The following questions reflect a utilization-focused approach to inquiry. We believe that all successful projects begin with questions. Have a look! What other questions do you ask? Tell us.

The Student Learning Outcomes Symposium, which was scheduled to take place on May 22 will be postponed due to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide stay-at-home order, which currently extends until May 1.  

Jennifer H. Choi, Biomedical Engineering

Heather J. Hether, Communication (FAC Chair)

Richard Kim, Asian American Studies

Mitchell H. Singer, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

On behalf of the campus Accreditation Liaison Officer, we are currently gathering information about how UC Davis programs assess student learning outcomes as part of our 2019 Mid-Cycle Review with WSCUC. The questions provided to undergraduate program chairs and vice-chairs are linked here: 2019-Condensed-UGQs.pdf. (Similar questions were distributed to graduate program representatives.)

To support faculty in getting curious about their teaching, the Center for Educational Effectiveness (CEE) is giving away journals in which to capture insights about teaching. 

Psychology Lecturer Victoria (Tor) Cross shares what she learned when she got curious about critical thinking.

Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education Carolyn Thomas discusses the importance of getting curious about student learning. 

Phil Kass, UC Davis Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, delivered his keynote presentation about the importance of teaching at a research-intensive university at the 2018 Program Outcomes Assessment Symposium.

On March 17, 2017, the Office of Undergraduate Education hosted the first annual Program Outcomes Assessment Showcase to celebrate the growing campus engagement in sustainable learning outcomes assessment practices in UC Davis undergraduate academic programs. Faculty from undergraduate academic programs UIPR cluster 3 shared their successes, challenges, and lessons learned as trailblazers in integrating direct assessment of student learning into the Undergraduate Program Self-Review process. For most of these programs, this represented the results of the first y

Noah Guynn, Chair of the Department of French and Italian shares his epiphany about rubrics, which he experienced while teaching Global Humanities Forum (HUM 2A), which had an enrollment of 200 students.