Putting Assessment into Practice: a Library Instruction Workshop

Sponsored by the Instruction & Information Literacy Working Group at the University of Washington Libraries, this hands-on workshop is for librarians who want to better understand what their students know before, during, and after library instruction sessions. The workshop will introduce accessible concepts, techniques, and technologies for implementing classroom assessment in any setting.

Date: August 18, 2008

Time: 8:30am to 3:00pm

Location: University of Washington, Seattle campus, Mary Gates Hall (MGH) (campus map)

Agenda

8:30-9:00 Check-in and coffee/pastries (MGH 228)

9:00 - 9:30 Welcome and Introductory comments (MGH 228)

Anne Zald, Head, Map Collection & Cartographic Information Services at the University of Washington Libraries, and member of the ACRL Institute for Information Literacy Immersion faculty

9:45 -10:45 Tools for Learning What your Students Have Learned: Outcomes for Classroom Assessment (MGH 228)

Margy Lawrence, Center for Instructional Development and Research (CIDR), University of Washington

11:00 - 12:00 Catalyst WebQ: Applications of Survey Tools for Information Literacy Learning Assessment (MGH Computer Classroom)

Deb Raftus, Romance Languages and Literatures Librarian, University of Washington Libraries, and Catalyst staff.

12:15 - 1:15 Lunch (MGH Commons)

Seeded small group informal discussion. Participants can choose a table/topic that interests them. Topics will be Learning outcomes, assessment tools (technology), assessment techniques (regardless of technology), Working with undergraduates, Working with graduates.

1:30-2:30 Click! Click! in the Classroom: Quick Assessment of Student Learning Using an Audience Response System (MGH Computer Classroom)

Janet Schnall, Information Management Librarian, Health Sciences Libraries, University of Washington

2:30 - 3:00 Wrap up (MGH Computer Classroom)

John Holmes, Undergraduate Services Librarian, Odegaard Undergraduate Library, University of Washington