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NERCOMP EVENT
Assessment on a Shoestring
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It's often the case that IT staff want to assess a program or service, but lack the background, the expertise, or the resources to know where to start. The objective of this interactive SIG is to give participants the tools necessary to plan and carry out research projects on their home campuses. Participants will learn how to: formulate a research question; develop a research design, and evaluate the results. Emphasis will be placed throughout the workshop on finding ways to do assessment without needing significant resources.
Workshop Organizer/Host: Tom Laughner of Smith College
Date/Time:
Friday, October 09, 2009
9:00am - 3:00pm
Registration begins at 8:00am
Location:
Southbridge Hotel and Conference Center
14 Mechanic St.
Southbridge, MA
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Special instructions:
Your fee includes unlimited am and pm break service and lunch.
Pricing:
NERCOMP Members: $128
Non-Members: $253
By clicking on the "Register" button below, you are indicating a commitment to attend and will be held responsible for the registration fee.
Your fee can be refunded if you notify us of a cancellation at least 8 days prior to the event via email to nercomp@nercomp.org.
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Additional Information
Event Schedule:
8:00am - 9:00am Registration & Coffee
9:00am - 9:15am Welcome , Introductions
Speakers:
Tom Laughner, Director of Educational Technology Services, Smith College
Scott Payne, Director, Academic Technology Services, Amherst College
9:15am - 10:00am Overview
Why do research?
Why is measuring effectiveness/impact of IT instructional tools and pedagogical interventions important?
What is the "implementation dip" and why should you care?
Present Example Studies:
Case studies illustrating a range of research questions and different analytic approaches.
10:00am - 10:30am Formulating a Research Question
10:30am - 10:45am Break
10:45am - 12:00pm Constructing Instruments
Self-report vs. performance data (objective data)
Data collection tools
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - 2:15pm Data analysis
Making sure your findings are valid
2:15pm - 2:30pm Break
2:30pm - 3:00pm Reporting Your Data
3:00pm Evaluations and End
Speaker:
Scott Payne
Scott Payne is Director of Academic Technology Services at Amherst College. Dr. Payne is a second language acquisition researcher who specializes in computer-assisted language learning and has published in Language Learning and Technology, the CALICO Journal, and System. His research combines psycholinguistic and corpus linguistic techniques to better understand the cognitive burden of specific instructional tasks on learners, with a particular emphasis on how technology-mediated language learning impacts the developmental trajectories of certain learners under specific task demands. Dr. Payne has training in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies and taught research methods at Penn State before coming to Amherst College.
Speaker:
Tom Laughner
Tom Laughner is Director of Educational Technology Services at Smith College. He also teaches a course on educational assessment in the education department. Tom's work involves identifying appropriate technologies to assist in the teaching and learning process. He has recently been focusing on educational assessment and project management. He received his bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Arizona, his Masters in Education and Human Development from George Washington University, and his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Andrews University.
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Contact Information:
Lisa DiMauro
860-345-2081
ldimauro@nercomp.org
Hotel Information:
Please call the Southbridge Hotel directly at 508.765.8000, the NERCOMP rate is $120.
The room block will be held until September 8, 2009.
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