

 Standards Toolbox

 What was missing

 Assessment tools

 What was needed

 Clearinghouse of

assessment best practices & resources

 Help institutions assess

their individual program and office goals

 Build a platform for

sharing practical tools & best practices

Why a Toolbox? The Goal

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Outcomes Assessment & Research Toolbox

 Outside examples

 NILOA Learning Outcomes

Assessment Resource Library

 AAC&U Online Assessment

Resources

 Member feedback

 Works in Progress  Online survey  Beta testing

 Draft, review, revise - repeat

 Content  Design

 Soliciting feedback

 Today’s session

 Contributions from the field

 Expert team of reviewers

 Assessment

 Keep asking – what is working?

What is missing?

 Maintenance

 Initial launch  Adding new resources  Responding to member feedback

Building the Toolbox Growing the Toolbox

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Toolbox: A brief tour

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Toolbox: A brief tour

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Case Studies

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Assessment Texts

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Assessment Tools

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Glossary of Terms

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Assessment Bibliography

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Other Resources

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Roundtable Discussion

 Case Studies

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Suggestions and Feedback

 Submitting Resources  Ideas for the Future