Wednesday, October 20, 2010

11:00am – 5:00pm

                      Registration (Concourse Main Lobby)

Noon– 2:00 pm

Pre-conference Regional Session

WTCS Conversations on Curriculum

MATC D240 (across the street from Concourse Hotel main entrance)

Jonathan Iwanski, Fox Valley Technical College

Lisa Ferguson, Moraine Park Technical College

Tina Rettler, Madison Area Technical College

Open to Wisconsin Technical College System members only.

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Hands-On Lab for Site Administrators/WIDS Designees

MATC D435 (across the street from Concourse Hotel main entrance)

Audience: Curriculum specialists, assessment chairs, deans, managers, IT

WIDS Design Team in computer lab. Learn about how the new WIDS is configured, how to set security levels and permissions, and how to prepare for set up.

5:00 pm – 6:15 pm

         Informal Reception (Ovations Lounge near Main Lobby)

Appetizers and beverages provided. Cash bar.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Breakfast & Registration (Capitol Ballrooms A & B)

Light breakfast featuring seasonal fruit, assorted yogurts, granola,
specialty bagels, hard boiled eggs, coffee, tea, water.

8:30 am - 8:45 am

Welcome and Introductions

9:00 am – 9:50 am

Shaunna Jagneaux, Instructional Effectiveness  

Rebecca Fracchia, Industry Liason

Maricopa Skill Center, Arizona

Breakout 1a

1a.  Designing, Implementing, and Measuring 100% Competency-Based, Industry Driven Curriculum

Strand: Program assessment, technical skills attainment, using industry analysis to measure programs, and DACUM

Audience: Program assessment coordinators, committee members, deans, program chairs, and administrators

Come learn about integrating Management Review, DACUM findings, and Task Analysis to ensure your programs are aligned with current and emerging industry needs. Learn how to gather industry panels, articulate competencies, and measure industry-driven learning outcomes.

9:00 am – 9:50 am

Breakout 1b

1b. Who’s Got the Map? Preparing for HLC Program Accreditation

Strand:  Preparing for Accreditation, DACUM-informed Design, Unique Teaching Strategies for Today’s Learners

Audience: Administrators, accreditation committee members, deans, program chairs

Imagine the HLC arriving for an accreditation visit to review your first doctoral EdD program - built completely from scratch. How do you emphasize your program’s exceptional features?  In this session hear how the core project team used WIDS to successfully map alignment of program outcomes with course outcomes.

10:00 am – 10:50 am

Breakout 2a

2a. WIDS Reconsidered: Developing Program Outcomes for Student Services

Strand: Program assessment planning

Audience: Program assessment coordinators, committee members, deans, program chairs, and administrators

In this session presenters will share how Tri-County Technical College hopped the boundaries from Academic Affairs to Student Affairs by using the WIDS model to support Student Affairs staff in making the shift from delivering services to engaging students in learning outside the classroom. Participants will reconsider the uses of WIDS at their own institutions.

10:00 am – 10:50 am

Breakout  2b

2b. Cultivating Quality Curriculum

Strand: Implementation Strategies – Getting Ready for the New WIDS; Gaining Buy-in from various stakeholders (IT, Instructors, Curriculum Managers, VPs)

Audience: WIDS Champions, front-line WIDS coaches, curriculum developers, implementation team members, and instructors.

This session unveils time-tested strategies to successfully identify, develop and implement well designed curriculum.  Discover adaptive techniques to support faculty as they develop learner-centered learning opportunities.  You will leave with approaches to engage faculty and leadership in planning, development and implementation of curriculum. 

11:00 am – 11:50 pm

Susan Grant, Instructional Designer

Northern Wyoming Community College District

Breakout 3a

3a.  AQIP & WIDS: Using Dynamic Data for Assessment & Accreditation Management

Strand:  Accreditation and Curriculum, Innovative ways to present curriculum data in systems portfolio

Audience: Deans, instructional designers, program chairs, assessment coordinators, instructors.

This presentation explores how WIDS can be used to develop outcome-based strategies for achieving your institutional accreditation standards using the AQIP model. WIDS can help manage institutional assessment and accreditation processes and create detailed analytical reports. At the end of this presentation you will assess one of these strategies to explore its feasibility for use at your institution.

11:00 am – 11:50 pm

Wendy Dusek, Natural Science Instructor

Andrea Schullo, Curriculum Design Specialist

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College

Breakout 3b

3b.  Using Assessment Data to Improve Student Learning

Strand: Innovative assessment

Audience: Instructors

You use authentic assessment tools to determine whether your learners have mastered the content. Now what? In this session we will look at closing the loop - taking a look at the data provided by your assessment tools to improve your courses for better student learning. The learners will examine data provided by assessment tools to improve student learning.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

LUNCH

1:15 pm – 3:45 pm

WIDS Development Team, including Yahara Software Representatives

General Session

Capitol Ballrooms A & B

See the vision in action as you explore web-based WIDS!

This preview shows you the Beta interface and features, such as organizational data and user management, and new outcomes assessment planning tools. Leave with concrete steps for a smooth launch. Presentations are organized by your role within the organization and will include specific information for IT staff, or those supporting curriculum efforts from an IT perspective.

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Prize Drawing. You must be present to win.