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Join Ms. Stephanie Lehman, Assessment Analyst, and Dr. Kim Hogelucht, Associate Professor of Business at Point Loma Nazarene University, as they present: Students Engaged: Our Institution's e-Portfolio Story Wednesday, January 29 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm CT To learn more about the presenters, this webinar and to register, click below: Point Loma Nazarene University will present on the conditions leading up to the need for an e-Portfolio initiative across the campus, the creation of an e-Portfolio template for use, the transition from hard copy portfolios to e-Portfolios, and the value students gained from having an e-Portfolio in the job search process. Attendees will also gain insight into this institution’s systematic process for transitioning students and faculty from a binder portfolio to an e-Portfolio and be able to view examples of e-Portfolios for business, nursing, family and consumer sciences, and promotion/tenure. Website

You may be interested in joining Inside Higher Ed editor Scott Jaschik for a review of the findings of our 2013 Survey of College and University Admissions Directors, conducted with Gallup. Related Topics Include: concerns about meeting enrollment goals responses (or lack thereof) to the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action addressing concerns about private student loans and "gapping" paying commission to international agents misreporting of admissions data for rankings Download Survey  Other Webinars Join Webinar 

Promoting innovative assessment through Weave at UMKC: The benefits of quantitative assessment data and supplemental qualitative reports. Dr. Nathan Lindsay is the Assistant Vice Provost for Assessment at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and was formerly the Director of Student Life Assessment at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He completed his M.S. in Instructional Technology at Indiana University and his Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration at the University of Michigan.  He has authored more than 25 articles and given 60 national presentations on issues related to higher education.  His research interests include efforts to enhance the holistic development of students, the improvement of learning and teaching, and the integration of technology into higher education contexts.   University of Missouri - Kansas City has been a Weave member since 2010. Date: Tuesday, September 24 Time: 2pm - 3:00pm (Eastern) https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/36

Presented by: Dr. Marsha Watson President of the Board of Directors, AALHE Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation National Louis University Dr. Kathleen Gorski Director of Assessment National Louis University On July 1, 2011, federal regulations concerning the assignment of academic credit took effect.  The "credit hour" is now codified in terms of the Carnegie unit (aka "seat time)  Like other institutions of higher learning, National Louis University needed to move quickly to confirm compliance by reviewing current practices, and articulating expectations of the five basic delivery formats (face-to-face; online; hybrid; internship; independent study) and time-on-task for student in- and out-of-class activities. Dr. Marsha Watson, a long-time assessment professional, is co-founder and current President of the Board of Directors of the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE)