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Overview of the CIRTL Network Meeting in Austin, Texas, June 3, 2009

The CIRTL Network Meeting held on June 3, 2009, at Texas A&M University focused on assessing the current state and future direction of CIRTL initiatives. Participants engaged in discussions centered on evaluation strategies to improve teaching and learning in graduate education. Key goals included establishing learning communities, fostering transitions into faculty roles, and enhancing evaluation practices across institutions. Breakout sessions provided opportunities to share successes and challenges, identify issues for further discussion, and strategize around the evaluation of program impact and organizational change.

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Overview of the CIRTL Network Meeting in Austin, Texas, June 3, 2009

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  1. CIRTL Network Meeting:Overview Ann Austin Texas A&M University June 3, 2009

  2. Goals for the Meeting • Ass where we are and where we are going • At each institution and in the Network • Reflect on our practice • Share progress and ideas • Identify challenges and ask questions

  3. “Philosophical” Assumptions guiding Evaluation • Modeling TAR • Ask questions and learn from our work • Use evaluation to improve • Linking Goals—Program Activities—Evaluation • Evaluation helps clarify goals and keep focus • Evaluation as basis of discussion across Network • Use evaluation to learn and plan for future • Evaluation must be feasible and realistic

  4. Overview of Morning Session • Highlight Institutional Evaluation Plans • Identify successes and challenges • Identify issues for cross-Network discussion • Breakouts after lunch

  5. Project Goals for CIRTL • Establish graduate through faculty learning communities at Network universities. • Establish cross-network learning community. • Foster transition from CIRTL graduate programs into faculty positions. • Enhance graduate education in teaching and learning at other universities.

  6. CIRTL Network Evaluation & Research Team UW-Madison TAMU CU-Boulder CIRTL Howard MSU Vanderbilt

  7. Levels of Assessment Level II GTA (Level I) Level 3: Network Level Assessment ETTL Course Level 2: Institution Level Assessment PFF AGEP Level 1: Program Level Assessment

  8. Level 1: Program Level Assessment Level II GTA (Level I) • Study impact of CIRTL activities on individual participants related to key goals: • Within institution • Cross-campus Common Items • Formative assessment related to program improvement. • Performed by local CIRTL team (ELs, PIs, and partners). ETTL Course PFF AGEP

  9. Level 2: Institution Level Assessment Level II GTA (Level I) Study the process of institutionalization and organizational change in relation to CIRTL goals and activities. Identify lessons learned for broader dissemination. Performed by CIRTL ERT; informed by Level 1 Assessment ETTL Course PFF AGEP

  10. Level 3: Network Level Assessment Study the development of the Network and the Network’s impact on institutions. Evaluation of key Network goals related to CIRTL Performed by CIRTL ERT; informed by Level 1 & 2 Assessment Level II GTA (Level I) ETTL Course PFF AGEP

  11. Institutional Presentations • Evaluation Plans • Goals • Criteria for Success • Strategies for Measuring Success • Connection to Pillars • Success, issues, questions

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