From jennifer.ivie at tulsacc.edu Fri Nov 15 16:16:01 2019 From: jennifer.ivie at tulsacc.edu (Jennifer Ivie Barth) Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 22:16:01 +0000 Subject: [OK-AIR] OK-AIR Spring 2020 Conference Call for Proposals Message-ID: CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Oklahoma Association for Institutional Research (OK-AIR) is seeking proposals for our March 6, 2020, conference on topics related to higher education research, assessment, accreditation, and planning in Oklahoma. We are forwarding the call for proposals to a wide range of Oklahoma higher education professionals in order to publicize this opportunity. The conference will be held Friday, March 6, 2020, at the Nigh University Center, at the University of Central Oklahoma, in Edmond. We are hoping for a broad range of sessions across multiple areas related to Institutional Research and Effectiveness in Higher Education including, but not limited to: * Contextualizing data across campus and throughout higher education * Learning methods and tools of the institutional researcher and related professions * Evaluating the effectiveness of institutions, its programs and support services * Conducting assessment, research, and scholarship * Supporting strategic planning and accreditation efforts * Effecting state and regional policy and procedure We encourage proposals on these and related topics from all researchers and professionals in education, including faculty, administrators, staff members, graduate students, and student researchers. More information about the conference can be found on the OK-AIR website at https://ok-air.org/index.php/conference. Propose to Present . Request a Session Topic . Register for the Conference . The deadline for presentation proposals and session ideas is Monday, December 16, 2019. If you have any questions, please contact me. Thank you, Jennifer ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer L. Ivie, Ph.D. President, OK-AIR Director, Institutional Research & Assessment Tulsa Community College 918.595.7925 jennifer.ivie at tulsacc.edu http://ira.tulsacc.edu Click here to submit an IR&A service request -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "...data provide a powerful prompt for campus engagement, courageous conversation, and constructive change... The cycle of change is dependent on an institution's willingness and capacity to not just collect these data, but to use them." (McClenney & Dare, 2013, p. 14) "To stop questioning whether what we do is working as expected is to invite stagnation and a collapse in creativity and innovation." (Bresciani, 2011, p. 2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/845d0dfa37af92c9be90721bb/images/fa02a4b7-81d2-4890-8c83-54f2f99aedf7.jpg] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: