New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention Conference Building Sustainable and Equitable Assessment Processes February 22 and 23, 2018 Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention Conference The twentieth-fourth annual New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention (NMHEAR) Conference 2018 will be held February 22 and 23 in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Hotel Albuquerque (hotel information below). The New Mexico Higher Education Assessment Association, Inc. (NMHEAA), a New Mexico non-profit corporation, presents the NMHEAR conference yearly. Officers and a board of directors operate the NMHEAA. The annual conferences is planned and managed by a Planning Committee that includes the officers of the NMHEAA and volunteers from various New Mexico institutions of higher education. Each year NMHEAR invites special guest presenters, leaders in the fields of assessment and retention. The conference also features presentations from state, regional and national experts in assessment and retention strategies. This year s featured presenter, Dr. Natasha Jankowski, is the Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) and research assistant professor with the department of education policy, organization and leadership at the University of Illinois-Champaign. Thursday, February 22 Conference Schedule 7:30 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Conference Registration 8:30 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m. Pre-conference Workshops 11:15 a.m. 12:45 p.m. Lunch and Keynote address Natasha Jankowski Keynote: Equitable Assessment Processes: Unpacking Implicit Design This keynote provides an overview of the integrated and connected nature of student learning and completion initiatives. Beginning with an exploration of three schools of thought on how to approach and engage with assessment, conference participants will learn about the relationship between equity and assessment, sustainable assessment practices, and how together they impact retention and graduation. Providing a holistic view of student learning, Dr. Jankowski will demonstrate how the role of learning outcomes assessment can be placed squarely in the center of a developing learning system. 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Friday, February 23 7:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Conference Registration 6:45 a.m. 7:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:00 a.m. 12:00 noon Concurrent Sessions 1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Post-conference Workshops 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pre-Conference Workshops Thursday, February 22 Workshop 1 Natasha Jankowski, Director of the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) Building Sustainable Assessment Processes: Mapping Student Learning This pre-conference workshop will provide a deep dive into engagement with meaningful curriculum mapping across a variety of places in which learning occurs. Using a framework, institutional examples, and exploring layers of mapping, this workshop provides a space to apply meaningful mapping within your unique, institutional context. This workshop will also provide resources and tools connecting curriculum mapping and assignment design. Workshop 2 Chris Burnham, Regents Professor, Emeritus, NMSU English Department, New Mexico State University-Las Cruces Susan Wood, Associate Vice President, Doña Ana Community College Assigning, Assessing, and Documenting: Writing-Across-the-Curriculum for Faculty at Two-Year Institutions and Professional Development Providers Do you want to learn how to: Communicate to students (and colleagues) why writing is important in your class and discipline? Write assignments that foster student learning and are manageable to grade Document student growth in writing and content-learning in your class, program, and institution? Participants in this workshop will leave with three tangibles:
a discipline-specific writing assignment clearly linked to course learning outcomes a research question and assessment plan investigating growth in student learning through writing in your classroom a strategy for documenting your project in your promotion and tenure portfolio Come prepared to explore why you use writing in your classes. Bring an assignment you currently use and would like to improve - if you have one. If not, no problem: you will have the opportunity to create one during the workshop. Bring a laptop or tablet to record and share your work. This is a hands-on, write-to-learn workshop. No PowerPoint bamboozle! We promise. Workshop 3 Devonna James, Dual Credit Coordinator/Advisor, ENMU-Ruidoso NM State Dual Credit Meeting Attendees will hear from both PED and HED regarding major rule revisions to dual credit that may be proposed by the time of the pre-conference. Secondary, post-secondary, and early college high schools will have the opportunity to talk about dual credit in New Mexico. Main objectives of the workshop include: Discussions with PED and HED about revisions to dual credit rules Discussions of best practices for dual credit advisement and planning Breakout roundtable discussions on dual credit topics Networking opportunities for statewide collaborations with dual credit professionals 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Post-Conference Workshops Friday, February 23 Workshop 1 Bobbie Derlin, Associate Provost, Emerita, NMSU System-wide Accreditation, Academic Planning And Program Review & Outcomes Assessment, New Mexico State University Las Cruces Evidence for Successful Accreditation How Much is Enough? Accreditation, student learning assessment and accountability activities at universities and colleges that were historically separate and often unrelated are now becoming more intertwined. Rather than accepting institutional assertions about processes implemented in self-study and other accreditation documents, accreditors are increasingly requiring evidence of effective implementation. How do you decide what is evidence and how do you decide how much evidence is enough? This workshop will help you answer these questions from varied perspectives of regional, specialized and programmatic accreditors. Small group and whole group conversations will provide opportunities for participants to share experiences and strategies the good, the bad and the ugly! Workshop 2 Annual Meeting of the New Mexico Association for Institutional Research and Planning The New Mexico Association for Institutional Research and Planning (NMAIRP) will hold its annual meeting. One to two presenters will speak on current issues related to institutional research and planning. All conference attendees are welcome to attend. Workshop 3 David Smith, Director of Assessment, New Mexico State University-Las Cruces + Others to be identified from statewide steering committee Preparing for Certification of General Education Courses following Statewide GE Reform This workshop, facilitated by members of New Mexico s Statewide General Education (GE) Steering Committee, will involve discussion and hands-on exploration of a proposed course certification process developed as part of statewide GE reform efforts. Participants will first be walked through the steps in preparing a sample course certification form including documenting how essential skills will be taught and assessed in the course. This will illustrate how essential skills rubrics might be used in adapting existing GE courses to the new skills-based GE framework. Participants will then be invited to work on preparation of a course certification form for a course of their choosing. Workshop 4 Ken Dvorak (NNMC) & Debby Knotts (UNM) NM - State Authorization Network (SAN) Summit This workshop is the organizational meeting for the New Mexico State Authorization Network (NM-SAN), and hopefully, the first NM-SAN Annual Summit. Featured speakers include Dr. John Lopez, Director WICHE SARA and NM HED
representative(s). The attendees will discuss needs & concerns then determine the NM-SAN's purpose, structure, and function. This meeting is open to conference attendees. Conference Hotel We are pleased to return to the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town as the conference hotel this year. The Hotel Albuquerque is holding a limited number of rooms for NMHEAR conference participants until February 2, 2018. The conference rate is $93 per night for single or double occupancy; all rooms are subject to 13% tax. When making reservations, please be sure to mention that you are attending the New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention Conference; otherwise, the hotel will not ensure the quoted group rate or guest room availability. After February 2, 2018, all rooms/suites not reserved with individual guest names and guarantees will be released to general inventory for sale. The Hotel will continue to accept reservations after February 2, 2018 on a space available and rate available basis only. Conference participants should contact the hotel directly for room reservations. Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town - 505.843.6300 800 Rio Grande Boulevard, Albuquerque, NM 87104 For additional conference information, contact Susan Wood, Conference Director, at 575.527.7711 or sandrusw@nmsu.edu Visit www.nmsu.edu/nmhear/ for the most up-to-date information on the conference schedule
New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention Conference R E G I S T R A T I O N Please type or print. Duplicate form as needed. Name Department Institution Address City, State, Zip Phone and E-Mail Registration Fees (Check each event you will be attending.) Check box if you are a presenter for the conference. Pre- Conference Workshops Conference Post-Conference Workshops Workshop # 1 (Jankowski) $60.00 Workshop # 2 (Burnham and Wood) $40.00 Workshop # 3 (Dual Credit meeting) Includes luncheon on Thursday and breakfast on Friday, sessions on Thursday afternoon, Thursday evening reception, and Friday sessions until noon $85.00 Workshop # 1 (Derlin) $40.00 Workshop #2 (NM AIR) Workshop #3 (Smith) Workshop #4 (NM-SAN) Total Submitted $ Registration may be paid by check, purchase order, or credit card. Credit Cardholder s name: Credit Card number: Expiration date: Three Digit Verification code: Purchase Order, please provide Purchase Order number and a copy of the PO: E-mail to send invoice to: Make checks payable to the NMHEAR. No refunds will be made after February 5, 2018. Return registration form and fees to: Eastern New Mexico University Office of Planning and Analysis, Station 2 Attention: Cristine Watson (email: Cristine.Watson@enmu.edu) Portales, NM 88130 575.562.2315; FAX 575.562.2244