Improvement Action Resources

Improving student learning or campus services is the primary goal of the assessment process. The graphic below illustrates the most common types of improvements for academic programs or student support units. 

Campus Resources for Improvement:

There are several departments on campus that provide support for various types of improvement initiatives. Following are a list of improvement types with a link to these campus resources.

Program Improvements:

• Curriculum-Outcome Matrix (xls)
• IE Feature Articles
• Undergraduate Curriculum Resources
• Graduate Curriculum Committee

Course Curriculum Improvements:

• Academy for Teaching and Learning
  • Course Makeover Workshop
  • Summer Faculty Institute
• Institute for Faith and Learning
  • Forming Character in the Classroom
• Office for Engaged Learning
• Writing Center Faculty Services
  • WAC Clearinghouse Resources at Colorado State

Instructional Strategy Improvements:

• ATL instruction page link  
  • Adjunct Teaching Workshops
  • Provost’s Faculty Forum
  • Seminars for Excellence in Teaching
• Library and Technology Services (LATS)
  • Faculty Technology Resources (OTLS)
  • Instructional Design Services (OTLS)

Revise Assessment Outcomes, Measures, or Criteria

• Institutional Research
• Student Learning Assessment Methods

Hiring or Managing Faculty or Staff

• HR Recruiting and Hiring Staff
• HR Management Resources
• HR Leadership Resources  
• Office of the Provost Faculty Hiring Process