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Episode Summary Welcome to the first episode of the Assessment Matters Podcast! This episode is about the (r)Evolution of the SBCTC Assessment, Teaching, and Learning department as we build and organize a state-wide community of educators — then and now– through effective communication. Hosted by Jen Whetham and Bill Moore, this podcast aims to provide meaningful content to the faculty members of the 34 community and technical colleges in Washington State. Listen as Jen and Bill give us a brief background on this show — the history that inspired it and why a podcast is perfectly suited to help us achieve our goals of bringing faculty together through 21st century genres of communication.Show NotesQuote from “Assessment as Transformation”: A transcript of a speech delivered by Lee Knefelkamp to the American Association for Higher Education Fourth National Conference on Assessment in Higher Education June 21-24, 1989. 01:40 – This podcast is intended for all the faculty members of the 34 community and technical colleges in Washington StateFocusing on assessment and learning issuesThe dark ages of 1990 without technologyCommunications with the facultyJen’s goal to renew and reinvigorate communications with faculty as she came inFrom blogging to podcastingWhat are the 3 t0 4 things you really want students to know and be able to do 5 to 10 years from now?Overcoming blocksUsing new toolsSense making for 4 years in the organizationJen’s “making sense” (borrowing a term from Adrianna Kezar)Now she can provide “sensegiving” opportunities through the blog and podcastWe encourage you to reach out to us: https://assessmentmatters.orgBill’s original role outcomes assessment in researchThe key shift in assessment, teaching, and learningThe true line of work is Building CommunityAssessment work as a movementCommunity organizing methodsStarting the network as a reaction of an event19:10 – Check out the article, Divided No More, a movement about educational reformMentioned Resources“Understanding Sensegiving/Sensemaking in Transformational Change Processes from the Bottom Up“: An article by Adriana Kezar in Higher Education, Vol. 65, No. 6 (June 2013), pp. 761-780.“Divided No More”: An article by Parker Palmer about taking a “movement approach” to educational reform.“Assessment as Transformation”: Transcript of a speech delivered by Lee Knefelkamp to the American Association for Higher Education Fourth National Conference on Assessment in Higher Education June 21-24, 1989.The post Episode 001 – Building Community, Then and Now appeared first on Assessment Matters.