{"id":26135,"date":"2026-09-30T15:35:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T19:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/?p=26135"},"modified":"2026-10-07T19:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T23:23:10","slug":"fall-symposium-evidence-inquiry-impact-making-learning-visible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/atl\/fall-symposium-evidence-inquiry-impact-making-learning-visible\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Symposium: Evidence, Inquiry, Impact: Making Learning Visible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The 2026 Fall Symposium, entitled Evidence, Inquiry, Impact: Making Learning Visible<\/em>, brings together URI faculty, staff, and administrators to explore innovative approaches to evidencing student learning and demonstrating the impact of educational experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centered on the idea of making learning visible, the symposium provides an opportunity to share effective practices, examine emerging scholarship, and engage in meaningful discussions about how evidence of student learning can inform teaching, support student success, and strengthen institutional effectiveness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Agenda-at-a-Glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

9:00am: Registration Opens<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:15am<\/strong>: Opening Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:30am: Panel Discussion – Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement <\/strong>
This panel will explore examples of programmatic assessment and what it takes to create a departmental, college, and university culture that encourages engagement with assessment and continuous improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:45am: Panel Discussion – Sharing Evidence of Innovations in Teaching & Learning <\/strong>
This panel will explore examples of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and Discipline-Based Educational Research (DBER) happening across URI, and panelists will share what it takes to bring scholarship about teaching and student learning to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11:50am: Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12:20pm:<\/strong> Keynote – <\/strong> Keeping Learning at the Center: Outcomes, Evidence, and Accreditation<\/strong> by Dr. Laura Gambino, Vice President of NECHE<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As higher education and accreditation evolve, how do we keep student learning at the center? This presentation will draw on current approaches to student learning outcomes assessment and consider where we are headed in educational effectiveness. We will explore how evidence and institutional inquiry can support improvements in student learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1:30pm:<\/strong> Poster Session<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2:30pm:<\/strong> Closing Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Theme:<\/strong> Evidence, Inquiry, Impact: Making Learning Visible
Date: <\/strong>Thursday, November 12th
Time: <\/strong>9:00am – 3:00pm
Location:<\/strong> Memorial Union<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Please register by 11\/5\/26 if you’d like to join us for lunch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\nRegister for Fall Symposium<\/a>\n\n\n

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See the 2025 Fall Symposium<\/a> archive page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the 2024 Fall Symposium <\/a>archive page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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