Leading Improvements in Higher Education with Stephen Hundley

This episode features a conversation with the editor of The National Teaching & Learning Forum, a Wiley publication. Our guest is Lee Skallerup Bessette. In addition to serving as editor of this publication, Lee is also Assistant Director of Digital Learning in the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship at Georgetown University.  Links to resources mentioned in this episode:The National Teaching & Learning Forum:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21663327 All the Things ADHD Podcast:https://allthethingsadhd.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: May 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 have a conversation with editors of the Journal of Student Affairs Inquiry, Improvement, and Impact (JSAIII), which is an open access publication advancing assessment across all student affairs functional areas. Our guests are Heather Strine-Patterson and Alice Mitchell, both of whom serve as editors of the Journal, and both have extensive backgrounds on various college and university campuses.  Link to the Journal of Student Affairs Inquiry, Improvement, and Impact (JSAIII):https://journals.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.php/jsaiii/index. 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: May 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. 

This episode focuses on Transparency in Learning and Teaching, also known as TiLT. Our guest is Mary-Ann Winkelmes. Mary-Ann is Founder, Director, and Principal Investigator of the Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education project.Link to plentiful resources from the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TiLT) project:https://tilthighered.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: March 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 have a conversation with a coauthor of the book, Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, released in April 2024 by Johns Hopkins University Press.  Our guest is Eddie Watson.  Eddie is Associate Vice President for Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation and Executive Director for Open Educational Resources and Digital Innovation at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).   Links to resources mentioned in this episode:Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning (released in April 2024 by Johns Hopkins University Press): https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53869/teaching-aiAmerican Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U):https://www.aacu.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: March 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 assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

This episode features editors of the 2nd edition of the Routledge book entitled Coordinating Divisional and Departmental Student Affairs Assessment.  Our guests are Erin Bentrim, Gavin Henning, and Kimberly Yousey-Elsener.  Erin is a Data and Learning Analytics Strategist at Anthology, Inc. Gavin is Professor of Higher Education at New England College, where he directs graduate programs in higher education and provides leadership to the Center for Innovation, Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship.  Kim is Visiting Associate Professor for Higher Education and Student Affairs at Binghamton University.Link to Coordinating Divisional and Departmental Student Affairs Assessment (2nd Edition):https://www.routledge.com/Coordinating-Divisional-and-Departmental-Student-Affairs-Assessment/Henning-Bentrim-Yousey-Elsener/p/book/9781032608358 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 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 assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

In this episode, we have a conversation with the co-editors of the Routledge book Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education, Volume Two: Strategies for a Changing Higher Education Environment.  Our guests are Jane Marie Souza and Tara Rose.  Jane Marie is Associate Vice President for Accreditation and the Accreditation Liaison Officer at the University of Rochester.  Tara is Interim Associate Vice Provost and Director of Assessment at Louisiana State University.Links to books mentioned in this episode:Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education, Volume Two: Strategies for a Changing Higher Education Environment:https://www.routledge.com/Exemplars-of-Assessment-in-Higher-Education-Volume-Two-Strategies-for/Souza-Rose/p/book/9781642675498Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education:  Diverse Approaches to Addressing Accreditation Standards: https://www.routledge.com/Exemplars-of-Assessment-in-Higher-Education-Diverse-Approaches-to-Addressing/Souza-Rose/p/book/9781642672497This 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: January 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 assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

This episode focuses on the intersection of work in student affairs and that of assessment and accreditation.  Our guests are Sarah Gordon, Bill Heinrich, and Pam Shefman.  Sarah is Associate Professor and Interim Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at Arkansas Tech University.  Bill is Director of Mindset at Symplicity, an educational technology firm.  Pam is Executive Director of Planning and Assessment at the University of Houston Clear Lake.Link to article discussed in this episode ("The role of student affairs in regional accreditation: Why and how to be included"):https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/jsaiii/article/view/27916This 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 2023.  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 assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

In this episode, we have a conversation on the theme of equity-centered collaboration in assessment and improvement.  Our guests are Bethany Miller and Ellen Peters.  Bethany is Director of Institutional Research and Assessment at Macalester College and Ellen is Associate Provost for Institutional Research, Planning, and Student Success at the University of Puget Sound.  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 2023.  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 assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

This episodes features four contributors from the 2nd Edition of Trends in Assessment: Ideas, Opportunities, and Issues for Higher Education, a book published by Routledge featuring more than 50 thought leaders and partners from the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis. Our guests are Divya Bheda, Nick Curtis, Jerry Daday, and Caleb Keith. Divya is an education consultant with a particular focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, access, and justice. Nick is director of assessment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jerry is executive associate dean in the Institute for Engaged Learning and professor of sociology at IUPUI. Caleb is director of research strategy and initiatives at IUPUI. In addition to discussing Trends in Assessment, our guests will also share information about other affiliated resources of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis. Links to resources mentioned in this episode:Trends in Assessment: Ideas, Opportunities, and Issues for Higher Education (2nd Edition):routledge.com/Trends-in-Assessment-Ideas-Opportunities-and-Issues-for-Higher-Education/Hundley-Keith/p/book/9781642676099Assessment Institute in Indianapolis:assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu/Assessment Update:onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15360725Research & Practice in Assessment: rpajournal.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 2023.  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 assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

In this episode, we have a conversation with Ken O’Donnell, the inaugural recipient of a new Assessment Institute in Indianapolis award for excellence related to High-Impact Practices, often referred to as HIPs.  Ken is Vice Provost at California State University-Dominguez Hills, and he is one of the founders of HIPs in the States, a network of colleagues advancing the work of High-Impact Practices on college and university campuses throughout the United States.Links to resources mentioned in this episode:American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U):aacu.org/ HIPs in the States:assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu/program/HIPs_in_the_States.htmlNational 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: October 2023.  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 assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.