Reclaiming accountability : improving writing programs through accreditation and large-scale assessments / edited by Wendy Sharer, Tracy Ann Morse, Michelle F. Eble, William, P. Banks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sharer, Wendy B., editor.

Morse, Tracy Ann, editor.

Eble, Michelle F., 1974- editor.

Banks, William P., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

English language.

Report writing--Study and teaching.

Report writing.

Physical Description:

vi, 335 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Logan : Utah State University Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Reclaiming Accountability brings together a series of critical case studies of writing programs that have planned, implemented, and/or assessed the impact of large-scale accreditation-supported initiatives and reimagines accreditation as a way to leverage institutional or program change and addresses assessment requirements beyond those in writing programs"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 Laying the Foundations - Educating and Learning from Accrediting Bodies 15

1 Assessing for Learning in an Age of Comparability: Remembering the Importance of Context / Cindy Moore Moore, Cindy, Peggy O'Neill O'Neill, Peggy, Angela Crow Crow, Angela 17

2 QEP Evaluation as Opportunity: Teaching and Learning through the Accreditation Process / Susan Miller-Cochran Miller-Cochran, Susan, Rochelle Rodrigo Rodrigo, Rochelle 36

3 Understanding Accreditation's History and Role in Higher Education: How It Matters to College Writing Programs / Shirley K. Rose Rose, Shirley K. 52

Part 2 Curriculum and Program Development Through Assessment and Accreditation 65

4 Going All In: Creating a Community College Writing Program through the QEP and Reaccreditation Process / Jonathan Elmore Elmore, Jonathan, Teressa Van Sickle Sickle, Teressa Van 67

5 Moving Forward: What General Studies Assessment Taught Us about Writing, Instruction, and Student Learning / Jessica Parker Parker, Jessica, Jane Chapman Vigil Vigil, Jane Chapman 87

6 Making Peace with a "Regrettable Necessity": Composition Instructors Negotiate Curricular Standardization / David Weed Weed, David, Tulora Roeckers Roeckers, Tulora, Melanie Burdick Burdick, Melanie 108

7 A Tool for Program Building: Programmatic Assessment and the English Department at Onondaga Community College / Malkiel Choseed Choseed, Malkiel 129

8 Centering and De-Centering Assessment: Accountability, Accreditation, and Expertise / Karen Nulton Nulton, Karen, Rebecca Ingalls Ingalls, Rebecca 145

9 Using Accountability to Garner Writing Program Resources, Support Emerging Writing Researchers, and Enhance Program Visibility: Implementing the UH Writing Mentors during WASC Reaccreditation / Jim Henry Henry, Jim 163

10 SEUFolios: A Tool for Using ePortfolios as Both Departmental Assessment and Multimodal Pedagogy / Ryan S. Hoover Hoover, Ryan S., Mary Rist Rist, Mary 187

Part 3 Faculty Development Through Assessment and Accreditation 211

11 Write to the Top: How One Regional University Made Writing Everybody's Business / Polina Chemishanova Chemishanova, Polina, Cynthia Miecznikowski Miecznikowski, Cynthia 213

12 "Everybody Writes": Accreditation-Based Assessment asProfessional Development at a Research intensive University / Linda Adler-Kassner Adler-Kassner, Linda, Lorna Gonzalez Gonzalez, Lorna 242

13 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Assessment: Lessons from a Thresholds-Based Approach / Maggie Debelius Debelius, Maggie 263

14 Faculty Learning Outcomes: The Impact of QEP Workshops on Faculty Beliefs and Practices / Joyce Neff Neff, Joyce, Remica Bingham-Risher Bingham-Risher, Remica 279

15 From the Outside in: Creating a Culture of Writing through a QEP / Angela Green Green, Angela, Iris Saltiel Saltiel, Iris, Kyle Christiansen Christiansen, Kyle 304.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781607324348

1607324342

OCLC:

912507804