Program Assessment Institute    
(at Kirkwood Community College)

Annual assessments require a program to measure, analyze, and document its quality and provide action plans for making future improvements. For this reason, it is important that participants be able to identify and define measures for both processes and outcomes. This institute is most effective when multiple teams from a given institution engage in the design of assessment systems for various programs that may be part of a more comprehensive system.

Interactive Learning Systems Institute    
(at Kirkwood Community College)

Interactive Learning System Institutes are for individuals who want to use technology and the Web to improve the quality of the teaching and learning processes on their campuses. The contexts for implementing a "learning system" include: in-class instruction, distance learning, instructional computing, self-study, supplemental instruction, and an "on-line university."

Course Design Institute    
(at Kirkwood Community College)

By integrating learning theory into the course design process, curricula can be created which support Process Education approaches, thereby creating learning environments which challenge students to develop essential learning skills as well as master content.