ABOUT US
Our purpose is to promote student learning improvement in higher education, with a focus on program and institution levels.
We explore how thoughtful changes to learning environments can improve learning and how learning assessment can support and document such efforts. We encourage the disaggregation of findings on student learning to answer questions regarding equity in learning for all groups of students.
OUR STORY
Assessment and Learning Improvement
We are a group of assessment professionals and scholars who share a common interest in student learning improvement in higher education. We formed our community in 2017 at a Learning Improvement Summit organized by The Center for Assessment & Research Studies (James Madison University) and the Center of Inquiry (Wabash College). After the 2018 Summit, hosted by Auburn University, we started our first collaborative project: collect and share learning improvement stories.
We invite you to join us in this work.

WHO WE ARE
Story Collection Team
Gianina Baker, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
Scott Benson, Washington State University
Katie Boyd, Auburn University
Chris Coleman, University of Alabama
Cindy Crimmins, York College of Pennsylvania
Jodi Fisler, State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Keston Fulcher, James Madison University
Megan Good, Auburn University
Laura Harrington, Syracuse University
Pat Hutchings, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
Natasha Jankowski, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
Jillian Kinzie, Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research
Kelsey Kirland, Old Dominion University
Jason Lyons, Christopher Newport University
Erick Montenegro, National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment
Andrea Pope, James Madison University
Lee Rakes, Virginia Military Institute
Monica Stitt-Bergh, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Linda Townsend, Longwood University
Pamela Tracy, Longwood University
Andrea Willis, Syracuse University
Learning Improvement Summit 2020 Planning Committee
Scott Benson, Washington State University
Charlie Blaich, Wabash College (Center of Inquiry)
Diane Boyd, Furman University
Cindy Crimmins, York College of Pennsylvania
Chris Coleman, University of Alabama
Keston Fulcher, James Madison University
Megan Good, Auburn University
Kathleen Gorski, Waubonsee Community College
Yao Hill, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Mays Imad, Pima Community College
Cara Meixner, James Madison University
Michael Reder, Connecticut College
Monica Stitt-Bergh, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Kathy Wise, Wabash College (Center of Inquiry)