Assessment Institute Free Webinar Series
2025-2026 Season
The Assessment Institute will host complimentary Zoom-based 60-minute webinars throughout the year featuring leaders from the Learning Improvement Community, whose purpose is to promote student learning improvement. These webinars are open to anyone in the higher education community.
Previous season recordings were focused on The RARE Model (2024-2025), Grand Challenges in Assessment (2023-2024), and HIPs in the States/High-Impact Practices (2022-2023).
Learning Improvment Community Free Webinar Series
- Tuesday, November 18, 2025, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern
- Tuesday, February 17, 2026, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern
- Tuesday, April 21, 2026, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern
- Tuesday, June 16, 2026, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026, from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern
This season's Assessment Institute Free Webinar Series is sponsored by Nuventive.
Webinar Schedule and Descriptions
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern
Introduction to Learning Improvement
This session introduces the Learning Improvement Community (LIC) and its Blueprint for how assessment can support improvement efforts. at multiple levels. We will highlight practical entry points for faculty and staff, share early examples of assessment-informed improvement, and frame the 2025–2026 series. Attendees will gain a clear sense of how LIC scaffolds institutions from compliance toward meaningful learning improvement.
Featuring:
- Keston Fulcher, James Madison University
- Dan Stroud, West Texas A&M University
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern
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12:00– 1:00 p.m. |
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https://iu.zoom.us/j/81942736969
Faculty Development for Learning Improvement at Scale
Faculty are central to learning improvement. Led by faculty development professionals, this session will highlight strategies for faculty development that prepare educators to integrate assessment evidence with instructional change. We will illustrate scaffolded supports—from introductory workshops to mentoring networks—that build faculty agency and capacity. Participants will leave with concrete ideas for designing development opportunities that align teaching, assessment, and program goals, while advancing institutional commitments to student learning improvement.
Featuring:
- Pam Tracy, Longwood University
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern
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https://iu.zoom.us/j/86709877194
Scholarship of Assessment and Learning Improvement
This session explores how assessment-informed improvement connects to Boyer’s four scholarships. Discovery emerges when assessment evidence contributes to new insights about learning. Integration occurs as data are synthesized across programs or contexts. Application is seen when findings inform institutional change or policy. Teaching is advanced when assessment results shape pedagogy and curriculum. Presenters will share examples of translating learning improvement efforts into scholarship, with strategies for co-authoring, mentoring, and dissemination to strengthen the field. This session emphasizes how to document and share work at each stage -- covering publication outlets, case studies, and mentoring networks -- so participants leave with practical steps for transforming improvement efforts into scholarship.
Featuring:
- Yao Hill, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Jillian Kinzie, Indiana University Bloomington
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Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern
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https://iu.zoom.us/j/88193417535
The LIC Blueprint: Using Assessment to Scale Improvement
The LIC Blueprint maps how individuals and institutions progress from curiosity to institutionalization in their improvement initiatives. This session provides an overview of the seven developmental stages and shows how assessment, instruction, and pedagogy relate to each level. We will highlight the roles of Scholarship, Professional Development, and Outreach in supporting progression. Participants will reflect on their current stage and identify practical next steps for scaling improvement.
Featuring:
- Julie Morrison, Glendale Community College, AZ
- Bryant Hutson, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
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Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 3:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern
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12:00– 1:00 p.m. |
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https://iu.zoom.us/j/88235384606
Building the Collective Will: Institutional Levers for Learning Improvement
Assessment leads to improvement when institutions align structures, incentives, and culture around evidence use. This session examines how leaders can mobilize the collective will to improve student learning. Presenters will share examples of accreditation alignment, policy supports, and cross-campus partnerships that enable durable learning improvement systems. Participants will leave with strategies to identify institutional levers in their own contexts and connect with broader efforts to launch learning improvement at scale.
Featuring:
- Katie Boyd, Auburn University
- Dory Thompson, Auburn University
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