OAP conducts a number of trainings during the year. We highly recommend that Division staff who are interested in learning more about assessment begin by attending Assessment 101. In this foundational training, participants will learn the cornerstones of assessment at CU Boulder.
Specifically, participants will learn the assessment language used in the Division, understand the expectations of assessment for the Division, and begin the conversation for their unit’s assessment plan.
Update: March, April and May trainings will be transitioning to Zoom. Participants who register will be sent instructions on how to access the training.
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Assessment 101
This training is an introduction to the assessment framework used in the Division of Student Affairs. Specifically, the training will cover assessment terminology, methods that are appropriate for student affairs, and the reporting framework that is used in the division.
Tuesday, February 4 | 8:30 to 10 a.m.
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Strategies for Convenience Surveying
This training will review how convenience sampling may be used to collect information from student affairs program participants during an event or activity. Training participants will discuss when to use convenience surveying as an appropriate methodology along with its advantages and limitations, considerations for design and administration, and examples from the division.
Tuesday, February 11 | 8:30 to 10 a.m.
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Advanced Survey Design
This advanced survey design training will focus on developing thoughtful and valid questions. Specifically, we will discuss appropriate language, scales, etc. Participants need to have attended the Survey Design and Administration training prior to attending this training.
Tuesday, February 25 | 8:30 to 10 a.m.
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Inclusive Assessment Strategies
Inclusive assessment is a relatively new concept in higher education, but one that is critically important to understand student data and to make accurate interpretations. Join us as we learn new strategies at every point in the assessment cycle in order to conduct more inclusive assessment.
Tuesday, March 3 | 8:30 to 10 a.m.
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Foundational Principles of Data Interpretation
Data interpretation is critical to the work we do in Student Affairs. Come to this session and learn about the pillars of data interpretation in Student Affairs. Participants will leave with a clear understanding of assessment terms, limitations of assessment in SA, and how to verify the validity of findings in Student Affairs.
Tuesday, March 17 | 8:30 to 10 a.m.
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Micro-Training Series
This series provides an opportunity for participants to be introduced to a narrow concept in assessment. Each training will last for only 50 minutes and will focus on understanding a specific concept and direct application.
All trainings will be held from 9 to 9:50 a.m.
- Friday, February 14 | Survey Design
- Friday, February 21 | Qualtrics 101
- Friday, March 6 | Data Visualizations
- Tuesday, March 24 | T-test
- Friday, April 3 | Google Forms: Alternate Modality for Quick Feedback Surveys
- Tuesday, April 7 | How to Ask Good Questions about Data
- Tuesday, April 14 | Conducting Learning Assessment
- Tuesday, April 24 | Findings and Next Steps - How to Use Data to Answer Your Questions
- Friday, May 1 | Identifying Correlations
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Data Crossroad Discussions
The Office of Assessment and Planning will be hosting monthly informal conversations about data collected across the university and in the division. These conversations will feature data sets that bring to the forefront interesting combinations that inspire discovery and meaning making. We will rely on participants to bring their perspectives and engage in these conversations. The general topic has been selected for each discussion, but is subject to change. Participants will be notified of changes.
All sessions will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m.
- Friday, February 18 | Hot/Cold Empathy Gap
- Friday, March 20 | Rites of Passage
- Friday, April 17 | Leadership Development
- Friday, May 8 | Engagement by Gender & the Impact of Social Constructs
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Power BI Training and Development
The Office of Assessment and Planning is offering a series of training opportunities to introduce Power BI and provide some useful skills if you are building reports, dashboards or presenting information. These training opportunities can help people who are consuming reports as well as those who are creating reports. Please contact Crystal Cyr (crystal.cyr@colorado.edu) if you would like additional information.
All sessions will be held from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
- Monday, February 17 | Introduction to Power BI
- Monday, March 2 | Creating Power BI Reports from Excel Data
- Monday, March 30 | Analyzing Complex Data & Creating Engaging Visuals
- Monday, April 27 | How to Tell Your Story with Power BI
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Trainings available upon request
Passive Programming Assessment
There are a variety of services and programs offered in Student Affairs that make it challenging to assess the impact. In this training, we will discuss various strategies for assessing programs that are less invasive than some traditional methods used in Student Affairs, and aim to understand the effectiveness of more passive programs.
Qualitative Assessment Methods
Join us as we discuss qualitative assessment methods in Student Affairs. Participants can expect to be able to differentiate between paradigms, identify types of inquiry well-suited to a qualitative approach and understand the type and purpose of qualitative methods.
Qualitative Coding Workshop
The qualitative coding training will provide a foundation for participants to analyze qualitative data. This will include working from a data sample that will be sent prior to the training. It is an expectation that participants will have read through the data set prior to coming to the workshop. **(Must have completed the Qualitative Assessment Methods training)**
Using R to Analyze Qualitative Data
In this training, we will use the software R to conduct analysis more quickly. We will demonstrate how to download R, understand the main features, import data, and analyze qualitative data.
Survey Design and Administration
Join us as we identify inquires that are appropriate for surveys, describe the key steps in the survey development process, and articulate important considerations for survey administration. We will also discuss use administration types and suggestions to increase response rates, etc.
