44th Annual Faculty College 2024:
Rethinking/Redesigning Student Assignments
THE OSTHOFF RESORT AT ELKHART LAKE, WI
MAY 28-31, 2024
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Ashley Finley
Faculty College 2024’s keynote speaker and guest facilitator is Dr. Ashley Finley, Research Director and Advisor to the President, American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U). She will guide university teams in conceptualizing student assignments to implement at their home institutions.
Our theme for Faculty College 2024 – Rethinking/Redesigning Student Assignments – intersects with ongoing changes and practices in higher education, including alternative grading approaches, generative artificial intelligence (including large language programs, such as Chat GPT), high-impact teaching practices that necessitate reflection and metacognition, and other emergent approaches to teaching and learning. The reconceptualization of Faculty College is informed by OPID’s Advisory Council and Executive Committee, as well as feedback from past Faculty College participants.
WORKSHOP #1
Getting Started : Visual Mapping
Effective teaching and learning start with the end in mind and work backwards. In this workshop, we will explore what it means to intentionally map critical elements of the learning process to produce comprehensive assessment strategies focused on key questions. What is the long-term vision for student change and transformation? Which high-impact experiences will best facilitate students’ learning toward intended goals? How can assessment strategies be nuanced to better understand the learning experiences of different populations of students?
Our discussion will translate these questions into concise, visual maps (i.e., logic models) that make intended learning goals more explicit, and illuminate connections among evidence, effective practices, and the resources needed to sustain success.
Resource:
A Comprehensive Approach to Assessment of High-Impact Practices (Finley 2019, NILOA Occasional Paper, Number 41)
WORKSHOP #2
From Mapping to Designing: Rubrics & Assignments
The relationship between rubrics and assignments is essential. This workshop will utilize AAC&U’s VALUE rubrics for Critical Thinking and Civic Engagement to explore the connection between direct assessment of student learning and assignment design. Drawing upon participants’ own existing assignments and engaged learning practices, we’ll discuss considerations for rubric alignment and opportunities for strengthening assignments, with a special focus on developing assignments for the assessment of students’ civic engagement.
Resource:
VALUE ADD (Assignment Design and Diagnostic) Tool-
Breakout Resources
- In the Thursday session of Transparent Design, Angie Stombaugh mentioned that as employees of Universities of Wisconsin we have access to free legal consultation. Here is the document with information on how to access this resource. https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/well-being/download/eapservices.pdf
Programmatic inquiries may be directed to:
Fay Akindes, Director of Systemwide Professional and Instructional Development, UW System, fay.akindes@wisconsin.edu
For technical support contact:
Erin McGroarty, Office of Academic Affairs, UW System, erin.mcgroarty@wisconsin.edu
Faculty College Program
University Teams
Angie Stombaugh- Center Director, OPID Advisory Council, Lead
Emily Freeman
Gloria Howerton
Brianna Lafoon
Rae Langes
Christopher McGinley
Justin Motto
Katrina Rothrock
Alexandria Viegut
Kate Worzala
Kris Vespia- Center Director, OPID Advisory Council, Lead
Tanim Ahsan
Zhouli Axelton
Mary Gichobi- OPID Advisory Council Faculty Member
Taskia Khan
Heather Kaminski
Jodi Pierre
Lisa Poupart
Kris Purzycki
Pamela Rivers
Kristin Koepke- Center Director, OPID Advisory Council, Lead
Jeff Baggett
Rachel Funk-Johnson
Xinhui Li
Weixu Lu
Tesia Marshik
Astrid Lorena Ochoa Campo
Tori Svoboda
Heather Walder
Melissa Weege
Megan Schmid- Center Director, OPID Advisory Council, Lead
Taiya Bach Streiffer
Verda Blythe- OPID Advisory Council Faculty Member
Amanda Buchberger Jones
Emily Hall
Abigail Letak
Alexia Rebne
Julie Rutledge
Sarah Riforgiate- Center Director, OPID Advisory Council, Lead
Mair Culbreth
Joan Shapiro Beigh
Ben Church
Chris Peters
Renee Scampini
Connie Schroeder
Breonna Stone
Telashay Swope-Farr
Shevaun Watson
Juyeon Son- OPID Advisory Council Faculty Member, Lead
Grady Bullington
Rebecca Graetz
Beth Johnson
Samantha Larson
Karrie Rukamp
Natalia Taft- Lead
Ifeyimika Ajaiyeoba
Anjulli Brekke
Aaron Carlstrom
Sharazazi Dyson
Nahiyan Faisal Azad
Erin Graham
Hannah Ingram
Ayesu Lartey
Amelia Ray
Jordan Snyder
Regina Nelson- Center Director, OPID Advisory Council, Lead
Kamil Can Bora
Hao Chen
Lynnette Dornak
John Goomey
Edina Haslauer
Yuanyuan Hu
Lucie Kadjo
Maya Jaber
Christine Storlie
Cyndi Kernahan- Center Director, OPID Advisory Council, Lead
Samuel Alvarado
Cera Babb
Abigail Jackson
Amber Mitchell
Mohammad Hasan Mobarok
K. Sami Nichols
Rebecca Raham
Carlos Rojas
Erin Speetzen- Center Director, OPID Advisory Council, Lead
Laura Anderson McIntyre
David Barry
James Berry- OPID Advisory Council Faculty Member
Rachel Craig
Cary Elza
Jesse Mossholder
Ismaila Odogba
Laurie Schmeling
Rebecca Stephens
Sylvia Tiala- Center Director, OPID Advisory Council, Lead
Kevin Dietsche- OPID Advisory Council Faculty Member
Richard Gee
Heather Hessel
Jerry Hui
Lauren Johnsen
Kate Liu
Mike Mills
Kate Roberts Edenborg
Michael Selover
Stephanie Warden- Lead
Stacy Amo
Emilee Howland
Priyanka Mehta
Nicholle Schuelke
Rachel Van Hornweder
Jennifer Vogler
Alison Wielgus
Kara Woodley
Sue Wildermuth- Center Director, OPID Advisory Council, Lead
Ken Brosky- OPID Advisory Council Faculty Member
Cody Busch
Ruth Conrad-Proulx
Jenna Cushing-Leubner
Rocio Duschese-Onoro
Steve Girard
Amy Menzel
Erica Moulton
Gardner Seawright
Rimi Zakaria
UW-Eau Claire
Rae Langes
Katrina Rothrock
UW-Green Bay
Heather Kaminski
Taskia Khan
UW-La Crosse
Rachel Funk-Johnson
Xinhui Li
Astrid Lorena Ochoa Campo
UW-Milwaukee
Mair Culbreth
Joan Shapiro Beigh
UW-Oshkosh
Samantha Larson
UW-Parkside
Amelia Ray
Jordan Snyder
UW-Platteville
Lynnette Dornak
Lucie Kadjo
UW-River Falls
Cera Babb
Abigail Jackson
Carlos Rojas
UW-Stevens Point
David Barry
Cary Elza
Laura Anderson McIntyre
UW-Stout
Lauren Johnsen
Xiaojing “Kate” Liu
UW-Superior
Priyanka Mehta
Kara Woodley
UW-Whitewater
Cody Marie Busch
Rocio Duchesne-Onoro