LOEX 2005

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Creating a Culture of Assessment: 

Creating a Culture of Assessment Using Formative Assessments to Evaluate Library Instruction andamp; to Promote Collaboration Susan Ariew, University of South Florida Nancy Seamans, University of Iowa Edward Lener, Virginia Tech

Getting to know each other: 

Getting to know each other Who we are - All Virginia Tech Hokies, but

Getting to know each other: 

Getting to know each other Who we are - All Virginia Tech Hokies, but Susan Ariew – from the University of South Florida

Getting to know each other: 

Getting to know each other Who we are - All Virginia Tech Hokies, but Susan Ariew – from the University of South Florida Nan Seamans – from the University of Iowa

Getting to know each other: 

Getting to know each other Who we are - All Virginia Tech Hokies, but Susan Ariew – from the University of South Florida Nan Seamans – from the University of Iowa Ed Lener – from Virginia Tech

Who you are – : 

Who you are – Academic librarians? From large institutions? From small institutions? Doing assessment? Sharing assessment with faculty? Assessment is part of institutional culture?

Point-Counterpoint: 

Point-Counterpoint Virginia Tech experience Librarian viewpoint (Susie andamp; Ed) Administrative viewpoint (Nan)

Virginia Tech: 

Virginia Tech Public, land grant 27,000+ students Centralized library system 31 librarians, 19 of them doing some kind of teaching

Already in place… : 

Already in place… The University Libraries @ Virginia Tech Training program in the library Data-driven decision making (DDDM) Early LibQual+™ participant Integral part of most projects

Assessment – Philosophically: 

Assessment – Philosophically Formative Evaluation NOT SUMMATIVE NOT PUNITIVE Flexible Widely applicable Used to inform decisions about teaching

Starting the Process…: 

Starting the Process… Summer 1999 – Instruction Department Opportunities for librarians to learn to teach Collaboration with experts on campus How to evaluate teaching, get better at it Develop tools to evaluate Departmental goal of 80% assessment 6 options – all largely teacher-focused

Getting Librarians On Board: 

Getting Librarians On Board Overcoming initial response Lowering the risks Offering choices Well, we guess it’s OK….

Assessment Tools: 

Assessment Tools Opscan forms and web-based forms – for both general and specific teaching situations 3-2-1 Cards Teaching portfolio

Departmental workshop: 

Departmental workshop June 2001 Help from our friends Review of the tools Review of the results, what to do with the results A EUREKA MOMENT!!

Slide15: 

Perhaps student-focused assessment would be preferable to teacher-focused assessment! EUREKA!!!

Workshop Outcomes: 

Workshop Outcomes Improving the existing tools Creating new tools Carbon forms Focus groups Retro interviews Worksheet for 1st year students

Using results for collaboration: 

Using results for collaboration Carbon forms – immediate feedback to faculty Retros andamp;focus groups – take faculty involvement to a new height 3-2-1 Cards – less informative but still useful Teaching portfolio – more an opportunity for reflection, but…

More about outcomes, tools: 

More about outcomes, tools Clearinghouse http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/clearinghouse/LOEX.html Created for internal use Shared vision Tools and teaching strategies Continuous improvement

Current state of affairs: 

Current state of affairs Susie andamp; Nan aren’t there anymore Continuing in new ways Ed at Virginia Tech Assessment still important Instruction being assessed, but less administrative emphasis

Parting Tips: 

Parting Tips Nan – Assessment as a developmental tool Susie – Assessment as a collaborative tool Ed – Realizing that there are times when assessment isn’t appropriate

Questions?: 

Questions?