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2. Assessing the Value of a Social Justice Curriculum
In this episode, hosts Karen Majeski and JT Torres are again joined by Michael Ben-Avie along with guest Kate McConnell.
Dr. Kate McConnell is the Vice President for Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation and Executive Director of the Value Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education Institute for the American Association of Colleges and Universities. An educational psychologist by training, Dr. McConnell has written extensively on the reliability and validity of the VALUE approach to assessment. Her work also focuses on using course-embedded assessments to improve teaching and learning while also addressing accountability and accreditation requirements; aligning pedagogy with assessment efforts and faculty development; and leveraging the learning sciences in teaching, assessment, and evaluation.
Dr. Ben-Avie is the Senior Director of Learning Assessment and Research at Quinnipiac University and a past AAC&U senior fellow. He has co-edited six books on educational change and youth development with colleagues at the Yale Child Study Center. Dr. Ben-Avie conducts longitudinal cohort studies of students’ learning and development to discern the impact of higher education, and develops predictive models to inform the design of initiatives to promote students' persistence, academic achievement, and graduation.
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In this episode, hosts Karen Majeski and JT Torres are again joined by Michael Ben-Avie along with guest Kate McConnell.
Dr. Kate McConnell is the Vice President for Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation and Executive Director of the Value Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education Institute for the American Association of Colleges and Universities. An educational psychologist by training, Dr. McConnell has written extensively on the reliability and validity of the VALUE approach to assessment. Her work also focuses on using course-embedded assessments to improve teaching and learning while also addressing accountability and accreditation requirements; aligning pedagogy with assessment efforts and faculty development; and leveraging the learning sciences in teaching, assessment, and evaluation.
Dr. Ben-Avie is the Senior Director of Learning Assessment and Research at Quinnipiac University and a past AAC&U senior fellow. He has co-edited six books on educational change and youth development with colleagues at the Yale Child Study Center. Dr. Ben-Avie conducts longitudinal cohort studies of students’ learning and development to discern the impact of higher education, and develops predictive models to inform the design of initiatives to promote students' persistence, academic achievement, and graduation.