HLC’s workshops offer intensive, hands-on learning opportunities for individual professionals and teams of colleagues. Under the guidance of expert practitioners, participants learn tested strategies for assessing student learning and supporting student success, and leave with plans for action that can be implemented at their institutions right away to start improving processes and practices that support student success.

The workshops feature:

• Tested, evidence-based insights from experts and accomplished practitioners.
• Guided discussions about promising practices and strategies.
• Opportunities to network with other higher education professionals.

Workshop Offerings

Assessing General Education

September 20–22, 2018, in St. Charles, Illinois | Register Now

Teams of 3–5 faculty and staff members learn best practices for assessment of student learning in general education programs and work with teammates to critically review the structure, philosophy and perceptions of their institutions’ existing practices.

“The information we needed from the workshop was spot on and it was good to see where the speed bumps are (such as complicated rubrics, etc.).”—October 2017 participant

Emerging Leaders in Assessment

Next offering: February 2019

Aligning learning expectations with the institutional context and developing a common language for understanding learning outcomes are fundamental to good assessment work. Individuals with new responsibilities for assessment and those seeking to refresh their assessment skills and knowledge learn about terminology and processes that are fundamental to assessing student learning in this basic skills workshop.

“I came in with very little experience in this area, and I feel far more confident about what I am doing upon departure. Kudos!”—Summer 2017 participant

Strategic Assessment

Next offering: May 16–17, 2019

A focus on the process of assessment has taken many programs and institutions down a path of data collection only to find that it leads to frustration, distrust and wasted resources. At this workshop, teams of 4–8 institutional representatives collaborate with experienced facilitators to develop assessment plans that both aim to cultivate an institutional culture committed to continuous improvement and address the need to produce useful evidence of student learning.

“The combination of presenting material and then letting the teams do the actual work was an incredible strength of the workshop. We returned to our institution with a plan that would have taken us a dozen meetings to achieve in the distraction-filled world we live in on a daily basis.”—Summer 2017 participant

Supporting Student Success

Next offering: April 2019, at the HLC annual conference in Chicago

Faculty members and those supporting the work of faculty learn how to take an inclusive approach to establishing and sustaining a success-focused campus, by exploring potential barriers to student success, examining promising practices and devising strategies to support students inside and outside of the classroom. The content aligns with HLC’s ongoing strategic initiatives to better define, measure and support student success.

“A strength of this workshop was the opportunities given to work through questions with our table. I gained valuable information from what my tablemates had already tried and their successes and failures.”—Winter 2017 participant

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Workshop Leaders: HLC Senior Scholars

Janice Denton

Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College

Janice Denton is Professor and Department Chair in the Chemistry Department at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College. She is a member of her university’s Academy of Fellows for Teaching and Learning and was awarded the Blue Ash College Distinguished Teaching Award in 2001. She served as a mentor in HLC’s Assessment Academy from its inception in 2005, became a mentor in the Persistence and Completion Academy when it started in 2013, took on the role of Scholar for both Academies in 2016, and became a Senior Scholar in 2018. Denton has presented at regional and national assessment and teaching conferences and has worked with faculty on student learning and assessment at many colleges and universities.

Susan Hatfield

Professor Emerita, Winona State University

Susan Hatfield is Professor Emerita in the Communication Studies Department at Winona State University (WSU), where she taught from 1981 to 2015. During that time, she developed and directed WSU’s assessment program, served as a department chairperson, and coordinated the First Year Student Experience. She has recently completed appointments to the Board of Visitors for the Marine Corps University and the Board of Directors of the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. Susan is currently a Trustee with the Palmer College of Chiropractic.

Gloria Rogers

Adjunct Director for Professional Development, ABET

Gloria Rogers serves as the Adjunct Director for Professional Development at ABET. She has organized 14 symposia on program assessment and accreditation that have been attended by faculty from 600 institutions around the world. In addition, she has written 35 assessment-related articles, given more than 100 invited presentations at national and international conferences, and facilitated workshops and seminars at more than 110 campuses. She has also given invited presentations, consultations and workshops in 31 countries, including a Fulbright Senior Scholar assignment in Lima, Peru.