Transcript Historical Perspective of Evaluation Forum

Historical Perspective of
Evaluation Forum
Monash University, 2008
Where were you in November 1993?
Evaluation Forum
creation story
First incarnation* of
Evaluation Conference/Forum
What:
When:
Where:
Host:
Inspiration:
Theme:
National Invitational Conference on Student
Evaluation
1993
Sydney
The University of Sydney
Committee for Quality Assurance in Higher
Education (1994)
Judging the Quality of Teaching –
Approaches to University-wide Student
Feedback
*Incarnation – “a living embodiment of a deity, spirit, or abstract
quality” (Oxford English Dictionary)
Participants in 1993 included:
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Robert Cannon
Eugene Hejka
John Panter
Faith Trent
Elaine Martin
David Warren Piper
Paul Ramsden
Michael Prosser
Izabel Sendlak
Owen Hicks
Peggy Nightingale
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John Tognolini
Shukri Sanber
Doug Hewitt
Keith Trigwell
Jo McKenzie
Malcolm Eley
Olu Jegede
Angela Brew
Michael Jackson
Jackie Lublin
Topics in 1993
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University-wide student evaluation in
context
Administering a university-wide student
evaluation system
Compulsory student surveys of teaching
Student satisfaction
Using student evaluation in improving
teaching
Topics in 1993
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Using student evaluation in improving teaching
A “Student perceptions of teaching” package
Student feedback using different kinds of
questionnaires: how does it differ?
How can highly rated teachers assist with
teaching development?
Student evaluation as evidence of teaching
portfolios
Student evaluation of distance teaching
An attempted resurrection of
Evaluation Forum
What:
When:
Where:
Proposed by:
Invitational Forum
1998 (?)
Melbourne
Monash University
Reincarnation* of Evaluation Forum
What:
When:
Where:
Host:
Theme:
Invitational Forum
2000
Perth
The University of Western Australia
Student Feedback on Teaching –
Reflections and Projections
*If something is reincarnated, it appears in a different form, especially
after it has disappeared for a period of time (Cambridge
Dictionary online)
Topics in 2000
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Reflections on student evaluation of
teaching: Alignment and congruence in a
changing context
Student evaluation of teaching at the
University of Auckland
Evaluation of education programs: Issues
for an effective policy framework
Online student feedback surveys:
Encouraging staff and student use
Topics in 2000:
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Web On-Line Feedback (WOLF): Intentions and
evaluation
Aggregated student discourse: The Illuminative
value of qualitative survey responses in internal
evaluation systems and the CEQ
Evaluation of the postgraduate research
experience: A proposed model for Adelaide
University
A model for the evaluation of postgraduate
supervision
Evaluating learning or evaluating teaching: Is
there a difference and does it matter?
Decisions made in 2000
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The Evaluation Forum would produce a
refereed publication of papers
The forum would be held on a biennial
basis
Next forum would be hosted by the
University of Wollongong
In the year 2002…
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The dynamic nature of higher education
sector (fluid, flexible, progressive!)
impacted staffing in evaluation area.
The University of Wollongong was
unable to host the Evaluation Forum.
The call for the forum host was
answered by …
A marriage of convenience
What:
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Where:
Host:
Theme:
Evaluations and Assessment
Conference (ATN universities)
2002
Brisbane
Queensland University of
Technology
Closing the Loop
An uneasy union
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Where:
Host:
Theme:
ATN Evaluations and Assessment
Conference
2003
Adelaide
University of South Australia
A commitment to quality
Another resurrection
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Discussion to hold an Evaluation Forum in
the same city as the ATN conference was
started
‘Two for one’ sales pitch
Host city for the ATN conference in 2004
was Melbourne
Who in Melbourne can host the forum?
Evaluation Forum - 2004
What:
Where:
Host:
Theme:
Question:
Answer:
2nd Evaluation Forum (following ATN
Evaluations and Assessment
Conference)
Melbourne
Monash University
Communicating Evaluation Outcomes
Should we keep the conference closely associated with
the ATN conference?
Yes, please!
Evaluation Forum – 2005
What:
3rd Annual Evaluation Forum
(before ATN Evaluations and
Assessment Conference)
Where: Sydney
Host:
University of New South Wales
Theme: University Learning and Teaching Evaluating and Enhancing the
Experience
Evaluation Forum – 2006
What:
4th Annual Evaluation Forum (and
ATN Evaluations and Assessment
Conference)
Where: Perth
Host:
Curtin University of Technology
Theme: Evaluating to improve the student
experience
Evaluation Forum – 2007
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Host:
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Question:
Answer:
5th Annual Evaluation Forum
Brisbane
The University of Queensland (in collaboration
with Griffith University, Queensland University
of Technology and the University of the
Sunshine Coast)
Evaluation in Higher Education - Evidence,
Scholarship and Praxis
Should we keep the conference closely associated with the ATN
conference?
No, thank you!
Evaluation Forum – 2008
What:
Australasian Higher Education
Evaluation Forum (AHEEF)
Where: Melbourne
Host:
Monash University
Theme: Evidence based Decision Making Scholarship and Practice
Topics in 2008
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Students’ perceived motivation to learn: consistency
across units
Acting on unit evaluation data: A strategic development
initiative in Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Making summative unit surveys totally summative - risks
or opportunities?
Evaluating the usefulness of feedback to immersion
programme students at the pre-programme and postprogramme stages
The Evaluative Event: A Study of Academics Engaging
in Evaluation Practices
Towards an institutional eLearning strategy: The long
journey
Colour coding, KPIs, and the Road to Damascus:
shedding new light on reporting the student experience
at the University of Sydney
Topics in 2008
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eVALUate: development and validation of a teaching
survey
Survey Platform Influences Delivery and Response Rate
Simulated patients from Black and Ethnic Minority
communities – their role in health care education
Motivation: An appropriate topic for a teaching
evaluation?
‘Leading Excellence’ - A Framework for Leading
Evidence-Based Planning and Decision Making to
Improve the Quality of the Learning Experience
Using qualitative data to prove and improve quality in
Australian higher education
Shopping for Program Accreditation: Deciding on which
accreditation agency to pursue