[ Tri-College Teagle Assessment Project ]

Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore colleges collaborate to develop best practices for effective and sustainable department-level assessment of student learning

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•    [ 2012-14 retreats ]




•    [ 2009-12 participants ]

•    [ 2009-12 retreats ]

• [ projects ]
• [ measures ]
• [ library ]
• [ sustainability ]

[ proposals / reports ]

• Original grant proposal (March 30, 2009)
  
• Year 1 report (June 10, 2010)
  
• Year 2 report (June 10, 2011)
  
• Grant extension request (January 24, 2012)
• Year 3 report (June 15, 2012)
• Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (AICUP) presentation of round 1 work (August 7, 2012)
  

[ timeline / process ]

Note: This is the timeline for the 2012-2014 round of departments.

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[ about the Teagle Foundation ]

The Teagle Foundation aims to strengthen liberal education by providing the
intellectual and financial resources necessary to ensure that today's
students have access to challenging, wide-ranging, and enriching college
educations, and that they succeed at the highest possible level.

[ 2012-2014 participants ]

[ Bryn Mawr ]	[ Haverford ]	[ Swarthmore ]
Humanities department faculty
French Pim Higginson, Associate Professor	Spanish Ana Lopez-Sanchez, Assistant Professor	Philosophy Tamsin Lorraine, Professor
Natural Sciences department faculty
Psychology Marc Schulz, Professor	Computer Science John Dougherty, Associate Professor	Physics and Astronomy Eric Jensen, Professor
Social Sciences department faculty
Economics David Ross, Associate Professor	Economics Ana Preston, Associate Professor	Political Science Benjamin Berger, Associate Professor
Provost's Office representatives
Kim Cassidy, Provost	Kim Benston, Interim Provost	Thomas Stephenson, Provost Patricia Reilly, Associate Provost
Institutional Research and Assessment Offices
Mark Freeman, Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment Richard Barry, Assistant Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment	Catherine Fennell, Director of Institutional Research Gilda Koutsiouroumbas, Assistant Director of Institutional Research	Robin Huntington Shores, Director of Institutional Research Alexander McClung, Assistant Director of Institutional Research

[ 2012-2014 retreats ]

Retreat #1: April 19, 2013 (Bryn Mawr)

•   Campus Map for a campus map with parking and retreat location information
•   Agenda for an agenda
•   List of retreat attendees
•   Link to participating department's learning goal statements

[ 2009-2012 participants ]

[ Bryn Mawr ]	[ Haverford ]	[ Swarthmore ]
Humanities department faculty
English Jane Hedley (2009-2011), Professor Bethany Schneider (2011-2012), Associate Professor	History James Krippner, Professor	English Nora Johnson (2011-12), Professor Peter Schmidt (2009-11), Professor Craig Williamson, Professor
Natural Sciences department faculty
Geology Arlo Weil, Associate Professor	Chemistry Alexander Norquist, Associate Professor	Computer Science Tia Newhall, Associate Professor Lisa Meeden, Professor
Social Sciences department faculty
Sociology Mary Osirim (2008-2009), Professor Nathan Wright (2009-2011), Assistant Professor	Psychology Wendy Sternberg, Professor and Associate Provost	Educational Studies K. Ann Renninger, Professor Lisa Smulyan (2009-11), Professor and Associate Provost
Provost's Office representatives
Kim Cassidy, Provost	Linda Bell, Provost Wendy Sternberg, Associate Provost	2009-11: Connie Hungerford, Provost Lisa Smulyan, Associate Provost 2011-12: Thomas Stephenson, Provost Patricia Reilly, Associate Provost
Institutional Research and Assessment Offices
Mark Freeman, Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment Richard Barry, Assistant Director of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment	Catherine Fennell, Director of Institutional Research Gilda Koutsiouroumbas, Assistant Director of Institutional Research	Robin Huntington Shores, Director of Institutional Research Alexander McClung, Assistant Director of Institutional Research

[ 2009 - 2012 retreats ]

Retreat #1: September 11, 2009 (Bryn Mawr)

• Retreat agenda 
• Charlie Blaich (Wabash Center for Inquiry in the Liberal Arts) presentation 
• Wabash Center for Inquiry in the Liberal Arts Good Teaching Practices
  
• Model assessment loop
  
• Flawed model assessment loops (for critique at retreat)
• Assessment critique exercise guide (used to critique flawed loops)
  
• Glossary of assessment terminology
  
• Definitions of direct and indirect assessment
• Summary of B. Walvoord Making Assessment Simple
• PowerPoint slide show from the retreat outlining assessment loop
  

Retreat #2: January 26, 2010 (Haverford)

• Retreat agenda
• Proposed "assessment loop" projects:
  
• Bryn Mawr: English, Geology, Sociology
• Haverford: Chemistry, History, Psychology
  
• Swarthmore: Computer Science, Educational Studies, English

Retreat #3: September 3, 2010 (Swarthmore)

• Retreat agenda
• Outline of current assessment structures

Retreat #4: February 4, 2011 (Bryn Mawr)

• Retreat agenda
• Discussion topics gleaned from administrator journals

Retreat #5: November 4, 2011 (Haverford)

• Retreat agenda
• Rubric for departmental assessment reports
• Final departmental assessment reports
  

Retreat #6: April 20, 2012 (Swarthmore)

• Assessment Forum agenda
  
• 4-6pm Tarble All-Campus Space, Clothier Hall
  
• Register for event (click here)
  
• Directions to Swarthmore
• Campus map / parking

       Other retreat materials:

• Summary of Round 1 projects
• Haverford History department rubric