Assessment of
Academic Achievement 2008
Friday, October 17
The Community College of Aurora is hosting its fourth annual Assessment of Academic Achievement
conference. All administration, faculty, and staff involved in program or across the curriculum assessment were
invited to attend. Registration was free.
Conference Agenda
Activity
Time
Room
Conference begins at 8:15. Last-minute additions may register at the door.
| 8:15 – 8:45 | Forum | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:45 – 9:00 | Forum | Welcome |
| 9:00 – 10:00 | Forum |
Keynote: The Landscape Changes: Assessment, Accreditation, and Accountability, Bob Mundhenk, Assessment Consultant |
First Presentations (Choose one)
| 10:00 – 10:50 | C107 |
Put Your Money Where Your Assessment Is, Boyd Rodman, Duane Garrett. PCC |
| 10:00 – 10:50 | C207A&B |
Assessing Institutional Effectiveness for Strategic Planning,
Donna Chrislip. ACC |
| 10:00 – 10:50 | Rotunda |
Writing as an Assessment Tool in CTE programs, Kent Wright and Leland Williams. NJC |
| 10:00 – 10:50 | Forum |
Assessing Developmental English and Reading, Karin Blaske, Josie Mills and Michelle Van de Sande. ACC |
Second Presentations (Choose one)
| 11:00 – 11:50 | C107 | Colorado CTE’s Approach to Perkins Technical Assessment Requirement, Scott Stump, CCCS |
| 11:00 – 11:50 | Forum | Assessing On Line Learning, Tracey L. Trenam, Ph.D., Professor, History, Chair, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Aims CC. |
| 11:00 – 11:50 | Rotunda | Assessing Developmental Mathematics, James Gray, CCA. |
| 11:00 – 11:50 | C207A&B | Creating Rubrics That Work, Scott Reichel and Jill Stephens, CCA, |
Afternoon Session
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Forum | Catered Lunch |
| 12:30 – 1:20 | Forum | Keynote: Beyond The Horizon: Emerging Concerns In Assessment, Bob Mundhenk, Assessment Consultant |
| 1:20 – 1:30 | Forum | Evaluations |
Discipline Assessment Presentations/Breakouts (Choose one)
| 1:40 – 2:30 | C204 | Business & CIS, Constance Seiden, CCA |
| 1:40 – 2:30 | C106 | English, Scott Reichel, CCA |
| 1:40 – 2:30 | C112 | ESL, Maria Halloran, CCA |
| 1:40 – 2:30 | C107 | Health Occupations, Cindy Somers, ACC |
| 1:40 – 2:30 | C207A | Humanities and Fine Arts – Aesthetic Perception, David Spiegel, CCA |
| 1:40 – 2:30 | C114 | Math, Holly Ashton and Julia Pruett, PPCC |
| 1:40 – 2:30 | Rotunda | Science, Jill Stephens, CCA |
| 1:40 – 2:30 | C207B |
Social and Behavioral Sciences, Cindy Kamilar & Michael Trumbull, PPCC |
| 1:40 – 2:30 | C104 | Speech, Nancy Jackson, CCA |
| 1:40 – 2:30 | Forum |
Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning, Peggy Norwood, CCA |