Friday May 29, 2009

9:00am - 3:30pm

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Please join the UVP Network of the Reinvention Center at a meeting in the Faculty Center (Redwood Room) on the University of California, Los Angeles campus on Friday, May 29, 2009. 

Judi Smith, Dean and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at the University of California, Los Angeles will host the day-long meeting from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm.  A good portion of the meeting will focus on the assessment of learning outcomes for undergraduate majors.  A final agenda will be provided when all the programming and participants are in place. 

Plan now to attend to talk with our colleagues from the University of California system as well as others from around the United States.  Following is information about housing and local transportation. 

Please RSVP to reinvention@miami.edu and indicate your name, title, and institutional affiliation. Please contact Judi Smith’s assistant, Mitsue Yokota (myokota@college.ucla.edu or 310-825-8510) in the case you have questions.

• Agenda

• Meeting Details

• Logistics

• Registration

• Presenters

The Spring 2009 UVP Meeting

Meeting Agenda

The Reinvention Center
University Vice Presidents’/Vice Provosts’ Network

Friday May 29, 2009 9:00am - 3:30pm
The Faculty Center (Sequoia Room)
University of California, Los Angeles Campus

Topic: Assessment of learning outcomes for undergraduate majors

Title:  Why Student Learning Outcomes Focus Assessment, Pedagogy, and Curriculum?  A Scholarly Response

Dr. Amy Driscoll, Consulting Scholar at Carnegie, Senior Scholar, Portland State University

Student Learning Outcomes have become prominent and required for academic programs in higher education as a focus for assessment. 

Related to their use, pedagogy and curriculum are currently being aligned with those outcomes to create coherent and effective courses, programs, and degree requirements.  Some of the resistance to these expectations has taken the form of a silent "why?" on the part of faculty.  Recent research has begun to respond to the question and to provide support and guidance for the practices associated with student learning outcomes.  An overview of national priorities and research supported practices will be described.

The later wrap-up session will address the issues of faculty resistance,  accreditation, programmatic changes, analysis of student work, use of rubrics, institutional impact, etc. in an interactive format.

Logistical Details (please see below)

Meeting Location

The Faculty Center (Sequoia Room)
University of California, Los Angeles Campus

480 Charles Young Dr. East
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: (310) 825-0877
Website: http://facultycenter.ucla.edu

Transportation to/from airport

The closest airport to UCLA is the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).  Due to the unpredictable nature of traffic, it can take as little as 30 minutes to get to/from the airport, but participants should allow at least an hour.  The easiest method to get to UCLA would be take a taxi which can be found on the curbside of the lower/arrival level island under the yellow sign. Taxis will cost ~$40 from LAX to the UCLA area.

Transportation to/from campus/hotels

The UCLA Guesthouse is a 10 minute walk from the Faculty Center.  Both the Hotel Palomar and Hotel Angeleno offer shuttles for their guests that will take them to campus.  Arrangements and/or reservations need to be made in advance.

Directions and Parking Information (pdf)

Hotel Accommodations

For participants who will only need a room on Thursday evening:

UCLA Guesthouse - on the UCLA campus
330 Charles E. Young Drive East
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1466
www.hotels.ucla.edu
Phone:  310-825-2923
Rate:  $139/night
Parking:  $9 day (in nearby structure not adjacent to hotel)
*Reservations will need to be made by emailing Mitsue Yokota (myokota@college.ucla.edu  who will provide the hotel with the guest list.  Guests will pay for rooms using a credit card when they check in.
**Rooms must be reserved by Monday, April 20, 2009
  
For participants who will need rooms on Thursday and Friday:

Hotel Angeleno  (~ 3 miles from campus)
170 N. Church Lane
Los Angeles, CA 90049
http://www.hotelangeleno.com/
Guest may reserve rooms online for the Hotel Angeleno by visiting http://tinyurl.com/c8p6on
Phone: 310-476-6411
Rate:  $159/night
Parking:  $18/night (valet only)
*Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly and announcing that they are a part of the "Reinvention Center UVP Event". You should be able to reserve additional nights at the hotel at the same rate (before and after the event).  If you encounter any problems, please contact Mitsue Yokota (myokota@college.ucla.edu or 310-825-8510).
**Rooms must be reserved by Thursday, May 7, 2009

Hotel Palomar (~1.5 miles from campus)
10740 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024
http://www.hotelpalomar-lawestwood.com/TheWestwoodHotel.html
Phone:  310-475-8711
Rate:  $199/night
Parking:  $27/night (valet only)
*Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly and announcing that they are a part of the "Reinvention Center UVP Event"; they should be able to reserve additional nights at the hotel at the same rate (before and after the event).  If they encounter any problems, please contact Mitsue Yokota (myokota@college.ucla.edu or 310-825-8510).
* Deadline:  information still pending (should be end of April)

Registration

To Register, please send an email to reinvention@miami.edu indicating which meeting you will be attending. Please include your full name, title, and institutional affiliation in your e-mail. Thank you!

Presenter:

Assessment of Learning Outcomes

Amy Driscoll, Associate Senior Scholar with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching