Ridgeway, Ontario – June 14, 2016 – Chalk & Wire, the most trusted higher education assessment platform, will host its 13th Annual User Conference at partner institution Molloy College, in Rockville Center, N.Y. on June 21-23, 2016. The conference will gather more than 100 assessment leaders from nationally recognized institutions.
With presentations from some of the nation’s higher education visionaries, Chalk & Wire’s “Great Expectations” Assessment Conference will help its client institutions learn valuable strategies for creating and implementing successful assessment programs for students across campus, as well as network and learn from each other.
“A forum to compare notes and best practices, our user conference is a unique and collaborative environment for our partner institutions to learn more about the latest developments and techniques related to assessment,” said Geoff Irvine, CEO, Chalk & Wire. “This year’s presenters are the best and brightest in the field of assessment and will share practical tips and thoughtful case studies for growing assessment programs to improve student learning outcomes.”
Speakers represent a variety of institutions including the University of Virginia, The College of Saint Rose, St. Petersburg College, Molloy College, ECPI University and Oral Roberts University.
The conference will feature sessions including:
- Managing the integration of assessment initiatives with learning management systems
- Implementing assessment strategies across campus, e.g., multiple programs and locations
- Robust rubric development and assessment strategies
- Collecting information and streamlining management of field placements
Informally referred to as “assessment boot camp,” an optional pre-conference workshop, will take place on June 21. During this half-day event, Chalk & Wire will present the first two modules of its new professional development course “Excellence in Assessment.”
Hosting the event, Molloy College is an independent Catholic college based in Rockville Centre and was founded in 1955 by the Sisters of Saint Dominic in Amityville, NY. The College serves a student population of approximately 4,600 undergraduate and graduate students. Molloy students can earn degrees in a variety of outstanding academic programs, including nursing, business, education, social work, music therapy and many more.
For more, visit www.chalkandwire.com.
About Chalk & Wire
With a market-changing, research-based approach to higher education assessment, Chalk & Wire has helped institutions demonstrate student competency and improve the evaluation of learning outcomes for nearly 20 years. To increase the validity of assessment data, Chalk & Wire’s market-leading assessment platform is built on its CoreValidity™ process, which drives alignment between faculty and leadership through a unified assessment language and raises inter-rater reliability earlier in the process. Chalk & Wire takes a consultative approach to helping institutions prove their value and efficacy as well as their ability to prepare students for their post-graduate pursuits. For more, visit www.chalkandwire.com.
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