Staff Development

Dr. Klassen is an engaging presenter. He provides bottom-line, result oriented consulting to academic divisions and assessment programs ranging from program and discipline level assessment ideas to institutional assessment development workshops focusing on producing realistic plans. The following are examples of Dr. Klassen's presentations to professional groups. He customizes faculty development sessions based on these and other ideas in response to institutional challenges.

Workshops presentations

Quantifying the Assessment Enigma: Analysis & Synthesis Skills in General Education. Oakton Community College Assessment Fair, 3 March 2004.
A Primer for Assessment of General Education Skills Using Standardized Testing and Sampling. A pre-conference workshop presented at the AAHE Assessment Conference, 22 June 2003 in Seattle
A Structural Picture is Worth a Thousand Statistical Words: Using graphic outputs to promote understanding of institutional processes. An interactive session presented at the AAHE Assessment Conference, 23-25 June 2003 in Seattle
Assessment: Linking goals with Feedback to Improve Student Learning. Staff development workshop Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, Fall 2001.
Tools for examining and understanding the teaching-learning process. Staff development workshop Clermont College, University of Cincinnati, Fall 2001.
Assessment Primer: Designing Assessment of General Education (Workshop) AAHE, Assessment Conference, Denver, June 2001.
Crafting good measures and using them effectively. Academic Quality Improvement Project, The Higher Learning Commission, NCA, Chicago, April 2001.
28 Right and Left Handed Tools for All Seasons A Toolbox of Useful Items to Embed a Culture of Assessment in General Education, Discipline Level and the Classroom. The Higher Learning Commission, NCA, Chicago, April 2001 and IUPUI Assessment Conference November, 2001.
General Education Assessment at a Community College Using CAAP. American Association of Higher Education. Assessment Conference, Charlotte, June 2000.
Using Statistics and User-Friendly Workbooks to Engage Faculty in the General Education Process Across the Curriculum. North Central Association, Chicago April 2000.
Measuring Moving Targets: Assessment of General Education at a Large Community College. American Association of Higher Education - Assessment Conference, Denver, June 1999

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