Summer Conference - 2023
Explore and Embrace Equitable Assessment Practices
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Recordings of the sessions are below.

Keynote Speaker: Linda Adler-Kassner, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor of Teaching and Learning
Faculty Director, Center for Innovative Teaching, Research, and Learning
Professor of Writing Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
B.A., Macalester College
M.A. and Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Linda Adler-Kassner is Associate Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning and Professor of Writing Studies at UC Santa Barbara. In her capacity as accreditation liaison officer, she is in the end stages of a collaborative two-year equity-focused study of students’ navigation through majors at UCSB.
Adler-Kassner’s research focuses on how different parties involved in education — faculty, students, administrators, community members — define “good learning,” and the implications of those definitions for teaching, learning, assessment, and public policy. She is author, co-author, or co-editor of 14 books and dozens of articles and book chapters, including Naming What We Know: Threshold Concepts in Writing and Literacy (co-authored/edited with Elizabeth Wardle). Her latest book (also with Wardle and published by the WAC Clearinghouse) is Writing Expertise: A Research-Based Approach to Writing and Learning Across Disciplines.
Adler-Kassner has taught undergraduate and graduate composition courses for more than 30 years. She is a former chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, composition’s largest disciplinary association, and former President of the Council of Writing Program Administrators.

Theater
Keynote
2023 Summer Conference Keynote: Re-Making the A: From Scarlet Letter to Asset-Based Advocacy
Date: May 17, 2023
Workshop
2023 Summer Conference Keynote Workshop: Threshold Concepts, SLOs, and Equity: What Does Each Offer? Provide?
Date: May 17, 2023
Session Recordings
Wednesday, May 17
Conference Opening Remarks
Keynote: Re-Making the A: From Scarlet Letter to Asset-Based Advocacy
Presenter: Lind Adler-Kassner, PhD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning and Professor of Writing Studies at UC Santa Barbara
Open video in Stream (Keynote starts at 21:23)
Alternative Assessment and Feedback: Growth Mindset and Equity-focused Teaching Strategies to Support Student Success
Presenters: Aimée Kleisner Walker, PhD (she, her, hers) Assistant Professor & Katie Gerst, PhD (she, her, hers) Assistant Professor
Developing Learning Outcomes with Equity-Minded Considerations
Presenter: Kacee Collard Jarnot (she/her), Director of Assessment, Division of Student Affairs
Grading for Growth: Community of Practice Panel Discussion
Presenters: TILT Community of Practice Members
Keynote Workshop: Threshold Concepts, SLOs, and Equity: What Does Each Offer? Provide?
Presenter: Lind Adler-Kassner, PhD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Teaching and Learning and Professor of Writing Studies at UC Santa Barbara
Using Rubrics as a Teaching and Learning Tool
Presenter: Jennifer Todd, Senior Faculty Developer and Teaching Effectiveness Framework Program Manager
Writing Instruction and Assessment in the Shadow of AI
Presenters: Dr. Genesea Carter, Interim Director of Composition, and Dr. Joseph Brown, Academic Integrity Program Director
Thursday, May 18
Student Voice and Choice: Writing Rubrics with your Students
Presenter: Annie Krieg, Instructor of Art History
How to Analyze a Multiple-Choice Exam to Make it Better for Next Time
Presenter: Andrew West, Assistant Dean of Teaching and Learning, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Assessing Learning in the AUCC: A Framework for CSU
Presenters: Ashby Butnor (Philosophy), Genesea Carter (English), Stephanie Foster (Director of Assessment), Alan Kennan (Chemistry), Annie Krieg (Art and Art History), Kerry MacFarland (Chemistry), Karen Raines (Biology) & Patrick Shipman (Mathematics)
Formative Assessment: From the Theoretical to the Practical
Presenter: Dr. Nicole Kelp, Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, MTI Co-Coordinator, CVMBS
The Equity/Excellence Imperative in Action
Presenter: Steven P. Dandaneau, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU) and Associate Provost, Colorado State University
The Teaching Effectiveness Framework: Overview and Connections to the P&T Process
Presenters: Dr. Karen Falkenberg, Director of Teaching Excellence, TILT, and Dr. Susan James, Vice Provost for Faculty
The Inclusive STEM Teaching Project @ CSU
Presenter: Kayleigh Keller, Assistant Professor, Statistics