2022 Assessment Showcase

3nd Annual Assessment Showcase

April 29, 2022 | 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

Sponsored by the Instructional Assessment Committee, Office of Academic Affairs, and Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

The 2021 Assessment Showcase is also available.

Event Schedule

Time	Title	Presenter	Location
10:00–10:15 a.m. Micro Presentation	Restructure for Results The Early College and Admissions Office personnel and processes have changed drastically over the past two years. Learn about why the restructure happened, new processes that have been implemented, how data is being used, and the vision for the future.	Megen Strubberg Director, Early College & Admissions	HS 123
10:20–10:35 a.m. Micro Presentation	Analyzing the Academy The Early College Academy (EAC) is a program that allows high school juniors to become full-time college students at ECC to pursue their college degree at the same time as their high school diploma. Walk through the journey with us, as we review both quantitative and qualitative data about the student experience an our many lessons learned.	Megen Strubberg Director, Early College & Admissions	HS 123
10:40–10:55 a.m. Micro Presentation	Faculty Resource Coalition Model (Faculty Professional Development Committee (FPDC) model) This presentation will highlight the new Faculty Resource Coalition model that encompasses three standing committees and their commitment to improving communication and opportunities for growth for faculty. The three committees involved are FPDC, Portfolio & Credentialing and Rank & Promotion.	Jessica Van Leer and Judy Bieker Nursing Faculty	HS 123
11:00-11:15 a.m. Micro Presentation	Social Responsibility in the Sciences; Reflections on my Sabbatical Elizabeth will briefly summarize her sabbatical work thinking about the overlap between science course instruction and social responsibility topics. She will discuss how the experience has influenced her teaching, cocurricular activities, and assessment efforts. She hopes to connect with other folks who are interested in integrating science issues into their non-science curriculum and/or social issues into their social curriculum.	Elizabeth Flotte Biology Faculty	HS 123
11:20–11:35 a.m. Micro Presentation	Build an Interactive Crossword in 10 minutes Do you like to use crossword puzzles to help students learn terms or to assess student learning? Would you like to if you don’t? Learn how to create an interactive crossword in about 10 minutes. Then learn how to add it to your Canvas course in just a few clicks!	Anna Schwein CIS Faculty	HS 123
11:40–11:55 a.m. Roundtable	Students with PTSD and their Triggers Open conversation about how we can identify and help our students with PTSD in the classroom.	Jenifer Goodson EMS Coordinator/Faculty	HS 123

Time	Title	Host	Location
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Poster Sessions	Supporting Courses through Peer Assisted Learning and Embedded Tutoring Study groups for specific courses have long been considered best practices for supporting student learning. It supports the Guided Pathways pillar “Help Students Stay on Their Path.” We will share our outcomes on the Peer Assisted Learning (Supplemental Instruction) and Embedded Tutoring group sessions at East Central College.	Alison Tucker, Denise Walker, both from The Learning Center and special guest student peer study session leader Sarah Harris	HS Atrium
	Advertisements for the Online Writing Center (OWC) In this presentation we will show that, the more the OWC is encouraged (or required) by instructors in courses, the higher grades of their students. The end-goal is to encourage instructors (and their students) to use this resource even more. The Online Writing Center continues to help course success rates, and we believe that with even more use, we will see even stronger institutional outcomes.	Erin Anglin and Raphael Maurice The Learning Center	HS Atrium
	Clinical Lab Hospital Unit, HESI Assessment Methods ECC’s nursing clinical lab is utilized as a simulated, fully functioning hospital unit for one of the required clinical rotations for first-year nursing students. HESI is an assessment method, and its data drives the focus for student learning within the lab.	Connie Wissbaum Nursing Faculty	HS Atrium
	Campus Connections Campus Connections is a pathway that allows students to enjoy the benefits of being dually enrolled at both MS&T and ECC concurrently. This opportunity allows students to benefit from the affordability of a community college while also benefiting from the amenities of a four-year university.	Jenni Crosby Assistant Director, ECC Rolla	HS Atrium
	Campus Life and Leadership; Findings and Goals from the Comprehensive Review This presentation will examine the findings from the most recent comprehensive review conducted within the Office of Campus Life and Leadership, in addition to sharing goals and ambitions based on the data to continue expansions of life and leadership throughout the institution.	Carson Mowery Coordinator, Campus Life & Leadership	HS Atrium
	Accounts Receivable Comprehensive Review Summary Learn about steps the Accounts Receivable Department takes to support students on navigating payment responsibilities and overall financial knowledge of long-term debt consequences.	Lark Hoffmann Associate Director, Financial Services	HS Atrium
	Welding and Cocurricular Assessment The Welding program wants to show where cocurricular assessment fits into our overall assessment best practices for students who graduated with our Certificate of Specialization and Certificate of Achievement.	Bobby Bland, Welding Faculty and Dr. Richard Hudanick, Career & Technical Education	HS Atrium
	Let’s see what’s on display at the Library? Assessing Library Displays Take a deep dive into library displays and the results of these fun and colorful displays including engagement measures, circulation, selection and more.	Hannah Jolley Library Technician	HS Atrium
	Prerequisite Knowledge and Success in Human Anatomy and Physiology I This presentation summarizes recent efforts to assess whether A&P students’ success is influenced by knowledge gained from their prerequisite biology and chemistry courses. Presenters will also compare the success of students who obtained their prerequisite course credit from different sources and share strategies to support students who have gaps in their prerequisite knowledge.	Elizabeth Flotte and Tracy Mowery Biology Faculty	HS Atrium

Time	Title	Presenter	Location
9:00–10:00 a.m. Q&A	Where are my data and how do I get more?	Dana Riegel Institutional Research	HS Atrium
9:00–10:00 a.m. Q&A	What is Cocurricular?	Shanee Haynes and Leigh Kolb, Faculty and Carson Mowery, Campus Life & Leadership	HS Atrium
9:00–10:00 a.m. Q&A	How to Align AARP and CR in your department.	Beth Winters-Rozema Biology Faculty	HS Atrium

Presentations

Restructure for Results
Megen Strubberg, Director, Early College & Admissions
10:00–10:15 a.m.	Micro Presentation
The Early College and Admissions Office personnel and processes have changed drastically over the past two years. Learn about why the restructure happened, new processes that have been implemented, how data is being used, and the vision for the future.
Location HS 123

Analyzing the Academy
Megen Strubberg, Director, Early College & Admissions
10:20–10:35 a.m.	Micro Presentation
The Early College Academy (EAC) is a program that allows high school juniors to become full-time college students at ECC to pursue their college degree at the same time as their high school diploma. Walk through the journey with us, as we review both quantitative and qualitative data about the student experience an our many lessons learned.
Location HS 123

Faculty Resource Coalition Model (Faculty Professional Development Committee (FPDC) model)
Jessica Van Leer and Judy Bieker, Nursing Faculty
10:40–10:55 a.m.	Micro Presentation
This presentation will highlight the new Faculty Resource Coalition model that encompasses three standing committees and their commitment to improving communication and opportunities for growth for faculty. The three committees involved are FPDC, Portfolio & Credentialing and Rank & Promotion.
Location HS 123

Social Responsibility in the Sciences; Reflections on my Sabbatical
Elizabeth Flotte, Biology Faculty
11:00–11:15 a.m.	Micro Presentation
Elizabeth will briefly summarize her sabbatical work thinking about the overlap between science course instruction and social responsibility topics. She will discuss how the experience has influenced her teaching, cocurricular activities, and assessment efforts. She hopes to connect with other folks who are interested in integrating science issues into their non-science curriculum and/or social issues into their social curriculum.
Location HS 123

Build an Interactive Crossword in 10 minutes
Anna Schwein, CIS Faculty
11:20–11:35 a.m.	Micro Presentation
Do you like to use crossword puzzles to help students learn terms or to assess student learning? Would you like to if you don’t? Learn how to create an interactive crossword in about 10 minutes. Then learn how to add it to your Canvas course in just a few clicks!
Location HS 123

Students with PTSD and their Triggers
Jenifer Goodson, EMS Coordinator/Faculty
11:40–11:55 a.m.	Roundtable
After a brief introduction to the ECC Adult Education program, information will be shared regarding the assessment processes within the program, how they are tied to instruction and the state/federal targets for performance measures.
Location HS 123

Poster Sessions

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

HS Atrium

Supporting Courses through Peer Assisted Learning and Embedded Tutoring
Alison Tucker, Denise Walker, both from The Learning Center and special guest student peer study session leader Sarah Harris
Study groups for specific courses have long been considered best practices for supporting student learning. It supports the Guided Pathways pillar “Help Students Stay on Their Path.” We will share our outcomes on the Peer Assisted Learning (Supplemental Instruction) and Embedded Tutoring group sessions at East Central College.

Advertisements for the Online Writing Center (OWC)
Erin Anglin and Raphael Maurice, The Learning Center
In this presentation we will show that, the more the OWC is encouraged (or required) by instructors in courses, the higher grades of their students. The end-goal is to encourage instructors (and their students) to use this resource even more. The Online Writing Center continues to help course success rates, and we believe that with even more use, we will see even stronger institutional outcomes.

Clinical Lab Hospital Unit, HESI Assessment Methods
Connie Wissbaum, Nursing Faculty
ECC’s nursing clinical lab is utilized as a simulated, fully functioning hospital unit for one of the required clinical rotations for first-year nursing students. HESI is an assessment method, and its data drives the focus for student learning within the lab.

Campus Connections
Jenni Crosby, Assistant Director, ECC Rolla
Campus Connections is a pathway that allows students to enjoy the benefits of being dually enrolled at both MS&T and ECC concurrently. This opportunity allows students to benefit from the affordability of a community college while also benefiting from the amenities of a four-year university.

Campus Life and Leadership; Findings and Goals from the Comprehensive Review
Carson Mowery, Coordinator, Campus Life & Leadership
This presentation will examine the findings from the most recent comprehensive review conducted within the Office of Campus Life and Leadership, in addition to sharing goals and ambitions based on the data to continue expansions of life and leadership throughout the institution.

Accounts Receivable Comprehensive Review Summary
Lark Hoffmann, Associate Director, Financial Services
Learn about steps the Accounts Receivable Department takes to support students on navigating payment responsibilities and overall financial knowledge of long-term debt consequences.

Welding and Cocurricular Assessment
Bobby Bland, Welding Faculty and Dr. Richard Hudanick, Career & Technical Education
The Welding program wants to show where cocurricular assessment fits into our overall assessment best practices for students who graduated with our Certificate of Specialization and Certificate of Achievement..

Let’s see what’s on display at the Library? Assessing Library Displays
Hannah Jolley, Library Technician
Take a deep dive into library displays and the results of these fun and colorful displays including engagement measures, circulation, selection and more.

Prerequisite Knowledge and Success in Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Elizabeth Flotte and Tracy Mowery, Biology Faculty
This presentation summarizes recent efforts to assess whether A&P students’ success is influenced by knowledge gained from their prerequisite biology and chemistry courses. Presenters will also compare the success of students who obtained their prerequisite course credit from different sources and share strategies to support students who have gaps in their prerequisite knowledge.

Q&A

Where are my data and how do I get more?
Dana Riegel, Institutional Research
9:00–10:00 a.m.
Location HS Atrium

What is Cocurricular?
Shanee Haynes and Leigh Kolb, Faculty and Carson Mowery, Campus Life & Leadership
9:00–10:00 a.m.
Location HS Atrium

How to Align AARP and CR in your department.
Beth Winters-Rozema, Biology Faculty
9:00–10:00 a.m.
Location HS Atrium