The OU Symposium on Learning, Assessment, and Teaching Excellence (SLATE) (formally referred to as “OU Assessment Forum”), is a collaboration between the Office of Academic Assessment and the Center for Faculty Excellence. SLATE convene instructional faculty and staff from across all colleges at OU to promote student learning and success. SLATE is designed to provide opportunities for faculty and staff to share engaging, informative presentations on research, best practices, insightful teaching and learning experiences, and innovative assessment methods that address academic quality.
The Office of Academic Assessment offers a number of assessment workshops in both spring and fall semesters on topics ranging from Articulating or Refining Course and Program Level Outcomes to Identifying Appropriate Direct Assessment Methods for Individual Courses as well as Degree and Certificate Programs Program Level Outcomes.
All workshop offerings are available in both fall and spring semesters upon request by individual faculty members or teams of faculty from degree/certificate programs, departments/schools and colleges. Please allow 2-3 weeks of planning time upon request of workshop.
Over the past two decades, colleges and universities across the United States have faced increased demands to show evidence that students are meeting appropriate educational goals. Designing and implementing assessments at the course level is quite instrumental in ensuring that students are not just learning the material, but also providing important information to instructors on the extent of the progress students are making in attaining the intended learning outcomes of the course.
