Roompact is proud to sponsor of ACPA’s Residential Curriculum Institute. Offered annually to educators and professionals in residence life and education, the Institute is a three day series of sequential workshops and sessions that teach participants how to implement a curricular approach to education in the residence halls.
As provider of software that enables colleges and universities to implement and track a residential curriculum, Roompact is on the ground in Oklahoma this week. In case you missed it, we’ll be recapping each day of the institute:
- Day 1 RCI Recap
- Day 2 RCI Recap
- Day 3 RCI Recap (current)
DAY THREE
https://twitter.com/RodrinaMoore/status/920632277784293376
Session 4
Beginning: Assessing Student Learning
with Kathleen Gardner, Ryan Lloyd, Anne Stark, and Craig Orcholski
Where does your fear come from when you hear the word "assessment?" @CraigOrcholski #ACPARCI
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Assessment goes beyond satisfaction & retention, it shows students are actually learning with us. @CraigOrcholski #ACPARCI
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Each piece of assessment is a part of the puzzle – helps us put together the big picture. @CraigOrcholski #ACPARCI
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Assessment: Any effort 2 gather, analyze & interpret evidence – describes institutional, dept, divisional or agency effectiveness. #ACPARCI
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Common challenges to assessing learning. @StarkAnneR #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/4HqnHJpiDh
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Components of a comprehensive assessment model (Upcraft & Schuh) #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/deGbKZjUXL
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Assessment Plan Considerations #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/7rCefY2HxS
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Assessment is not an egg… you don't just sit on it. @CraigOrcholski #acparci
— Kat Kane (@Kitty02kat) October 18, 2017
Sample assessment tools from “Classroom Assessment Techniques.” #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/W70KKAKKwy
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Help students feel compelled to engage in your assessment by telling them how you've USED that data in the past. @CraigOrcholski #ACPARCI
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Strategies to Develop a Culture of Assessment #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/gFUYKMVh9Z
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Tips for sharing data! (USE it!) #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/Kimj4fRj7R
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
8 Essential Elements of Effective Information Sharing (Christakis & Demeter) #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/2C2SAMWj2Z
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
How to tell your story #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/guuSXgJfVx
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Suggested Reading on #SAassess #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/8oY2wh7w6o
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Student learning is not rocket science. It's harder. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't do it. @KeithEPhD #ACPARCI
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
Intermediate/Advancing: Developing A Curriculum Assessment Plan
with Jim Tweedy and Steve Herndon
Embed your assessment plan into the culture. When people shift out of the organization, it can continue just as the curriculum does. #acparci
— Jason Johnson (@greppson) October 18, 2017
Helpful resource and worksheet by Jim Tweedy and Steve Herndon. #acparci pic.twitter.com/frvZGfFzjT
— Will you shut up, man? (@doctrinthehouse) October 18, 2017
Think about how you are going to assess an outcome as you write it. If you can't see a clear path to assessment, it isn't a good outcome. #acparci
— Jason Johnson (@greppson) October 18, 2017
Anticipate what audiences may want from your assessment and make a plan. You don't want to tack it on at the end. #ACPARCI
— Jason Johnson (@greppson) October 18, 2017
How do our efforts (in residence halls) contribute to larger institutional goals? Think retention, graduation rates, academic success, etc. #acparci
— Jason Johnson (@greppson) October 18, 2017
Fantastic resource from Steve and Jim's session on success indicators for a culture of assessment. #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/sXs4OP2mbo
— Jason Johnson (@greppson) October 18, 2017
Low hanging fruit for assessment advancement: (1) staffing and personnel (who does it? one person? committee? everyone?), (2) training and pro devo (plan ahead! everyone gets it, not just those who need it), (3) assessment plan (develop clear priorities) #ACPARCI
— Jason Johnson (@greppson) October 18, 2017
Do an environmental scan: Who else is studying our students (and might already have data you can get access to)? Check out your institution's accreditation report and get a general idea of what is being reported. #ACPARCI
— Jason Johnson (@greppson) October 18, 2017
#ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/eebO8PDFUd
— Jason Johnson (@greppson) October 18, 2017
Meet with Director of Institutional Effectiveness (or something like that) and ask how you can help! They might be confused, but the opportunity has huge upside! #ACPARCI
— Jason Johnson (@greppson) October 18, 2017
Check out SIS warehouses, institutional research, centers for teaching excellence/effectiveness, etc. All great places that have data we can dive into. #ACPARCI
— Jason Johnson (@greppson) October 18, 2017
Intermediate/Advancing: Staff Selection and Training
with Linda Kasper and Dave Shorey
Intermediate/Advancing: Creating A Divisional Approach
with Amanda Knerr and Eric Pernotto
Session 5
Beginning: Turning Concept into Action
with Keith Edwards, Erin Simpson, Paul Brown, and Anne Stark
https://twitter.com/Aushie85/status/920658211824390146
Potential shifts when you get back #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/dDz5cWfFHP
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
How are you going to change your staff meetings to incorporate residential curriculum? @ErinSimp #ACPARCI
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
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https://twitter.com/upnorthkathleen/status/920663753984749568
Intermediate/Advancing: Developing a Curriculum Review Process
with Kathleen Kerr and Steve Herndon
When instituting a curriculum review process you need critics and supporters. Inside & outside stakeholders. #ACPARCI
— bonnie mcgahee (@bonniemcgahee) October 18, 2017
Intermediate/Advancing: Assessment: Using Assessment to Brand, Market, and Tell the Story of a Residential Curriculum
with Dave Shorey and Hilary Lichterman
#ACPARCI Already have lots of ideas and takeaways from @DaveShorey and @HilLichterman ❤️ pic.twitter.com/MrnLB35Sdy
— Natalie Allan (she/her) (@Tripletmomwcz) October 18, 2017
Stefanakis really hits on the imp. of sitting beside those we are educating so that we can connect w/ their individualized growth #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/iSoqiYwM3r
— Ryan Lloyd (@Ryanelloyd) October 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/RodrinaMoore/status/920659481536720899
Great resource on the background of creating performance dashboards as a way to visualize and engage with data #Assessment #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/cYJe3d07vY
— Ryan Lloyd (@Ryanelloyd) October 18, 2017
Amp up your advertising! Create buy in. A good graphic can cover a whole manner of sins #preachitgurl #ACPARCI
— RJ (@RJtheArtist) October 18, 2017
Don’t forget to close the loop with your #assessment and to tell the story of your experience. Don’t let data sit on a shelf. #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/xmBYpblZ78
— Ryan Lloyd (@Ryanelloyd) October 18, 2017
Break through the wall that holds us back from assessing learning because of fear. Tell your story & engage in dialogue. #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/ckM5XGcXxh
— Ryan Lloyd (@Ryanelloyd) October 18, 2017
UCF is using a text messaging app that is built into Qualtrics. Very cool! #ACPARCI
— Jason Johnson (@greppson) October 18, 2017
Need to continue to get creative with how we are informing our students, anyone else using social norming data to help tell story? #ACPARCI
— Jordon (@acejordon) October 18, 2017
“What stories to you want to tell but you can’t because you don’t have the information and data?” @DaveShorey @HilLichterman #ACPARCI
— Ann Schafer (@AnnSchafer) October 18, 2017
So many stories we want and need to tell!!! Can't wait to use this tool back at @CarletonRes #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/i2msiKJVs3
— Natalie Allan (she/her) (@Tripletmomwcz) October 18, 2017
When you tell the story through assessment, get student voices in there–the narrative will enrich that data more than you can imagine. #ACPARCI
— Jason Johnson (@greppson) October 18, 2017
Keynote: Peggy Maki
Nimble and On-Time Use of Assessment Results
So excited Dr. Maki is one of #ACPARCI ‘s Keynote speakers, brings back so many great reads from grad school #CSA #Bloomsburg
— Chelsea Titus (@chelseatitus) October 18, 2017
Just had the privilege of introducing 1 of my scholarly “crushes” in education Dr. Peggy Maki, assessment consultant extraordinaire #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/rbCQdn2QxO
— Ryan Lloyd (@Ryanelloyd) October 18, 2017
#ACPARCI thinking things through pic.twitter.com/kiHeGCCD04
— Kat Kane (@Kitty02kat) October 18, 2017
Dr. Peggy Maki, keynote extraordinaire #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/PfOGzxPVKE
— Erin Simpson 🏳️🌈 (@ErinSimp) October 18, 2017
Dr. Maki brings up a critical point – we have to assess our current students & not just our future. We need real-time assessment! #ACPARCI
— Ryan Lloyd (@Ryanelloyd) October 18, 2017
We need to focus on the quality of competency attainment and not just quantity of graduates in our society – Dr. Maki #ACPARCI
— Ryan Lloyd (@Ryanelloyd) October 18, 2017
Boom goes the mic. Insightful info from Peggy Maki on why our work with intentional curriculum and assessment matter. @ACPA_CHRL #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/VzSbb0ghNZ
— Laura Arroyo (@lleigharroyo) October 18, 2017
We serve our current students now…we need to make sure their learning doesn’t suffer as we focus for future students #ACPARCI
— Craig Orcholski (@CraigOrcholski) October 18, 2017
“A canvas that stretches over an outcomes-based framework.”#ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/Q5zyWgzCoG
— R❄️❄️mpact (@Roompact) October 18, 2017
We need to assess the same student learning objectives at higher levels over time- not just a one-shot quick survey approach. #ACPARCI
— Karlie Paige Baker (@KarliePBaker) October 18, 2017
Engage our stakeholders and campus partners in our SHARED commitment to students' achievement. #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/3PtYCvteb6
— Trelana (@trelanad) October 18, 2017
How can you be in a true partnership with students if they don’t know what expectations you have of them? #acparci
— Brian Rock (@TheOkieHokie) October 18, 2017
Link to AAC & U value rubric development project: https://t.co/VVrDf40Bip #ACPARCI
— Dave Shorey (@DaveShorey) October 18, 2017
#ACPARCI commitment 2 pic.twitter.com/dyAugl8Xlh
— Kat Kane (@Kitty02kat) October 18, 2017
Co-curricular mapping is at the center of the University of South Carolina’s res. curriculum design. It is effective & illuminating #ACPARCI
— Ryan Lloyd (@Ryanelloyd) October 18, 2017
This made my brain hurt in the best way. #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/mwKdmroWGp
— Erin Simpson 🏳️🌈 (@ErinSimp) October 18, 2017
Direct assessment methods:
-critical incidents
-scenarios
-mind mapping
-muddy problems
-chronological problems#ACPARCI— Erin Simpson 🏳️🌈 (@ErinSimp) October 18, 2017
Student Assessment of their Learning Gains: https://t.co/8J6pKSTsFe #ACPARCI
— Erin Simpson 🏳️🌈 (@ErinSimp) October 18, 2017
A fantastic example of real-time student assessment are performance dashboards! One of our favorite & most useful methods at UofSC. #ACPARCI
— Ryan Lloyd (@Ryanelloyd) October 18, 2017
Time cannot be an excuse. The assessment of student learning is our responsibility and must be prioritized. #ACPARCI
— Ryan Lloyd (@Ryanelloyd) October 18, 2017
“We are born to learn. If we admit them, we can teach them.” YES DR. MAKI YESSSSS #ACPARCI
— Erin Simpson 🏳️🌈 (@ErinSimp) October 18, 2017
Closure
with Hilary Lichterman and Keith Edwards
Love this video. Great choice, @HilLichterman & @KeithEPhD #ACPARCI https://t.co/rsSdQCzfLF
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
One of the most powerful questions you can ask is "what do you WANT?" @KeithEPhD #ACPARCI
— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
“If you’re always busy you have an inability to prioritize your own life.” Hey @KeithEPhD, @ me next time. 😂😂😂 #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/3SQjzVvRrp
— Erin Simpson 🏳️🌈 (@ErinSimp) October 18, 2017
A lesson I desperately need to learn. #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/FrKYPk7NAl
— Ann Schafer (@AnnSchafer) October 18, 2017
Research proven change: celebrate–>celebrate BIGGER–>share
goals–>prioritize–>share
action steps–>prioritize->share@KeithEPhD #ACPARCI— Erica Thompson (@EricaKThompson) October 18, 2017
https://twitter.com/rlcollier3/status/920699915109650432
#action #ACPARCI Take the good work that was planted, repot it, give it new soil and sun, #helpitgrow pic.twitter.com/BOhQmUbyAS
— RJ (@RJtheArtist) October 18, 2017
How @quanphan94 concentrates during sessions… #ACPARCI pic.twitter.com/fl86JOp1Rr
— Erin Simpson 🏳️🌈 (@ErinSimp) October 18, 2017
@bradleymartian Done my #ACPARCI action item! #accountabilitypartner @saramwills We are excited! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/hQd0si2Pbp
— Natalie Allan (she/her) (@Tripletmomwcz) October 18, 2017
Thanks @UofOklahoma for hosting a great #ACPARCI for these @OleMissRebels! #Sooners #HottyToddy @olemisshousing @SAOsays @ErinSimp pic.twitter.com/hZwXfLx7Um
— jeannie hopper (@jeans4925) October 18, 2017
Just celebrated w/the @OU_HRL team bc they were the most amazing humans ever throughout #ACPARCI. I could not be luckier in my work fam. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vBPyz8WogO
— Erin Simpson 🏳️🌈 (@ErinSimp) October 18, 2017
