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University Wide NoticesHere is a list of today’s notices: Ø
Learning Insights - “A Seat at the Table”: Considerations for
Student Inclusion in AssessmentØ FLITE Thanksgiving HoursØ
Redistricting VS. Fair Districts: What is Gerrymandering?Ø Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), What You Need to KnowØ Spring
Book Information 2nd RequestØ Teach Abroad at Dankook University
(South Korea)Ø Carillon Tower ClockØ COB Colloquium: Enhancing
Student Presentation Skills by Barb Barney-McNamara Nov 9Ø
Blackboard Inline Grading: Crocodoc being replaced by Box View
To view our University Wide Notice (UWN) Procedures, please
click here.
Learning Insights - “A Seat at the Table”: Considerations for
Student Inclusion in Assessment
November 6, 2017Issue 26
Author: Lincoln A. GibbsAssociate Dean
College of Health Professions The InsightStudents are a valuable
resource in the assessment process and their inclusion may provide
the greatest opportunity to enhance student learning and engagement
in higher education. ImplicationsCollege administrators need to
examine the efficacy of their assessment practices and consider
implementing strategies that allow for student involvement in the
assessment process. “If we wish to discover the truth about an
educational system, we must first look to its assessment
procedures.”--Derek Rowntree
“A Seat at the Table”: Considerations for Student Inclusion in
Assessment
Student Assessment is, perhaps, one of the most salient issues
facing our college campus today; especially, as we navigate a
highly competitive higher education environment where resources are
limited, student enrolment is declining,academic institutions are
in abundance and the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE)
data has ascended as a valued source of student learning and
engagement indicators. Arguably, an approach we, as an institution,
have yet to further consider in assessment is the active engagement
of students in this process. Is there room at the table for student
involvement in assessment? Although similar in nature,assessment is
not to be confused with research
https://baselinesupport.campuslabs.com/hc/en-us/articles/204304485-The-Difference-Between-Assessment-and-Research.
Inevitably, there are many potential benefits of involving
studentsin assessment, including: democratization of the learning
process, increased student engagement, student ownership of their
learning process, increased student motivation, and the development
of useful skills in self and peer-assessment,among other benefits.
After attending the IUPUI Assessment Institute in October, it
appears that institutions across the country are equally concerned
with student assessment and are supporting greater involvement of
students in their learning and in how theirlearning is assessed.
Furthermore, there was a resounding message that to build a culture
of assessment you must include students in the process. I was
fortunate to attend a presentation by representatives of Bowling
Green State University (BGSU) entitled: “Student Learning Analysts:
Actively Engaging Undergraduates in the Assessment Process”. The
group provided a systematicoverview of a pilot program which
included student employees in their university-wide assessment
efforts. With support of academic affairs, they hired a group of
Student Learning Analysts (SLA) to discuss the culture of
assessment oncampus, student expectations for learning and ways
students could be involved in assessment. In addition, the SLAs
were given NSSE data and asked to retrospectively reflect on the
results. They were also assisted with conducting focusgroups with
their peers to discuss opportunities to advance several student
Engagement Indicators (EIs) on the NSSE. The significance of
involving SLAs in the assessment process was unparalleled. SLAs
presented BGSU administration withan in-depth report from authentic
perspectives that could only be extracted by students. The report
was later disseminated to other leaders of the campus community for
the purposes of reviewing existing efforts and planning
newinitiatives focused on student learning and engagement. Again,
is there a role for student involvement in assessment at Ferris
State University? As Derek Rowntree (1987) stated, “if we wish to
discover the truth about an educational system, we must first look
to its assessment procedures”. Iencourage our campus community to
critically think about our current assessment practices and to
examine whether “saving a seat at the table” for student inclusion
will further assist us in moving our college closer to achieving
ourinstitutional goals. Rowntree, D. (1987). Assessing Students:
How Shall We Know Them?, Kogan Page,London
Angie Hollister |Administrative Assistant to Associate
ProvostFerris State University | Office of the Provost and Vice
President for Academic Affairs1201 S. State Street - CSS 310H | Big
Rapids, MI 49307(231) 591-3537 office · (231) 591-3592 fax ·
[email protected]
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FLITE Thanksgiving Hours
Ferris State University Library Thanksgiving Holiday Hours 2017
Wednesday / November 22…7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Main Building &
Extended Hours Study Court) Thurs – Fri – Sat / Nov. 23 –
25……CLOSED (Main Building & Extended Hours Study Court) Sunday,
November 26……...6:00 p.m. – Midnight (Regular Semester Hours Start
on Monday)
Josie
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of
principle, stand like a rock”……Thomas Jefferson Josie
VanAveryAdministrative Secretary-Dean’s OfficeFerris Library for
Information, Technology & Education
mailto:[email protected]://www.ferris.edu/it/tts/policyap-uwng.htmhttps://baselinesupport.campuslabs.com/hc/en-us/articles/204304485-The-Difference-Between-Assessment-and-Researchmailto:[email protected]
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Ferris State University1010 Campus Drive, 410BBig Rapids, MI
49307Tel: (231) 591-3728 - Fax: (231) 591-3724
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Redistricting VS. Fair Districts: What is Gerrymandering?
GERRYMANDERING:Is it Destroying Our Democracy?
PANEL: FSU Faculty Christian Peterson and Anil Venkatesh,
Representative from Voters Not Politicians DATE: Wednesday
November 15, 2017
TIME: 6-7:30 PM
PLACE: BUS 111 what is...GERRYMANDERING?
The manipulation of electoral boundaries for thepolitical
advantage of one party/coalition evenwhen it defies other more
natural boundarieslike those of local authorities.
SPONSORED BY: POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT
PROJECT
Anyone with a disability who needs special accommodations to
attend these events should contact Shana Schadler, Program
Assistant at 231.591.3846 or [email protected] at least 72
hours in advance.
Ferris State University is an equal opportunity institution. For
information on the University’s Policy on Non-Discrimination, visit
www.ferris.edu/non-discrimination.
Shana SchadlerProgram Assistant ASL/EII/PEPFaculty Center for
Teaching and LearningFLITE 408E(231) 591-3846
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), What You Need to
Know
Join us for great discussion and snacks in IRC-120 November
16th, 4:30-6:30pm
mailto:[email protected]://www.ferris.edu/non-discrimination
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Shana SchadlerProgram Assistant ASL/EII/PEPFaculty Center for
Teaching and Learning(231) 591-3846
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Spring Book Information 2nd Request
Spring Book Information 2nd Request
Dear Faculty, If you have already turned in your textbook
information to the bookstore for the Spring 2018 term, thank you!
You are encouraged to go to the bookstore website
ferris.bncollege.com to review your textbook listings. If you have
not yet submitted yourinformation, we are requesting you take a few
minutes to submit your textbook requests, as students are now
registering for courses and need to know what materials they will
need for their courses. If you have any questions, please contact
the bookstore using the information below:Karen Bohren Textbook
DepartmentBookstore Manager email: [email protected]:
231.591.2623 Email: [email protected]
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Teach Abroad at Dankook University (South Korea) Dankook
University (Ferris State's partner university in Seoul, South
Korea) is currently accepting proposals from faculty who are
interested in offering a course during their 4-week International
Summer Program in 2018. Courses will be offered from July 9 to
August 2, 2018. Faculty will be compensated directly be Dankook
University for any courses taught and will be allotted an airfare
reimbursement. Proposals are due to Dankook University by December
15th. If you are interested in learning about the proposal process,
please contact Will in the Office of International Education at
[email protected]
http://ferris.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TBWizardView?catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=24060mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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William Sartore| Education Abroad CoordinatorFerris State
University |Office of International Education1301 S. State St. –
IRC 134 | Big Rapids, MI 49307Phone: + 1 – 231 - 591- 2449 |
International Office Website
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Carillon Tower Clock Physical Plant is working with contractor
to upgrade the controls and movement of the clocks on the Carillon
Tower near the Music Center. The existing controls and the movement
for one of the two clocks has been removed and are being sent out
to themanufacturer for repair/ reconditioning. In the interim to
the return of the equipment the tower clocks will be out of
operation. The bells will continue to chime on the hour. The
equipment repair center is estimating return of the equipment
atapproximately 2 weeks. Physical Plant will coordinate with
contractor upon return of the equipment to install and place the
clocks back into service. Any questions regarding this effort can
be forwarded to the Physical Plant Director Mark Eichenberg
atextension 2600.
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COB Colloquium: Enhancing Student Presentation Skills by Barb
Barney-McNamara Nov 9
The COB Monthly Colloquium Invites you to Attend:
Enhancing Student Presentation Skills
Thursday November 9, 2017 @ 11:00 am @ BUS 310
Barb Barney-McNamaraProfessor of MarketingMarketing
Department
College of BusinessFerris State University
Synopsis: Summary: It is tough to watch yourself on video – some
would say cringe-worthy. But just like writing a rough draft paper
to edit, video presentations allow us to see where improvement
isneeded to smooth out the rough edges. The Marketing Department
received a Ferris Foundation Exceptional Merit Grant to purchase
software for our sales program that allows students to
recordthemselves using an app on their phone. The presentations are
available online where students use them for self-evaluation and
instructors provide time-stamped feedback. This discussion
willintroduce the software/app and share success stories related to
sales role-play exercises and sales competitions. Elies Kouider,
PhDBusiness Data Analytics program CoordinatorMarketing
DepartmentCollege of BusinessFerris State University
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Blackboard Inline Grading: Crocodoc being replaced by Box View
Many faculty members use the inline grading feature of Blackboard.
Inline grading was made available through a third party called
Crocodoc. Three years ago, Box acquired Crocodoc. Box announced the
discontinuation of Crocodoc effective January2018 and is replacing
it with Box View. You will see the new Box View when you return
from break in January, however, if you would like a sneak preview,
watch this short video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnUg6BO0v2A.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie
Hughes or Andrew Peterson in E-Learning at (231) 591-2802. Jackie
Hughes, Instructional Technology Coordinator FERRIS STATE
UNIVERSITY | Extended & International Operations (EIO)
410 Oak Street, ALUMNI 109A Big Rapids, MI 49307
Office: (231) 591-5439 Cell: (231) 527-8700
[email protected] http://www.ferris.edu/eio
Activator * Positivity * Responsibility * Maximizer * Developer
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