University of Wisconsin - Stout

Assessments - Year 5 -Available soon.


Grant Tasks

Title III Activity
Impact
Summaries

Year 5 Tasks
Grant Tasks 1.1.4 through 1.9.4

1.1.5
 Career Exploration Hybrid Course (TRDIS 101)

 
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1.2.5
 Online Career Exploration resource

All new undecided students are enrolled in Online Career Exploration resource to begin the “Stout Success Plan.”

 

 
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1.3.5
 Transfer Student Orientation

Transfer students participate in half-day registration program and orientation event. Orientation is evaluated and the results are used for improvements. 		 

 

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1.4.5
 Undecided Transfer Student Advisement

Undecided transfer students receive academic advisement, career counseling, and resource information.		  

 

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1.5.5
  “At-risk” students provided on-line academic skills curriculum

All new Freshmen (Sem. 1 & 2) enrolled in online academic skills curriculum.  Students enrolled as option for probation program or to utilize as resource

 

 

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1.6.5
 Career Exploration and Transfer Student Web Sites

Maintain and update online resources.  (Online Career Exploration resource, Transfer student web site)		  
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1.7.5
 Summer Teaching and Learning Institutes

Summer Teaching and Learning Institutes delivered to provide faculty/instructors members with training in advisement, engagement, technologies and assessment.
  • New Instructor Workshop
  • Advisement Institute (Advisortrack, Early Alert, etc)
  • Learning Communities Institute
  
Available soon.


 
1.8.5
 Early Alert program expanded (this task was postponed due to introduction of new campus ERP system)

Expansion of Early Alert program to reinforce and promote positive feedback to first year students

 
Available soon.
1.9.5
 Instructor Guidebook

Develop Instructor Guidebook including information on important dates, advisement guidelines, campus resources, etc.  Resource would be both hardcopy and electronic. 		500 faculty/staff received handbook; Survey about usefulness of guidebook and the results are used for improvements.

Electronic Portfolio to Assess Student Learning Outcomes
Grant Task 2.1.4 & Task 2.2.4 Back to Top

Grant Tasks

Title III Activity Impact
Summaries
2.1.5
 The e-portfolio is implemented as a method of student learning assessment

Summer institute delivered to provide faculty/instructors members with training and professional development in assessment.		  
Available soon.

 
E-portfolio Assessment Follow-up Institute: Provided strategies to assess student progress, information on reporting assessment outcomes, and an opportunity to report on program progress with e-portfolio. Below are examples of how Title III has helped to impact the Art and Design Department's program assessment.

Assessment Process: BFA in Art

BLOGS: An Assessment Tool for Art and Design

 
2.2.5
 e-Scholar assessment data are analyzed and model refined.  e-Scholar assessment model incorporated as a part of  University Assessment plan. 


Assessment model is implemented as a part of University Assessment and the results are used for improvements. (Gen. Ed. Assessment, Assessment in Major, Alumni and Employer Surveys, NSSE, ACT-CAAP, e-Scholar)
 Data on impact of e-Scholar program is collected in various surveys and program specific assessment methods.  Please see reports regarding targets.

 

The University of Wisconsin-Stout gratefully acknowledges financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education Title III Grant in the development of the content for this Web site.