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University Wide NoticesHere is a list of today’s notices: Ø Learning Insights - “A Seat at the Table”: Considerations for Student Inclusion in AssessmentØ FLITE Thanksgiving HoursØ Redistricting VS. Fair Districts: What is Gerrymandering?Ø Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), What You Need to KnowØ Spring Book Information 2nd RequestØ Teach Abroad at Dankook University (South Korea)Ø Carillon Tower ClockØ COB Colloquium: Enhancing Student Presentation Skills by Barb Barney-McNamara Nov 9Ø Blackboard Inline Grading: Crocodoc being replaced by Box View

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Learning Insights - “A Seat at the Table”: Considerations for Student Inclusion in Assessment

November 6, 2017Issue 26

Author: Lincoln A. GibbsAssociate Dean

College of Health Professions The InsightStudents are a valuable resource in the assessment process and their inclusion may provide the greatest opportunity to enhance student learning and engagement in higher education. ImplicationsCollege administrators need to examine the efficacy of their assessment practices and consider implementing strategies that allow for student involvement in the assessment process. “If we wish to discover the truth about an educational system, we must first look to its assessment procedures.”--Derek Rowntree

“A Seat at the Table”: Considerations for Student Inclusion in Assessment

Student Assessment is, perhaps, one of the most salient issues facing our college campus today; especially, as we navigate a highly competitive higher education environment where resources are limited, student enrolment is declining,academic institutions are in abundance and the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) data has ascended as a valued source of student learning and engagement indicators. Arguably, an approach we, as an institution, have yet to further consider in assessment is the active engagement of students in this process. Is there room at the table for student involvement in assessment? Although similar in nature,assessment is not to be confused with research https://baselinesupport.campuslabs.com/hc/en-us/articles/204304485-The-Difference-Between-Assessment-and-Research. Inevitably, there are many potential benefits of involving studentsin assessment, including: democratization of the learning process, increased student engagement, student ownership of their learning process, increased student motivation, and the development of useful skills in self and peer-assessment,among other benefits. After attending the IUPUI Assessment Institute in October, it appears that institutions across the country are equally concerned with student assessment and are supporting greater involvement of students in their learning and in how theirlearning is assessed. Furthermore, there was a resounding message that to build a culture of assessment you must include students in the process. I was fortunate to attend a presentation by representatives of Bowling Green State University (BGSU) entitled: “Student Learning Analysts: Actively Engaging Undergraduates in the Assessment Process”. The group provided a systematicoverview of a pilot program which included student employees in their university-wide assessment efforts. With support of academic affairs, they hired a group of Student Learning Analysts (SLA) to discuss the culture of assessment oncampus, student expectations for learning and ways students could be involved in assessment. In addition, the SLAs were given NSSE data and asked to retrospectively reflect on the results. They were also assisted with conducting focusgroups with their peers to discuss opportunities to advance several student Engagement Indicators (EIs) on the NSSE. The significance of involving SLAs in the assessment process was unparalleled. SLAs presented BGSU administration withan in-depth report from authentic perspectives that could only be extracted by students. The report was later disseminated to other leaders of the campus community for the purposes of reviewing existing efforts and planning newinitiatives focused on student learning and engagement. Again, is there a role for student involvement in assessment at Ferris State University? As Derek Rowntree (1987) stated, “if we wish to discover the truth about an educational system, we must first look to its assessment procedures”. Iencourage our campus community to critically think about our current assessment practices and to examine whether “saving a seat at the table” for student inclusion will further assist us in moving our college closer to achieving ourinstitutional goals. Rowntree, D. (1987). Assessing Students: How Shall We Know Them?, Kogan Page,London

Angie Hollister |Administrative Assistant to Associate ProvostFerris State University | Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs1201 S. State Street - CSS 310H | Big Rapids, MI 49307(231) 591-3537 office · (231) 591-3592 fax · AngieHollister@ferris.edu

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FLITE Thanksgiving Hours

Ferris State University Library Thanksgiving Holiday Hours 2017 Wednesday / November 22…7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Main Building & Extended Hours Study Court) Thurs – Fri – Sat / Nov. 23 – 25……CLOSED (Main Building & Extended Hours Study Court) Sunday, November 26……...6:00 p.m. – Midnight (Regular Semester Hours Start on Monday)

Josie

“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock”……Thomas Jefferson Josie VanAveryAdministrative Secretary-Dean’s OfficeFerris Library for Information, Technology & Education

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Ferris State University1010 Campus Drive, 410BBig Rapids, MI 49307Tel: (231) 591-3728 - Fax: (231) 591-3724

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Redistricting VS. Fair Districts: What is Gerrymandering?

GERRYMANDERING:Is it Destroying Our Democracy?

PANEL: FSU Faculty Christian Peterson and Anil Venkatesh, Representative from Voters Not Politicians DATE: Wednesday

November 15, 2017

TIME: 6-7:30 PM

PLACE: BUS 111 what is...GERRYMANDERING?

The manipulation of electoral boundaries for thepolitical advantage of one party/coalition evenwhen it defies other more natural boundarieslike those of local authorities.

SPONSORED BY: POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT

PROJECT

Anyone with a disability who needs special accommodations to attend these events should contact Shana Schadler, Program Assistant at 231.591.3846 or ShanaSchadler@ferris.edu at least 72 hours in advance.

Ferris State University is an equal opportunity institution. For information on the University’s Policy on Non-Discrimination, visit www.ferris.edu/non-discrimination.

Shana SchadlerProgram Assistant ASL/EII/PEPFaculty Center for Teaching and LearningFLITE 408E(231) 591-3846

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), What You Need to Know

Join us for great discussion and snacks in IRC-120 November 16th, 4:30-6:30pm

mailto:ShanaSchadler@ferris.eduhttp://www.ferris.edu/non-discrimination

Shana SchadlerProgram Assistant ASL/EII/PEPFaculty Center for Teaching and Learning(231) 591-3846

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Spring Book Information 2nd Request

Spring Book Information 2nd Request

Dear Faculty, If you have already turned in your textbook information to the bookstore for the Spring 2018 term, thank you! You are encouraged to go to the bookstore website ferris.bncollege.com to review your textbook listings. If you have not yet submitted yourinformation, we are requesting you take a few minutes to submit your textbook requests, as students are now registering for courses and need to know what materials they will need for their courses. If you have any questions, please contact the bookstore using the information below:Karen Bohren Textbook DepartmentBookstore Manager email: bookstore@ferris.eduP: 231.591.2623 Email: bohrenk@ferris.edu

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Teach Abroad at Dankook University (South Korea) Dankook University (Ferris State's partner university in Seoul, South Korea) is currently accepting proposals from faculty who are interested in offering a course during their 4-week International Summer Program in 2018. Courses will be offered from July 9 to August 2, 2018. Faculty will be compensated directly be Dankook University for any courses taught and will be allotted an airfare reimbursement. Proposals are due to Dankook University by December 15th. If you are interested in learning about the proposal process, please contact Will in the Office of International Education at WilliamSartore@ferris.edu

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William Sartore| Education Abroad CoordinatorFerris State University |Office of International Education1301 S. State St. – IRC 134 | Big Rapids, MI 49307Phone: + 1 – 231 - 591- 2449 | International Office Website

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Carillon Tower Clock Physical Plant is working with contractor to upgrade the controls and movement of the clocks on the Carillon Tower near the Music Center. The existing controls and the movement for one of the two clocks has been removed and are being sent out to themanufacturer for repair/ reconditioning. In the interim to the return of the equipment the tower clocks will be out of operation. The bells will continue to chime on the hour. The equipment repair center is estimating return of the equipment atapproximately 2 weeks. Physical Plant will coordinate with contractor upon return of the equipment to install and place the clocks back into service. Any questions regarding this effort can be forwarded to the Physical Plant Director Mark Eichenberg atextension 2600.

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COB Colloquium: Enhancing Student Presentation Skills by Barb Barney-McNamara Nov 9

The COB Monthly Colloquium Invites you to Attend:

Enhancing Student Presentation Skills

Thursday November 9, 2017 @ 11:00 am @ BUS 310

Barb Barney-McNamaraProfessor of MarketingMarketing Department

College of BusinessFerris State University

Synopsis: Summary: It is tough to watch yourself on video – some would say cringe-worthy. But just like writing a rough draft paper to edit, video presentations allow us to see where improvement isneeded to smooth out the rough edges. The Marketing Department received a Ferris Foundation Exceptional Merit Grant to purchase software for our sales program that allows students to recordthemselves using an app on their phone. The presentations are available online where students use them for self-evaluation and instructors provide time-stamped feedback. This discussion willintroduce the software/app and share success stories related to sales role-play exercises and sales competitions. Elies Kouider, PhDBusiness Data Analytics program CoordinatorMarketing DepartmentCollege of BusinessFerris State University

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Blackboard Inline Grading: Crocodoc being replaced by Box View Many faculty members use the inline grading feature of Blackboard. Inline grading was made available through a third party called Crocodoc. Three years ago, Box acquired Crocodoc. Box announced the discontinuation of Crocodoc effective January2018 and is replacing it with Box View. You will see the new Box View when you return from break in January, however, if you would like a sneak preview, watch this short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnUg6BO0v2A.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jackie Hughes or Andrew Peterson in E-Learning at (231) 591-2802. Jackie Hughes, Instructional Technology Coordinator FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY | Extended & International Operations (EIO)

410 Oak Street, ALUMNI 109A Big Rapids, MI 49307

Office: (231) 591-5439 Cell: (231) 527-8700

JackieHughes@ferris.edu http://www.ferris.edu/eio

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