Tk20 2010 User Conference
Presenters
Keynote Presentation: Responsibility in an Era of Rapid Change
Dr. Randy Hitz
Dr. Hitz will describe major changes taking place throughout the world. He will address how educators can and must act responsibly to address these changes, while simultaneously maximizing the potential for all students.
Dr. Randy Hitz is the Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Portland State University. His administrative experience includes two other dean positions (eight years each at the University of Hawaii and Montana State University) and work in the Oregon Department of Education as the Early Childhood Education Specialist. His teaching experience ranges from preschool and kindergarten to graduate education. Dr. Hitz has published over 60 professional articles on topics related to educational policy and curriculum. He has served on a wide variety of state and national boards and committees, including the teacher licensing boards of Montana and Hawaii, the Board of Directors of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Board of the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education where he served a term as Chair, and on the Governing Board of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Though he has been an administrator for over 20 years, he still sees himself primarily as a teacher and an advocate for quality education at all levels.
Working with Reluctant Faculty on Programmatic Assessment
Mark D. Shermis, Ph.D.
This presentation is geared for assessment directors or unit administrators and provides some ideas on how to implement programmatic assessment with faculty who would rather be doing something else. In the same way that individuals go through multiple stages of grief at the loss of a loved one, faculty are faced with a similar psychological process when asked to create or implement an assessment system: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The session will focus on what one might do to prepare for each stage with some suggestions as to steps that might work or that will definitely flop.
Mark D. Shermis, Ph.D., is presently Professor and Dean in the College of Education at The University of Akron. He received his B.A. at the University of Kansas and was on active duty in the U.S. Navy for three years before entering graduate school. After finishing his master's and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Dr. Shermis worked for a computer firm and eventually entered academe. Dr. Shermis has played a leading role in bringing computerized adaptive testing to the World Wide Web, and for the last ten years has been involved in research on automated essay scoring. His most recent work has resulted in the seminal book on the topic (Jill Burstein, Ph.D., co-editor), Automated Essay Scoring: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Dr. Shermis’ first book, co-authored with Drs. Paul Stemmer, Carl Berger, and Ernie Anderson, and entitled Using Microcomputers in Social Science Research, was one of the first successful texts on the topic. He has numerous publications in such journals as Educational and Psychological Measurement, Psychological Test Bulletin, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, and Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, to name a few. He was recently Chair of the American Psychological Association's Continuing Education Committee and takes an active role in professional governance. He is a licensed psychologist in the states of Florida, California, and Indiana, and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Division 5) and the American Educational Research Association. He is a consulting editor for the APA journal Psychological Assessment. Prior to coming to UA, Dr. Shermis served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Florida and was Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Grants the Department of Educational and Psychological Studies at Florida International University.
Using Data to Inform and Reform Practice
David Stout, Ph.D., Dr. Faessel, and Melanie DiLoreto
Presenters will discuss their experience about the simultaneous adoption of Tk20 while developing a systematic approach to using Tk20 for analyzing data to make course, programmatic, and Unit decisions. Ongoing successes and struggles of this journey will be presented.
David Stout, Ph.D., earned his B.A. from Ball State University, M.A. from the University of West Florida, and Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He has been at the University of West Florida since 1985, where he currently serves as the Director of the School of Education. His research interests are mathematics conceptual understandings using technology as a learning tool.
Dr. Faessel received his doctorate from the University of West
Florida in Curriculum and Instruction. His current position is Director of
Assessment in the School of Education at The University of West Florida. His
area of concentration has been in instructional technology. He has developed
online curriculum as an adjunct instructor in addition to serving as the
technical coordinator for the College of Professional Studies. He has been
teaching and training in both education and private industry for 15 years. His
research interests include the effects of computer based instruction on
self-regulation and motivation among middle school students. Both faculty and
staff can attest to Dr. Faessel's strong record of professionalism as an
instructor for UWF.
Melanie DiLoreto is presently pursuing her Ph.D. in Research, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment at the University of Southern Mississippi. She graduated from the University of West Florida in 2004 with a Master’s in Educational Leadership and a specialization in school counseling. Her educational background includes 10 years of teaching experience in elementary and university education settings. Melanie is currently an Instructor in the School of Education at UWF serving as the Director of Education Accreditation and Accountability. Her research interests include creating a culture of assessment, using data to inform and reform practice, and institutional effectiveness. Melanie currently serves as the liaison between the University of West Florida and the Florida Department of Education as well as the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.
Electronic alignment and assessment of learning outcomes in TK20
Dr. Matthew Capps
This session will provide examples of showing the use of TK20 to track the implementation of learning outcomes. In addition, participants will be provided an example of how one college moved from the discussion stage of aligning learning outcomes to full integration of software to assess and track learning outcomes for reporting purposes to meet the needs of SACS.
Dr. Matthew Capps is the NCATE Coordinator for the West College of Education and University Coordinator for TK20 at Midwestern State University. He has been in the field of education for 15 years working in public schools and university settings. His current work focuses on the use of assessment in education and the implementation of assessment plans and learning outcomes across university campuses.
The Importance of Blueprints for Solid Assessment
Dr. Vicki Wise
This session will provide examples of how blueprints are necessary for strong assessment and evaluation. Participants will learn how blueprints shape and inform from the program planning stages through data collection and reporting. The use of assessment blueprints can be applied to both academic and non-academic programs.
Dr. Vicki Wise has extensive experience in K-12 and higher education assessment and evaluation. Dr. Wise began her career in K-12 education in the Office of Planning and Evaluation for Millard Public School in Omaha, Nebraska. Then she served as the Director of Assessment and Evaluation in the College of Education, as Assistant Director of Institutional Research, and as Assistant Professor/Research Administrator in the Center for Assessment all at James Madison University, Virginia. She has also served as an evaluation consultant on a number of higher education and K-12 projects. Dr. Wise attained her Ph.D. in Educational Measurement and Evaluation from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2004. Currently Dr. Wise is an educational consultant in Portland, Oregon.
