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CTL Workshops

The Effective Program Assessment track is designed for individual or groups of faculty who are involved in the Program Assessment Report (PAR) process in their department. Topics for these sessions are drawn from the components of the PAR rubric and include examples of how Boise State faculty approach the assessment of student learning across their degree program.

During the one-hour session, participants will learn about successful strategies for program assessment and have the opportunity to talk with colleagues about how to apply the ideas shared.

PAR Support Sessions Spring 2026

Effective Program Assessment: Turning findings into action

February 6th, 9-10:30 (via Zoom)

You’ve identified the measures of student learning in your program and analyzed the data. Now that you have your “Key Findings”, how do you turn them into a plan for continuous improvement of student learning? In this session, you will have the opportunity to learn from and with other educators about how they have used assessment data to make course and program level changes, and leave with your own “Actions Planned” ideas. By the end of the session, you will be able to: 

  • Describe ways to use assessment data to plan program improvement
  • Brainstorm with colleagues about what actions your program might take to improve student learning

Effective Program Assessment: Leveraging the Finishing Foundations Capstone Assignment

February 27th, 9-10:30 (via Zoom)

Finishing Foundations (FF) courses provide students with a culminating experience that helps them integrate previous learning, demonstrate their growth, and reflect upon and apply a range of knowledge and skills they have accumulated throughout their time at Boise State. In FF courses, students also have the opportunity to demonstrate their achievement of the program’s (and university) critical inquiry and communication related learning outcomes. In this session, you’ll learn from and with other educators about ways to leverage the FF Capstone assignment to provide both course and program level assessment evidence. While anyone involved in a program’s PAR can participate, this session will be particularly relevant to instructors of FF courses. By the end of the session, you will be able to: 

  • Describe examples of how programs are using the FF capstone assignment as a PAR measures
  • Articulate how the capstone assignment in your FF course could provide evidence of student achievement of your Program Learning Outcomes

Register via the CTL website here.