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Showing posts with label online conference. Show all posts
Showing posts with label online conference. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Improving Student Outcomes: Using Causal Analysis To Determine Which Interventions Actually Work
Date: November 4 ~ 3:00-4:30pm (Eastern)
Type: online webinar
Info:
With the proliferation of interventions in all levels of education, it is imperative to know which interventions actually work to improve student outcomes. As such, it is also important for administrators and instructors alike to know the fundamental concepts of causal analysis, or studies that help determine whether an intervention is actually causing outcomes to improve over time.
This webinar will introduce participants to the basic concepts of experimental design, with a focus on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental methods, such as difference-in-differences and regression discontinuity designs. We will also discuss the concept of matched comparison designs using propensity scores. This webinar is an introduction to the fundamentals of causal analysis and is appropriate for anyone interested in knowing more about cause and effect. Participants will leave the webinar with an understanding of how causal analysis can be used to improve student outcomes on their campus.
Goals:
* Understand how to use causal analysis to assess interventions and improve student outcomes
* Learn the basic concepts of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and why they are considered to be the “gold standard” of causal analysis
* Understand the difference between levels of assignment to treatment and comparison conditions, as well as levels of inference
* Discuss other options for running a causal analysis study if RCTs are not possible
* Discover the importance of measuring baseline equivalence in non-RCT studies
Web address: http://www.innovativeeducators.org/Improving-Student-Outcomes-Using-Causal-Analysis-p/3251.htm
Friday, January 31, 2014
Webinar: Faculty As Teachers & Mentors
How
To Build A Student-Focused Culture & Increase Retention
Type: Webinar
February 12th, 2014
Location: United States of America
We
will provide a set of proven strategies designed to build a student-focused
culture throughout the entire institution. The strategies introduced may be
implemented at your institution to guarantee quality interactions between
faculty & students.
Friday, October 25, 2013
Connections 2014-Student Learning Assessment
Connections
2014
Closing the Loop: More Than a
Metaphor
March 3-5, 2014
The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton
Conference Center
901 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061
You are invited to attend the 4th Annual
Connections Conference on Higher Education Assessment hosted by Virginia
Tech and Weave.
The Connections 2014 Conference aims to add meaning to the metaphor,
"Closing the Loop". Too often, the final step of the assessment
process gets less attention in the rush to complete one assessment project and
move onto another. Connections 2014 will showcase sessions from institutions
that have successfully utilized the assessment cycle to make well-informed,
strategic decisions designed to improve student learning or the learning
environment.
This is a small interactive conference with only 200 registrations, so space is limited. Registration will close once capacity is reached.
This is a small interactive conference with only 200 registrations, so space is limited. Registration will close once capacity is reached.
Click Here to learn more and to register
for Connections 2014!
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