Leading Improvements in Higher Education with Stephen Hundley

This episode features three colleagues from the National Board of Medical Examiners, or NBME, in which they share information about a recent large-scale, national-level research project involving, among other things, the influence of Artificial Intelligence on their work. Our guests are Monica Cuddy, Stephanie Iaccarino, and John Moore. Monica is a lead measurement scientist, Stephanie is a measur...

In this episode, we discuss evidence-based interventions focused on student motivation, persistence, and success.  Our guest is Dave Paunesku.  Dave is Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Project for Educational Research That Scales, or PERTS, which is based at Stanford University. Link to website mentioned in this episode:   The Project for Educational Research That Scales (PERTS)   https://...

This episode discusses the role program review plays in strengthening higher education quality. Our guest is Marilee Bresciani Ludvik. Marilee currently serves as the Director of Academic Effectiveness at the University of San Diego, and she has written extensively about program review’s role in assessment and improvement.  Links to publications mentioned during this episode:   Outcomes-Based Prog...

In this episode, we have a conversation with an assessment leader who adapts The Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award to higher education through a framework known as "Champion for Excellence." Our guest is Bridget Dewees, who serves as Senior Officer for Institutional Effectiveness at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.   Links to resources mentioned in this episode:   Malcolm Baldri...

This episode describes an updated higher education assessment framework known by the acronym ACCELERATE, and we will ‘unpack’ each letter of this acronym during this podcast episode. Our guests are Divya Bheda, Daniel Kaczmarek, and Constance Tucker, each of whom is an assessment professional in their respective institutional context. Importantly, these three guests are also representing the large...

In this episode, we discuss the concepts of program theory and implementation fidelity, including their influences on teaching, learning, assessment, and improvement.  Our guest is Sara Finney.  Sara is Professor of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University, where she also serves as Associate Director for Student Affairs Assessment in the Center for Assessment and Research Studies. This seas...

This episode features two leaders from the International Academy of Process Educators.  Our guests are Josh Morrison and Tris Utschig. Josh is Director of Academic Retention Programs at the University of Indianapolis. Tris is Director for Scholarly Teaching and Professor of Nuclear Engineering at Kennesaw State University. Link to resource mentioned in this episode:   International Academy of Proc...

In this episode, we have a conversation with colleagues from the Consortium of Organizations for Student Affairs Assessment, or COSAA, which is a collaborative effort across key student affairs assessment organizations.  Our guests are Shaun Boren, Renée Delgado-Riley, Paul Holliday-Millard, and Sarah LaFrance.  In addition to serving as student affairs assessment professionals within their own in...

As we kickoff season 6 of the podcast, we feature co-authors of Foundations of Assessment: From Theory to Practice , a recently released book from Routledge. Our guests are Joe Levy and Natasha Jankowski. Joe is Associate Vice Provost of Accreditation and Quality Improvement at Excelsior University. Natasha is Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisc...

In this episode, we have a conversation with co-editors of a new book, published by Routledge, entitled, “Maximizing the Impact of Assessment in Higher Education: Closing the Loop with Change Management.” Our guests are Cindy Cogswell and Gavin Henning. Cindy is Director of Data Strategy at New York University. Gavin is Professor and Director of Higher Education Administration Graduate Programs, a...

This is the third of a special 3-part series of our podcast, and in this episode—which is Part 3—we will focus on disseminating scholarly results in various outlets . Part 1 focused on being a consumer of scholarship , and Part 2 focused on engaging in the scholarly process .  Parts 1 and 2 were featured in Season 5, Episodes 9 and 10, respectively, of this podcast.   Our guests for this episode a...

This is the second of a special 3-part series of our podcast, and in this episode—which is Part 2—we will focus on engaging in the scholarly process . Part 1, which was featured in Season 5, Episode 9, focused on being a consumer of scholarship .  In part 3, which will be featured in Season 5, Episode 11, we will learn about disseminating scholarly results in various outlets .   Our guests for thi...

This is the first of a special 3-part series of our podcast, and in this episode—which is Part 1—we will focus on being a consumer of scholarship .  In Part 2, we will learn about engaging in the scholarly process , and, finally, in Part 3, we will discuss disseminating scholarly results in various outlets .  Parts 2 and 3 will be featured in Season 5, Episodes 10 and 11, respectively, of this pod...

This episode focuses on legal issues confronting faculty members across the higher education sector. Our guest is Kent Kauffman. Kent is Associate Professor of Business Law at Purdue University Fort Wayne. He is also author of the recently published book entitled, “Navigating Choppy Waters: Key Legal Issues College Faculty Need to Know.”    Link to resource mentioned in this episode: https://rowma...

In this episode, we have a conversation about continuous improvement in higher education.  Our guest is Will Miller.  Will serves as Associate Vice President for Continuous Improvement and Institutional Performance at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he and his colleagues also host the annual Continuous Improvement Summit, which is open to the broader higher education community. Links t...

This episode features colleagues discussing results from a recent study they conducted entitled “A Portrait of the Assessment Professional in the United States.”  Our guests are Ruth Slotnick and Mark Nicholas.  Ruth is Director of Assessment at Bridgewater State University, and Mark is Vice President for the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). This season of Leading Improvements i...

In this episode, we discuss issues of faculty job satisfaction and retention in collegiate contexts. Our guest is Todd Benson. Todd is Executive Director and Principal Investigator with the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education, or COACHE as it is known, which is based in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.    Link to resource mentioned in this episode: Collabor...

This episode features a conversation with a higher education assessment leader involved in championing Student Learning Outcomes, or SLOs as they are also known.  Our guest is Jarek Janio, who, in addition to being a faculty member at Santa Ana College, is also one of the founders of the California Outcomes & Assessment Coordinator Hub, otherwise known as COACHes, which provides plentiful reso...

This episode features a conversation with a colleague from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, or NACE as it is also known.  Our guest is Mary Gatta, who serves as Director of Research and Public Policy at NACE.  Link to resources mentioned in this episode: National Association of Colleges and Employers: https://www.naceweb.org/ This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Educati...

In this episode, we have a conversation with colleagues involved in producing Assessment 101 in Higher Education: The Fundamentals and How to Apply Them , the debut title in the Assessment and Improvement in Higher Education book series from Routledge. Our guests are Alex Andrews, Keston Fulcher, and Megan Good.  Alex is an Editor for higher education at Routledge. Keston is a Professor of Graduat...

This episode features contributors to a special issue of Assessment Update focused on the future of High-Impact Practices, also known as HIPs.  Our guests are Catherine Chan, Jerry Daday, and Jillian Kinzie.  Catherine is assistant vice provost for high impact practices in the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Jerry is professor of...

This episode features a conversation with two colleagues from 1EdTech, a member-led non-profit educational technology partnership organization.  Our guests are Suzanne Carbonaro and Kelly Hoyland, both of whom serve as directors of 1EdTech’s higher education programs.     1EdTech: https://www.1edtech.org/   This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Asse...

In this episode, we spend time with four influential scholars whose work has informed our thinking in the areas of experiential education and High Impact Practices, the latter often referred to as HIPs. Our guests are Alice Kolb, David Kolb, George Kuh, and Ken O’Donnell. Alice and David are widely recognized as leaders in experiential education, while George and Ken have led the way in developing...

This episode features a conversation with the editor of The National Teaching & Learning Forum , a Wiley publication. Our guest is Lee Skallerup Bessette. In addition to serving as editor of this publication, Lee is also Assistant Director of Digital Learning in the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship at Georgetown University.    Links to resources mentioned in this episode: The...

In this episode, we have a conversation with editors of the Journal of Student Affairs Inquiry, Improvement, and Impact (JSAIII) , which is an open access publication advancing assessment across all student affairs functional areas. Our guests are Heather Strine-Patterson and Alice Mitchell, both of whom serve as editors of the Journal , and both have extensive backgrounds on various college and u...