Kansas State University

Call for poster presentations: Institute for Student Learning and Assessment

Submitted by Frederick Burrack

We encourage faculty, student life professionals, assessment directors and graduate students to submit proposals for poster presentations in the 2012 Institute for Student Learning and Assessment on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the K-State Student Union. Selections will be made through peer review.

Invited themes include but are not limited to:

• effective student learning assessment practices for instructional programs, courses or areas of student life
• strategies to assess achievement in critical thinking, written communication, oral communication, diversity, research skills and professional integrity
• high-impact instructional practices and effective instructional strategies used as student learning assessment

For submission, email your name, title of submission and a summary of the topic by Friday, Sept. 21, to the office of assessment at assessment@k-state.edu, or for questions call 785-532-5712. The poster showcase will be 90 minutes and include a lunch buffet.

A thorough description of the expectations and requests for equipment needed will be forwarded to participants by Oct 1. For more information visit the institute's website. The schedule will be finalized the first week of October.