December 6th Meeting

Post date: Nov 26, 2019 4:25:56 PM

Greetings CAAG Members,

Please join us on Friday, December 6th from 10:00am to 12:00pm to discuss Fearing to Fail: How Common Assessment Practices Cause Stagnation.

Description:

Many of the assessment reports that come in from academic and co-curricular programs indicate that “all outcomes are met” – as if that were a good thing. When programs can demonstrate that they are reaching all of their learning goals, there is no reason to change. Curriculum doesn’t need to change, pedagogy can remain the same, student engagement seems to be fine, and there is no need to really talk about transformation. This session explores the fear-of-failure that is part of higher education and develop action plans to overcome this so that we find the opportunities to improve and transform.

Presenter:

Dr. Catherine M. Wehlburg, Dean for the School of Sciences, Mathematics, and Education, Marymount University

Meeting Information:

This month’s meeting will be a guided discussion. This is also our end of the year celebration and networking meeting. We will be setting our topics and locations for next year. If you would like to be a future host, please let us know. Just For Fun: We are having a gift exchange. Rules: All gifts must be $10 or less or a re-gift. They can be funny or not, it’s up to you. We had a great time last year.

Date and Time:

December 6, 2019

10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Meeting Location:

University of Illinois-Chicago

Student Services Building (SSB) RM2940 Second Floor

1200 West Harrison

* If you attended last year, we are in the same room.

Directions:

Public Transportation:

SSB is served by several city bus and rail routes, including the Racine stop of the Blue Line rapid transit line. For CTA route information, call 836-7000 from area codes (312), (708) or (815), or visit the CTA website. The RTA website may also be helpful. TTY users call: (800) 439-2202.

Downtown terminals Northwestern and Union stations are linked to the southbound No. 60 bus on Clinton Avenue. From the Rock Island and Illinois Central terminals, take the southwest bound Blue Line Forest Park "L" train. You may also walk to campus from the train stations or take the campus shuttle bus. Visit the Metra website for train schedules and system maps.

By Car

UIC is just west of the junction of three major expressways: the Eisenhower (I-290), Kennedy (I-90/94 Northwest), and Dan Ryan (I-90/94 Southeast). Several exits provide access to the campus: Ashland, Damen, Halsted, Harrison, Morgan, Racine, Roosevelt and Taylor. From downstate, both I-55 and I-57 feed into northwest bound I-90/94.

Parking

Short-Term Meter Parking Lot at the corner of Throop and Congress Parkway (a quarter for each 10 minutes for up to 2 hours maximum)

Harrison Street Parking Structure on Harrison Street just east of the Pavilion ($11.50 flat rate Monday - Friday)

Parking Lot 1B on the Southeast corner of Harrison and Racine.

0 - 1/2 hour - $4.50

1/2 hour - 1 and 1/2 hours - $6.50

1 and 1/2 hours - 2 and 1/2 hours - $8.50

Attending Virtually:

If you wish to attend virtually, please join our Zoom meeting: https://depaul.zoom.us/j/5996432698

RSVP:

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