Visible and Actionable Findings to Drive Innovation

Goal 1: Advance innovative approaches to institutional excellence

1.1 Improve integrated planning skills in senior leadership, faculty, and staff

1.2 Increase the use of integrated planning 

1.3 Share innovative models of assessments used to guide resource allocation

1.4: Create brave and safe spaces to promote an innovative culture

1.5: Create opportunities to experiment with alternative approaches to teaching 

Goal 2: Advance innovative approaches to making institutional findings actionable

2.1. Improve quality of data by improving planning

2.2. Improve data collection by adding implementation fidelity descriptors

2.3: Improve data interpretation by increasing stakeholder engagement in the interpretation of findings 

Goal 3: Advance innovative approaches to making institutional findings visible 

3.1: Create and disseminate data visualization and data story resources

3.2: Increase use of data visualizations  

3.3: Increase use of data storytelling  

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Advancing Innovative Approaches to Institutional Excellence 

Bebee, C., Farrell, J., Gilson, K., & Meilander, T. (2024). Making a grand contribution: Grand Challenges in Assessment encourages integrated planning to ensure student success in a VUCA world.  Assessment Update, 36(4), 8-14 https://doi.org/10.1002/au.30404  

Ben-Avie, M., Daugherty, K., Di Genova, L., Hoshaw, J. P., Isaacson, E., Santilli, N., Schramm-Possinger, M., Wilkenson, R. (2022). The Future of Planning is…Aligned, Integrated, and Collaborative Institutional Effectiveness. Planning for Higher Education.

Bureau, D. & Singer-Freeman, K. E. (2023). Making a grand contribution—Simple ways to increase innovation on your campus. Assessment Update, 35(2).  11-13.  https://doi.org/10.1002/au.30342  

Hoshaw, J.P., Ben-Avie, M., Daughtery, K.K., Santilli, N.R., Schramm-Possinger, M.I., Di Genova, L., Wilkinson, R., Grabau, A., & Isaacson, E.M.(2021). Integrated planning: The “difference that makes a difference” in institutional effectiveness over time. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.61669/001c.24571. 

Tucker, C. & Stanny, C. (2021). Promising failure: Driving innovation by exposing imperfection. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.61669/001c.24574. 

Making Institutional Findings Visible and Actionable 

Croxton, R., Coverdale, B., & Svirsky, A. (2024). Making a grand contribution: From insights to impact with data visualization. Assessment Update, 36(2), 10–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/au.30390 

Dear, C., Di Genova, L., Isaacson, E.M., Moreno, K., Santilli, N.R., Schnelle, T., Williams, M. & Wilkinson, R. (2021). Actionable and visible assessment that drives innovation and improvement.  Assessment Update, 33: 6-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/au.30278 

Dear, C., Williams, M., Bowlus, A., Bryan, A., Collins, E., Lin, G., Moreno, K., Schnelle, T.,  Song, X., Stanny, C., & Tucker, C. (2021) Grand Challenges Initiative: Producing actionable and accessible results that drive Innovation and improvement. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.61669/001c.24576. 

Haines, C. (2021). Making assessment actionable through assessor training: A tool for building trust through moderation and calibration. Intersection: A Journal at the Intersection of Assessment and Learning, 2(3). https://doi.org/10.61669/001c.24570. 

Singer-Freeman, K. E. (2023). The value of promising failures and partial successes: Visible and actionable assessments can support a more equitable learning environment. Planning for Higher Education, 52(1)  

Singer-Freeman, K. E. (2024). The Grand Challenges in Assessment Project supports progress in integrated planning. Society for College and University Planning Blog, https://www.scup.org/resource/the-grand-challenges-in-assessment-project-supports-progress-in-integrated-planning/