By Jarek Janio, Ph.D. How many careers does one education prepare you for? If you’re still thinking in singular terms—a “job,” a “career path,” or a “major”—you may be designing Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for a world that no longer exists. As Robert Bajor, founder and CEO of Micro Credential Multiverse, reminded us in his […]
Friday SLO Talk 3/21/2025 By Jarek Janio, Ph.D. Panelists: Dr. Leslie Jennings, Nursing FacultyMissina Minter, Health Sciences LibrarianMegan Zara, OER LibrarianDr. Stacy Greathouse, Instructional Designer and Learning Architect What happens when a team of educators, librarians, and instructional designers challenge the norms of nursing education and set out to build a course around authentic student […]
Podcast about Will Miller’s presentation: In a riveting session, Dr. Will Miller, Associate Vice President for Continuous Improvement at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, shared his insights on how the future of education can be shaped through rigorous assessment and data-driven strategies. The theme of his talk revolved around the critical importance of aligning student learning outcomes […]
Maximizing Student Learning Outcomes Through Experiential Learning: Insights from Friday SLO Talks The October 4th, 2024 session of Friday Student Learning Outcomes Talks (SLO Talks) explored how experiential learning can drive better assessment practices and foster deeper student engagement. This discussion, led by experts in higher education, highlighted both theoretical and practical insights that faculty […]
This interactive session explores Competency-Based Education (CBE) through a fire technology lens. Engage with interactives, learn to define & assess essential skills, and see how hands-on learning brings theory to life. Learn how to use Canvas to keep track of your students learning, how to design assessment rubrics and assess student skill and competency. Leave […]
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Coordinators’ Training Building upon Foundations of Assessment: Why Assessment Matters Today Presentation Materials: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1GYGyAbD6jkYyntLpsik0vQWPuqicRmGIF-iNuDpbbjc/edit#slide=id.p This kick-off to the SLO talks will provide a brief foundation on why assessment is important today along with snapshot overviews of philosophies and theories that guide the practical nature of assessment-related work. Building upon that […]
Friday SLO Talk (November 3, 2023) Dr. Karen Singer-Freeman is the Director of Research in the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Wake Forest University. Her research examines educational interventions that support the success of underserved students. Previously, Dr. Singer-Freeman served as the Director of Academic Planning and Assessment in the Office of Assessment […]
Educator Insights: Building AI-Resilience in Community Colleges through Sociotechnical Understanding & Implementation of Direct Assessment Competency Based Education (CBE) & Introducing FeedbackFruits (Friday SLO Talk: 10/27/23) Leia Yen is one of the co-executive directors and co-founders of Global Community College Transfers, the first national network and mentorship program dedicated to equipping American community college students […]
Summary: In this session, we will explore the landscape and shifting terrain of the different conversations unfolding around the impact of AI on assessment, how it is being addressed, where people think it might be going, and what it means for policy and assessment from classroom to career. Presentation Materials: CREATE method: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y0g9cfm-09tGDlQNmoBvZsXO1ImwUTmqMBVS1yPfr2o/edit?usp=sharing The future […]
Writing Instruction in the age of generative AI: Evolving practices for instructors Tamara’s Talk Summary: We will discuss the affordances and challenges of the newest large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT to support writing and writers. Students need to understand the basics of large language models and AI writing tools’ functions, strengths, weaknesses, and […]