Leading Improvements in Higher Education with Stephen Hundley

This episode focuses on legal issues confronting faculty members across the higher education sector. Our guest is Kent Kauffman. Kent is Associate Professor of Business Law at Purdue University Fort Wayne. He is also author of the recently published book entitled, “Navigating Choppy Waters: Key Legal Issues College Faculty Need to Know.”  Link to resource mentioned in this episode:https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538197288/Navigating-Choppy-Waters-Key-Legal-Issues-College-Faculty-Need-to-Know This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: April 2025.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute. 

In this episode, we have a conversation about continuous improvement in higher education.  Our guest is Will Miller.  Will serves as Associate Vice President for Continuous Improvement and Institutional Performance at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he and his colleagues also host the annual Continuous Improvement Summit, which is open to the broader higher education community.Links to resources mentioned during this episode:Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University:https://erau.edu/ Continuous Improvement Summit, hosted by Embry-Riddle:https://erau.edu/continuous-improvement/continuous-improvement-summit This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: March 2025.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute. 

This episode features colleagues discussing results from a recent study they conducted entitled “A Portrait of the Assessment Professional in the United States.”  Our guests are Ruth Slotnick and Mark Nicholas.  Ruth is Director of Assessment at Bridgewater State University, and Mark is Vice President for the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: February 2025.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.  

In this episode, we discuss issues of faculty job satisfaction and retention in collegiate contexts. Our guest is Todd Benson. Todd is Executive Director and Principal Investigator with the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education, or COACHE as it is known, which is based in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.   Link to resource mentioned in this episode:Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE):coache.gse.harvard.edu/This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: February 2025.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.

Jarek Janio, a faculty member at Santa Ana College and founder of COACHes, shares insights on championing Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) in higher education. He discusses his journey in ESL education and the complexities of aligning assessment practices. The conversation highlights California Community Colleges' role in promoting educational equity and initiatives like Vision 2030. Janio emphasizes collaboration among stakeholders to enhance SLOs and advocates for prioritizing meaningful learning experiences over traditional grading systems.

This episode features a conversation with a colleague from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, or NACE as it is also known.  Our guest is Mary Gatta, who serves as Director of Research and Public Policy at NACE. Link to resources mentioned in this episode:National Association of Colleges and Employers:https://www.naceweb.org/This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: November 2024.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.

In this episode, we have a conversation with colleagues involved in producing Assessment 101 in Higher Education: The Fundamentals and How to Apply Them, the debut title in the Assessment and Improvement in Higher Education book series from Routledge. Our guests are Alex Andrews, Keston Fulcher, and Megan Good.  Alex is an Editor for higher education at Routledge. Keston is a Professor of Graduate Psychology and an Improvement Strategist at James Madison University. Megan is an Assistant Professor of Graduate Psychology and Executive Director of the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison UniversityLinks to resources mentioned in this episode:Assessment 101 in Higher Education: The Fundamentals and How to Apply Them:https://assessmentinstitute.indianapolis.iu.edu/books/assessment-101.html Assessment and Improvement in Higher Education Book Series:https://assessmentinstitute.indianapolis.iu.edu/books/book-series.html Routledge:https://www.routledge.com/ This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: October 2024.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute. 

This episode features contributors to a special issue of Assessment Update focused on the future of High-Impact Practices, also known as HIPs.  Our guests are Catherine Chan, Jerry Daday, and Jillian Kinzie.  Catherine is assistant vice provost for high impact practices in the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Jerry is professor of sociology and executive associate dean in the Institute for Engaged Learning at Indiana University Indianapolis.  Jillian is associate director for the National Survey of Student Engagement in the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University Bloomington.  Links to resources mentioned in this episode: American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U):https://www.aacu.org/Assessment Update:https://assessmentinstitute.indianapolis.iu.edu/au/index.html Institute for Engaged Learning at Indiana University Indianapolis:https://getengaged.indianapolis.iu.edu/ National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE):nsse.indiana.edu/  This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: August 2024.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.

This episode features a conversation with two colleagues from 1EdTech, a member-led non-profit educational technology partnership organization.  Our guests are Suzanne Carbonaro and Kelly Hoyland, both of whom serve as directors of 1EdTech’s higher education programs.   1EdTech:https://www.1edtech.org/  This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded:  August 2024.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more at go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute. 

In this episode, we spend time with four influential scholars whose work has informed our thinking in the areas of experiential education and High Impact Practices, the latter often referred to as HIPs. Our guests are Alice Kolb, David Kolb, George Kuh, and Ken O’Donnell. Alice and David are widely recognized as leaders in experiential education, while George and Ken have led the way in developing our understanding of HIPs.  Links to some resources mentioned in this episode:Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education:https://journals.calstate.edu/elthe/indexExperiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, 2nd Edition:https://www.informit.com/store/experiential-learning-experience-as-the-source-of-learning-9780133892406  High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter:https://www.aacu.org/publication/high-impact-educational-practices-what-they-are-who-has-access-to-them-and-why-they-matter Institute for Experiential Learning:https://experientiallearninginstitute.org/ National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE):https://nsse.indiana.edu/ This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: July 2024.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more at go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.