The Office of the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs has announced Focus on Assessment, a series of professional development workshops scheduled for the fall 2016 semester. The first workshop, Introduction to Rubrics, is Friday, Sept. 23. Dannelle Stevens is a professor in the department of curriculum and instruction at Portland State University. She is coauthor of the book “Introduction to rubrics: An assessment tool to save grading time, convey effective feedback and promote student learning” (Stylus Press, 2005, 2nd ed., 2012). Two sessions will be offered:
9/23/2016 Introduction to Rubrics – Dannelle D. Stevens
Morning session: 9 a.m.-noon-course level rubrics
Afternoon session: 1-4 p.m.-program level rubrics
Location: Comstock Room, Sheraton Hotel
To reserve a spot, please visit:
http://assessment.syr.edu/announcements/
URL: assessment.syr.edu
Contact: Melissa Lowry
Institutonal Effectiveness and Assessment
443-4119
assessment@syr.edu
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