The Office of Assessment would like to extend congratulations to Dr. Luciane Maimone of the Modern and Classical Languages department. Dr. Maimone won an assessment grant intended to evaluate student learning in online introductory Spanish courses as compared to seated courses. Dr. Maimone’s research team plans to assess student proficiency in both spoken and written … [Read more...] about Assessing proficiency in seated versus online Spanish beginner courses
Congratulations to Biology instructor Tina Hopper, who won an Assessment Grant for the Summer 2019 semester. Hopper’s project hopes to increase collaboration between general education instructors in Biology. Her hope is that if all general education instructors have parallel goals, all students will have a parallel learning experience regardless of which section of BIO 101 … [Read more...] about Increasing Collaboration to Enhance Student Learning in BIO 101
By Amanda Hadlock Open Education Resources are freely available materials, most of which are legal to reproduce, adapt, and/or distribute for educational purposes. Educators’ free access to this content is protected by fair use laws. Some benefits of using OER include increased accessibility/cost savings for students and instructors alike, availability of materials as … [Read more...] about Open Your Mind to Open Education Resources
Gen Ed report due? Have questions about your role as general education coordinator? Curious about how your course fits into Missouri State's General Education as a whole? During an informative session with the faculty members on CGEIP, they will answer your questions and you can write your Gen Ed Report before you leave. Additionally, attendees will share strengths of their … [Read more...] about Flipping the Script on “Gen Ed Reports”
Assessment will host our Annual Assessment Workshop in Glass Hall on May 21-22. This summer we are focusing on the General Education Goals 10: Life Science and 11: Physical Science. We sent out invitations to everyone who teaches courses in the Natural World section of general education. If you have colleagues or students who would be interested in attending, please let us … [Read more...] about Assessment Workshop is May 21-22: What You Need to Know