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DANIEL McLAUGHLIN Assessment Director (CV) Administration Building (505) 747-2226
Above all, [educators] should know how to utilize the surroundings, physical and social, that exist so as to extract from them all that they have to contribute to building up experiences that are worthwhile.
- Experience & Education, John Dewey (1938) |
Program development
Login for assessment-priority programs in 2008-2009. |
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Login for assessment-priority programs in 2007-2008. |
Rubric for "completing the feedback loop 2009" |
Student learning achievement committee
Contact information for 2008-2009 SLAC members. |
All SLAC meeting minutes since 2006-2007. |
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Summary of student achievement in 2007-2008, presented to the Board of Regents in December, 2008. |
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Roadmap adopted by the Faculty Senate, AQIP Council, and Board of Regents in Fall, 2008, spelling out assessment-related roles and responsibilities for all members of the College community. |
Exit surveys 2009
Business B.B.A. (TBD)
Eng 108/Reading Massage Therapy Science Resources
General ideas, handbooks, accreditation requirements, sample plans, and resources for students and faculty - maintained at North Carolina State University.
Site maintained at Winona State University. Rubrics for a wide variety of disciplines and skills.
A sample portfolio guide and rubric for any of our programs and departments.
Online survey resource available to all faculty and departments.
Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education
Encourage student-faculty contact, encourage cooperation among students, encourage active learning, give prompt feedback, emphasize time on task, communicate high expectations, and respect diversity. Check it out!
Proving the benefits of peer instruction
How "clickers" technology has helped instructors implement peer instruction and raise student achievement at the U of Colorado.
Best instructional practices for addressing the learning needs of at-risk students. Essential cues for starting the semester well.
Helping community colleges raise the bar
Latest findings from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement suggest that two-year institutions need to raise expectations of their students and improve access to services that help them meet those goals.
Faculty development
Reaching our students right from the start
Improving math test scores
Powerpoint presentation
General Education
General Education transfer module (aka the Common Core). Information on the state's other transfer modules is also archived here.
Student learning outcomes for all five areas of the Common Core (communications, mathematics, lab sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and humanities and fine arts).
Framework for General Education assessment
Established by a state-wide task force with faculty reps from throughout New Mexico.
NNMC Common Core student learning report 2008
Required by the New Mexico Higher Education Department. Reporting on Area I Communications student learning and assessment in 2007-2008.
Assessment Day 2008
Interviews with NNMC students who discuss, "What can Northern's faculty do to improve student learning?"
The HLC, Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Susan Hatfield's powerpoint presentation at Assessment Day.
Cool stuff
Ray Charles on the ivories. "In the Evening." c. 1963.
Clarence Gatemouth Brown explains where he's coming from.
Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent.
A third-grader addresses twenty thousand teachers and other school personnel at convocation at Dallas independent school district.
What assessment is really like.
Assessment, that is.
Getting psyched for outcomes and measures.