Blackboard Assessment Tools Outcomes and EAC Visual Data

New Assessment Option! EAC Visual Data (EAC, for short)

EAC Advantages ● Seamlessly integrates with Learn (where courses live) ● Facilitates primary assessment approach inside the course (instructor-scored rubrics, tests, discussion boards, etc. ) ● Allows reporting of in-course data across sections and terms ● Can report on learning outcomes aligned with rubric rows and test items ● Program coordinators can manage their own assessment process within Blackboard

Primary (In-Course) Assessment Method Using EAC in Bb – Assignment ED 590 x 1 Case#4 ED 590 x 2 Case#4 ED 590 x 3 Case#4 Course Grading Rubric Program Coordinator Secondary Rubric for PSLOs or ISLOs Use EAC Reports to pull instructor scores across sections and terms

Primary (In-Course) Assessment Method Using EAC in Bb – Discussion Board BUS 340 x 1 DB#7 BUS 340 x 2 DB#7 BUS 340 x 3 DB#7 Course Grading Rubric Program Coordinator Secondary Rubric for PSLOs or ISLOs Use EAC Reports to pull instructor scores across sections and terms

Primary (In-Course) Assessment Method Using EAC in Bb – Tests FAS 230 x 1 Test#4 FAS 230 x 2 Test#4 FAS 230 x 3 Test#4 Bb Learn-Scored Test Program Coordinator SLO-Aligned Test Item(s) Use EAC Reports to pull item scores across sections and terms

How does this compare with the Outcomes tool?

Juried Assessment Method Using Outcomes in Bb – Assignment Only ED 590 x 1 Case#4 ED 590 x 2 Case#4 ED 590 x 3 Case#4 Course Grading Rubric Faculty Scorers Assignments automatically copied to Outcomes Use Outcomes to score student work samples

Using Blackboard Outcomes: Juried Assessment

Next Steps for Programs ● Decide which Blackboard tool you want to use for your assessment of program learning outcomes, EAC or Outcomes or both. ● Review and finalize your program student learning outcomes and rubrics. ● Upload new or revised SLO/rubric/assignment matrix to Google Team Drive Assessment Folder. ● Department/Program Assessment Documents

Student Learning Outcomes ● Student learning outcomes and rubrics will be properly coded and added to Blackboard by an administrator.

In-Course Alignments with SLOs Using the assessment plan matrix, the master-course builder, program coordinator, or instructor aligns: ● Course assignment or ● Test or test items or ● Discussion Board posts or ● Other rubric-scored activities ● All sections must use the exact same title for the assignment, test or DB.

Blackboard Assessment Targets ● Fall 2019: About half of the program learning outcomes and rubrics set up in Blackboard; Training provided to Chairs to align SLOs to in-course activities ● Spring 2020: The other half of the rest of programs/outcomes set up; Training provided to Chairs to align SLOs to in-course activities ● Spring/Summer 2020: All programs use Bb tools data for Annual Reports due June 2020; Training provided on using EAC Reports function

EAC Demo Video Located in Google Shared Drive: Assessment Resources > Blackboard-Based Assessment EAC Demo Video

Google Team Drive for Assessment

Outcomes Advantages ● Evaluating work from across the program may help me as an instructor. ● Secondary evaluation of student work can be valuable to curriculum discussions and planning within the program. ● Secondary evaluation can provide data for inter-rater reliability.