Assessment Leadership Institute (ALI2016)

Day 1 (Monday, November 14)

08:00 am – 09:00 am

Reception / Registration

09:00 am – 09:15 am

Opening Ceremony

09:15 am – 09:45 am

Inauguration of Assessment Leadership Institute

09:45 am – 10:30 am

Keynote Speech: Overview of the Assessment Movement

Speaker: Ralph Wolff 

10:30 am – 10:45 am

Coffee Break

10:45 am – 11:45 am

Special Session  (By Invitation Only):  Defining the CEOs & Provosts’ Role for Assessment

10:45 am – 12:45 pm

Session 1: Student Success
Moderator: Jillian Kinzie 

1.1 Leading and Assessing to Improve Student Success
Jillian Kinzie, Indiana University School of Education 

1.2  Towards Achieving International Recognition in Engineering Accreditation in the Gulf Cooperation Council States
Salih O. Duffuaa, Ibrahim M. Elamin, King Fahd University of Petroleum Engineering, KSAMalik Elbuluk, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, USA 

1.3 Assessing ABET Student Learning Outcomes with Different Techniques Using CLOSO Software
Ahmad Salah Edeen Nassef, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Egypt 

1.4 Synoptic assessment to support the achievement of learning outcomes of integrated curricula
Dhayaneethie Perumal and Sunitha Mysore_,Fatima College of Health Sciences, Institute of Applied Technology, Abu Dhabi

1.5 Synergies for Better and Smart Teaching Evaluation: A Review of the Agribusiness Department Assessment ProgramsTarik Chfadi, Emily Dunn, Dept. of Agribusiness and Consumer Sciences, UAEU, Al Ain, UAE 

1.6 Linking science teachers’ quality and students achievement in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore: The impact of teachers’ background variables on students’ achievement
Qasim Alshannag, Hassan Tairab, College of Education, UAE University Hamza Dodeen, College of Humanities and Social sciences, UAE University

Session 2: Assessment Tools and Technology-I
Moderator: Michael Neal 

2.1 Local and Collective Standards for Assessing Writing
Michael Neal, Florida State University 

2.2 Effective Practices in Rubric Design in Higher Education
 Sadiq Midraj, Zayed University
 Jessica Midraj, The Petroleum Institute 

2.3 The Use of Learning Management Systems to validate Assessments
 Adam Marks, Zaid University 

2.4 Formative Assessment: The Case of Task-Based Language Assessment
Ali Shehadeh, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, UAE University 

2.5 Assessing the Effectiveness of the SASP Writing Center’s Consultation Service
Alistair Ross, Shanthi Tiru, Elizabeth Whitehouse, University College, UAEU

2.6 APRMS: Automated Program Review Management System 
M. Adel Serhani, College of Information Technology, UAEU 

Session 3: Assessment of Medical School Students
Moderator:  Margret El Zubeir 

3.1 The use of portfolios for assessment of clinical practice competence and performance for radiography undergraduate students
Mohamed Abuzaid, W. Elshami,  Z. Noorajan,  University of Sharjah 

3.2 Methods of assessing students Learning Outcomes at Medical schools in Saudi Arabia: A practical viewpoint
 Ahmed Al Kuwaiti, University of Dammam, KSA

3.3 Medical Students’ Multiple Choice Questions Answering Behavior during High-Stakes Examinations
Regmi Dybesh, Tahra AlMahmoud, Sami Shaban, Margaret Ann Elzubeir, Frank Christopher Howarth, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University 

3.4 Assessing the impact of teaching Advanced Trauma Life Support Courses in the United Arab Emirates
Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Frank Branicki, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University
Subash Gautam, Fujairah Hospital, Fujairah, UAE 

3.5 Assessment of EFAST training for final year medical students in an Emergency Medicine Clerkship Arif

Alper Cevik, Margret El Zubeir, Fikri Abu-Zidan, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAEU, UAE Abdel Noureldin, Department of Emergency Medicine, Tawam Hospital, Al-Ain, UAE 

3.6 A post-hoc analysis of Final integrated examination (FIE) at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University. Lessons Learnt.
Dybesh Regmi, Frank J. Branicki, Sami Shaban, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University

12:45 pm – 01:45 pm

Lunch

01:45 pm – 02:30 pm

Keynote Speech: Soft Skills and its Assessment Speaker: Abdullah bin Ali Alqatei

02:30 pm – 04:00 pm

Workshop 1:Effective Use of Direct & Indirect Assessment Facilitator: Amy Driscoll

Workshop 2: Building Rubrics Facilitator: Linda Suskie

04:00 pm – 04:30 pm

Coffee Break

04:30 pm – 06:00 pm

Workshop 1 (Continued)

Workshop 2 (Continued)

06:15 pm

Buses leave to hotels

08:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Gala Dinner

Day 2 (Tuesday, November 15)

08:00 am – 08:30 am

Reception / Registration

08:30 am – 09:30 am

Keynote Speech:

Evidence-Based Improvement in the U.S.: Current Practice and Lessons Learned

Speaker: George Kuh

9:30 am – 10:00 am

Coffee Break

10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Session 4: Faculty Engagement

Moderator: Amy Driscoll

4.1 Engaging Faculty: Building Trust and Ownership in the Assessment Processes
 Amy Driscoll 

4.4 Using Blackboard to facilitate double blind marking and moderation
Melanie Gobert, Mr. Mark Vevers, Higher Institute of Technology

4.5 Team Teaching in Higher Education
K.G. Taramol; Manipal University, Dubai

Session 5: Assessment of General Education Programs

Moderator: Terry Rhodes

5.1 Putting Education Back into General Education Assessment
Terry L. Rhodes; Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)

5.2 A Method to Demonstrate Attainment of Foundation Skills in General Education Students
Anthony Rhodes, Maurice Danaher, Lisa Isaacson, Saima Akhund; University College; Zayed University, UAE
Ashley Ater Kranov; Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia

5.3 General Education at Zayed University: Beginning with the End in Mind
Belkeis Altareb, Nadera Baig, Sunitha Kannenchery, Anthony Rhodes, Zayed University

5.4 Using Gamification for Assessment in General Education IT Classes
Gerald Elvey; Zayed University, Dubai UAE

5.5 Course impact assessment across UAE universities: an ongoing research project on the MOE mandated course Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Anne van Ewijk, Abu Dhabi University;Amal Amleh, Paris Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi

5.6 Assessing student’s learning in a flipped classroom and project based learning environment
Yazid Benchabane, University College, United Arab Emirates University

Session 6: Assessment tools & Technologies II

Moderator:  Gilbert Linne

6.1 Effects of Assessment in a Multi-Campus Environment
Gil Linne, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Higher Colleges of Technology
Nadeem Khan, Dean of Accreditation, Higher Colleges of Technology

6.2 The influence of technology on assessment design: Findings from a study based on university professors
 Nadia Hussain,  Amira S. Ahmed, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, UAE

6.3 How we developed single best answer multiple-choice questions (MCQs):
Description of an enhancement-focused strategy

Tahra AlMahmoud, Margaret Ann Elzubeir, Sami Shaban Frank Branicki,
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University

6.4 Using e-assessment to improve students’ learning in introductory physics courses
Naser Qamhieh, Physics Department, United Arab Emirates University

6.5 Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Assessment
Tamer El-Maaddawy,  College of Engineering, UAE University

6.6 Assessment of practical skills – standardizing scores based on item difficulty
M Jawad Hashim, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University

12:30 pm – 01:30 pm

Lunch

01:30 pm – 03:00 pm

Workshop 3: Assessment of Student Affairs Programs & Services

Facilitators: Susan Platt & Kevin Gant

Workshop 4: Program Review

Facilitator: Cyd Jenefsky

03:00 pm – 03:30 pm

Coffee Break

03:30 pm – 05:00 pm

Workshop 3 (Continued)

Workshop 4 (Continued)

05:00 pm – 06:00 pm

Closing Remarks and Future Plans

06:00 pm

Buses leave to hotels