ASSURANCE OF LEARNING (AOL) REPORTS:

The most recent AOL reports were submitted in January 2012.
AOL Council will review and provide feedback to these reports in Spring 2012.
We will notify report writers of the due date for the next report.

Archives of past and current AOL reports and reviews

Current members of the Assurance of Learning Council (PDF)

AOL Consultant Teams assigned to review each report (PDF)

Questions? Contact AOL Council Chair Tom Pusateri

KSU IS A PROUD RECIPIENT OF THE 2008 CHEA AWARD
FOR INSTITUTIONAL PROGRESS IN STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
FOR ITS ASSURANCE OF LEARNING INITIATIVE

KSU's application for the 2008 CHEA Award
KSU's citation in the CHEA Chronicle
Press release in PRLog
Announcement on page 4 of the February 2008 issue of KSU's publication, Access

ARCHIVAL MATERIALS:

Overview of Assurance of Learning

KSU's Assurance of Learning Initiative
Principles of Assurance of Learning
KSU's Assurance of Learning Council: Current Members and Past Members
Assurance of Learning Reports Prior to 2003

Global Learning and AOL

July 2010 Report of Global Learning in AOL Reports (PDF)
2010 Grid of Global Learning Outcomes and Assessment Methods for KSU Programs (XLS)

Instructions for Previous Assurance of Learning Reports (2007-2012)

Directions and Template for 2012 AOL Reports (PDF format)
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*** JAN 16, 2012: Report writers submit reports to the appropriate department chair
*** JAN 23, 2012: Department chairs submit reports to the AOL Council Chair

Directions for 2010 Assurance of Learning Reports (PDF)
AOL Template for 2010 reports (DOC)
2008 Grid of Global Learning Outcomes & Assessment Methods for KSU Programs ( XLS)
Working Definitions of KSU's Global Learning (GL) Outcomes and List of GL Courses (PDFs)
KSU's Assurance of Learning Council (PDF)

Instructions for Previous Assurance of Learning Reports (2006-2007)

Cover letter - from an email distributed to program coordinators September 12, 2007
Assurance of Learning Report Format - instructions for the contents of reports
Global Learning Assessment Grid - a list of global learning outcomes/measures for each program

Instructions for Previous Assurance of Learning Reports (2004-2006).

Articulating Student Learning Outcomes
Linking Outcomes to Program Requirements
Linking Outcomes to Methods that Collect Evidence of Assurance of Learning
Optional - Linking Outcomes to Methods
Articulating Expected and Hypothesized Findings for the Evidence
Articulating the Plan and Timetable for Collecting Evidence of Assurance of Learning
Collecting, Analyzing, and Interpreting Evidence of Assurance of Learning
Optional - Analyzing Objective Information
Using Findings of Assurance of Learning for Quality Enhancement
Assurance of Learning Resources and Web Links

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