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CSU and BCSSE: Introduction to administration, reports and data use

This interactive webinar will provide an introduction to the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE). The webinar will describe options for survey administration, data use, and reporting. Participants will also have the opportunity to ask questions, as well hear how their colleagues at other CSU campuses plan on using BCSSE.

Presenters: Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager
Date: May 21, 2019
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Learning & Assessment in Student Affairs: The NSSE Way

Making sense of all the data that comes from surveys and assessments is difficult. Student affairs professionals engage with students as educators contributing to student learning and development. This presentation will use NSSE as an example of a survey student affairs educator can use as an assessment tool to create impactful learning experiences. The webinar will follow the case of one institution’s data to inform the creation of a new program that can be applied to other campuses.

Presenters: Dajanae Palmer, Project Associate & Samantha Silberstein, Project Associate
Date: April 30, 2019
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Pre-Workshop Webinar: National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Regional Workshops to Support Graduation Initiative 2025 Goals

(for institutions in the California State University system) Webinar is coming soon!

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, Associate Directors of the Center for Postsecondary Research
Date: April 9, 2019
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NSSE Item Mapping document (PDF)
NSSE Item Mapping document (Publisher)
Pre-workshop Webinar Applying NSSE to Support Graduation Initiative 2025
Tips for More Inclusive Data Sharing and Analysis (disaggregating small populations)

Introduction to BCSSE 2019

This webinar will provide an introduction to the Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE). BCSSE has worked with colleges and universities across the US and Canada to collect important information about incoming students’ experiences and expectations for college. Since 2007, nearly 900,000 entering students at more than 500 institutions have completed the survey. BCSSE results have been used in many ways including: academic advising; retention efforts; first-year program design and evaluation; accreditation self-studies; faculty and staff development; and other uses.

Starting in 2019, BCSSE will include questions targeting three distinct groups of entering students: (a) recent high school graduates, (b) transfer students, and (c) delayed-entry students (those who graduated from high school three or more years ago and expect to transfer fewer than 12 credits).

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager
Date: March 26, 2019
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An Overview of the NSSE Summary Tables

This short webinar provides an overview of the Summary Tables page of the NSSE website. The various types of tables (frequencies, means, Engagement Indicator, and HIP) are explained, as well as the selected subgroups (sex, related-major category, and Carnegie classification). Additional information on Topical Modules, profiles, Canadian results, and archived information is also presented.

Presenters: Angie Miller
Date: February 21, 2019
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This or That? Getting to Know Your Faculty

The library is open—in this webinar, we’ll learn to better read our faculty using data from the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE). We’ll share results from some of FSSE research’s greatest hits discussing what we’ve found when asking questions such as ‘teachers or researchers?’ ‘STEM or non-STEM?’ ‘general education or non-general education?’ and ‘equitable or inequitable?’ We’ll also provide tips for people interested in their own FSSE analyses responding to questions such as ‘disaggregate or aggregate?’ ‘scales or items?’ and ‘modules or core?’ Join us in discussing these questions and more as we better get to know our faculty with FSSE.

Presenters: Kyle Fasset & Allison BrckaLorenz
Date: February 7, 2019
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Report Builder Webinar

Description: A guide for institutions to navigate and create reports using the NSSE Report Builder. Follow along as NSSE analyst show you how to create reports with a few different examples. You will learn how to create reports within-institution and between-institutions. This will serve as a helpful resource to help you create relevant reports for your institution and spread the data from your NSSE data.

Presenters: Bob Gonyea & Kevin Fosnacht
Date: February 7, 2019
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Overview of BCSSE 2019 Updates

Beginning College Survey of Student Engagement (BCSSE) web survey now includes questions specifically for incoming transfer and delayed-entry students, as well as traditional first-year students. Participants will learn about the changes to the survey, newly revised reports and data use, and details regarding fall and winter administrations. This is webinar is primarily intended for past BCSSE users. There will be an additional webinar in March 2019 intended for anyone interested in learning more about BCSSE.

Presenters: Jim Cole
Date: December 11, 2018
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Strategies for More Inclusive Data Sharing and Analysis

Using evidence to inform institutional improvement efforts is essential for our work, but the ways that we analyze and interpret that evidence is key. This webinar will provide tips to consider for more inclusive data sharing and analysis as it is important to be conscious of the ways our work may perpetuate problematic and limited understandings of already marginalized groups. Whether you are preparing reports for internal stakeholders or conducting research to share externally, we hope these strategies allow us all to be more attentive to the ways we engage in this work.

Presenters: Allison BrckaLorenz
Date: October 30, 2018
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Your NSSE Institutional Report 2018: Step by Step

We hope you are eagerly poring over your NSSE 2018 results. To support your efforts, please join Jillian and Bob for a free webinar on Tuesday August 28, at 2:00 pm (Eastern) for a step-by-step walkthrough of your Institutional Report package. We will review the data and reports, and provide general strategies and resources for utilizing and disseminating your results.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Bob Gonyea, Associate Directors of the Center for Postsecondary Research
Date: August 28, 2018
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Taking Action: Using NSSE for Institutional Improvement

More than 1,600 institutions have used NSSE to collect important information about the quality of the undergraduate experience. NSSE provides actionable data through refined measures, easy to use reports, and online reporting. But NSSE was never just about data-gathering—it was created to stimulate improvement. Yet institutional action in response to NSSE results remains an ongoing challenge. This session highlights the most recent report of field-tested lessons from about two dozen institutions that have taken advantage of updated NSSE results to catalyze change on campus to address the question: What facilitates institutional action?

Presenters: Alex McCormick, NSSE Director, and Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute
Date: May 15, 2018
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Recommendations for Using Multiple Years of NSSE Data

Nine out of ten institutions administer NSSE on a regular cycle such as every one, two, or three years. The 2018 administration marks the sixth year of the updated version of NSSE, which means that almost all institutions have multiple years of results from the updated NSSE. Of course, institutions eagerly use their multi-year data to enrich analyses and to answer additional questions about the quality of their student learning experiences. The purpose of this webinar is to discuss some of the best approaches to examining changes and trends in engagement patterns, and evaluating specific campus initiatives.

Presenters: Bob Gonyea, Associate Director, Research & Data Analysis and Rick Shoup, Research Analyst
Date: March 27, 2018
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Tableau, Psychometrics, and Content Summaries, Oh My! FSSE Tools and Resources

FSSE recently released a variety of new resources for using FSSE data and learning more about how faculty contribute to the undergraduate experience. This webinar will give an overview of these resources, and provide examples on how these tools can be used to learn more about faculty who teach undergraduates. Included in the new resources are a new interactive data visualization tool using Tableau, studies of FSSE’s validity and reliability, and documents designed to give an informational overview of the content areas covered on FSSE.

Presenters: Allison BrckaLorenz, FSSE Project Manager
Date: February 15, 2018
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Senior Transitions Topical Module: Findings from 3 Years of Research

This webinar provides a summary of recent research findings from the Senior Transitions Topical Module data, ranging from high-impact practices and career plans to disciplinary differences and exposure to creative coursework. Resources for new users to the module, as well as descriptions of some Institutional Report features are also included.

Presenters: Angie L. Miller, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: February 2, 2018
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Student Engagement and Information Literacy

This webinar provides an overview of the Information Literacy Topical Module including the history of its development and general results. The webinar also includes findings from various research studies that have been conducted using this Topical Module. Additionally, the webinar offers some tips on how you might make use of this data at your institution.

Presenters: Kevin Fosnacht
Date: December 14, 2017
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Hearing the Students’ Voice: Using NSSE Comments:

Student comments can provide rich insight and add texture to statistical trends highlighted in Institutional Reports, but can be overlooked as it is difficult to efficiently analyze textual data. This webinar will discuss NSSE student comments, changes made to the end-of-survey comment prompts, a variety of methods for analyzing textual data, and how NSSE researchers have made use of comments data.

Presenters: Brendan Dugan, NSSE Research Analyst, and Samantha Silberstein, NSSE Project Associate
Date: November 30, 2017
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Introducing the Inclusiveness and Engagement with Cultural Diversity Topical Module

More than 130 institutions administered the new Inclusiveness and Engagement with Cultural Diversity Topical Module in 2017. This webinar will focus on the purpose of the Topical Module, how it was developed, and how it will change for 2018. The presenters will review inaugural results and facilitate a discussion on how the results can be used to improve institutional practices.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, Associate Direct of the Center for Postsecondary Research and Allison BrckaLorenz, FSSE Project Manager
Date: October 31, 2017
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Your NSSE Institutional Report 2017: Step by Step

We hope you’re eagerly poring over your NSSE 2017 results. To support your efforts, please join Jillian and Bob for a step-by-step walkthrough of your Institutional Report package. We will review the data and reports, and provide general strategies and resources for utilizing and disseminating your results.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Bob Gonyea, Associate Directors of the Center for Postsecondary Research.
Date: August 29, 2017
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An Overview of BCSSE 2017 Updates and Data Uses

This live Webinar will include information about the BCSSE 2017 survey, including new questions related to academic help seeking. Jim will also highlight changes to the BCSSE Advising Report, along with some current examples of use. Finally, Jim will discuss using results from BCSSE and the NSSE First-Year Module.

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager and Research Analyst
Date: April 18, 2017
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Examining Engagement for Small Populations

Quantitative and survey research depends heavily on large sample sizes, but there are a variety of reasons why larger sample sizes may not be possible. In this webinar, FSSE and NSSE staff will discuss common challenges associated with assessing the experiences of small populations and explore possible solutions for those working toward improving the experiences of small populations. Participants will also learn about methods for communicating the validity and data quality from small sample sizes. The approaches presented in this webinar are applicable to NSSE, FSSE, and BCSSE data, and we encourage participants to submit any specific questions or topics you have when you register.

Presenters: Allison BrckaLorenz, FSSE Project Manager and Sarah Hurtado, NSSE Institute Project Associate
Date: March 9, 2017
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Using FSSE Demographic Data to Look Within Your Institution

Institutions are often searching for ways to better target faculty development and improve insight into faculty practices. In this webinar, FSSE staff will discuss how to use your demographic data to explore how faculty characteristics influence things like effective teaching practices, engagement in high-impact practices, and time spent in and out of the classroom. We will begin with an overview of the FSSE instrument and the demographic information we collect, then show attendees how to use demographics in their own campus-level research, discuss limitations on these types of analyses, and take questions from participants. Although we will use FSSE examples in this webinar, the techniques we will discuss can easily apply to NSSE data as well. When you register, be sure to include any specific questions or topics you’d like to see us cover!

Presenters: Allison BrkcaLorenz, FSSE Project Manager and Bridget Yuhas, FSSE Project Associate
Date: February 23, 2017
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Ask Me Anything — NSSE Research Analysts

Bring your questions to this open “town hall style” webinar with two of NSSE’s most experienced research analysts. Bob Gonyea and Amy Ribera, with a combined 27 years of experience in the Center for Postsecondary Research, will answer your questions about NSSE data, reports, and resources. After briefly reviewing a broad selection of topics (sample analyses, the Report Builder, available syntax, advice about analysis “dos and don’ts” ), we will open it up for your questions. You will be able to submit questions prior to the webinar (via the online registration) or ask them live through the webinar chat. John Zilvinskis, doctoral student and project associate in the NSSE Institute will moderate. When you register be sure to include any specific questions or topics you’d like to see us cover!

Presenters: Bob Gonyea, Associate Director of the Center for Postsecondary Research, Amy Ribera, NSSE Research Analyst, and John Zilvinskis, NSSE Institute Project Associate
Date: January 31, 2017
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Using NSSE Data in Student Affairs

Student affairs professionals have been called to continue increasing collaborative efforts to assess student learning and development. One approach is for student affairs professionals to take advantage of available data and assessment resources such as NSSE. This webinar, catered to student affairs professionals, provides an overview of NSSE administration, reports, and examples of how these can be utilized to promote improvements within student affairs functional areas.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director of the Center of Postsecondary Research, and Sarah Hurtado, Project Associate NSSE Institute.
Date: December 1, 2016
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An Overview of Survey Preparations for NSSE

A short, concise presentation for NSSE campus contacts detailing NSSE survey preparations. This is a great overview for new campus contacts, and for those simply needing a refresher.

Presenters: Jennifer Brooks NSSE Project Services Manager
Date: October 4, 2016
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Survey Recruitment Using Student Portals and Learning Management Systems

During the 2016 NSSE administration, thirty-seven institutions used their student portal or learning management system (SP/LMS) to supplement their student recruitment efforts. Please join Shimon for a free webinar to learn more about this recruitment approach, results suggesting it can increase response rates, and the steps to take in order to do something similar for your next NSSE administration.

Presenters: Shimon Sarraf, Assitant Director for Survey Operations and Project Services
Date: September 29, 2016
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**Your NSSE Institutional Report 2016: Step by Step**

We hope you are eagerly poring over your NSSE 2016 results. To support your efforts, please join Jillian Kinzie and Bob Gonyea for a free webinar for a step-by-step walkthrough of your Institutional Report package. We will review the data and reports, and provide general strategies and resources for utilizing and disseminating your results.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Bob Gonyea, Associate Directors of the Center for Postsecondary Research
Date: August 30, 2016
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Tips for NSSE System Participation

This webinar provides information on some basics of NSSE system participation. There are also tips for system coordinators to consider before survey administration, as well as utilizing their reports and data file, which can optimize their NSSE results.

Presenters: Angie Miller, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: August 26, 2016
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Using NSSE Data to Assess and Enhance High-Impact Practices

During the webinar, the presenters will demonstrate ways NSSE data can be leveraged to measure student participation in HIPs. Furthermore, there will be an emphasis on how to relate aspects of engagement with institutional measurements of HIP participation. The overall aim is to prepare participants to facilitate campus dialogue about high-impact practices and maximize the benefits of the updated NSSE survey data and reports.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute, and John Zilvinskis, Research Project Associate
Date: June 28, 2016
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Overview of NSSE’s Academic Advising Topical Module

This pre-recorded webinar provides an overview of NSSE’s most popular topical module—Academic Advising module. Learn about the item set and ways you can explore the data by relating it to student engagement and your own institutional data. The webinar will also highlight reports provided back to participants and helpful online resources for dissemination. Presenter: Amy Ribera, NSSE Research Analyst

Presenters: Amy Ribera, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: May 23, 2016
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New First-Year Experiences Topical Module

The 30-minute webinar provides a quick review of some literature related to first-year experiences, an introduction to the module items, an in-depth look at aggregate findings, and suggestions for using results on your campus. For example, ideas for developing structured peer support, may arise from results showing that first-year students are most likely to seek help with coursework from friends or other students. We also highlight the importance of disaggregating data by various population, by highlighting some differences between female and male students.

Presenters: Sarah Hurtado, NSSE Institute Project Associate
Date: April 13, 2016
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Adding Context to NSSE with FSSE

This webinar will review how to use FSSE with NSSE results to compare student and faculty perspectives, to search for reasons for high or low student results, and to develop strategies to increase student engagement.

Presenters: Allison BrckaLorenz, FSSE Project Manager and Research Analyst, and Bridget Yuhas, FSSE Project Associate
Date: January 12, 2016
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New Senior Transitions Topical Module

Do you have data from the new Senior Transitions Topical Module? Interested in administering these items in the future? NSSE Analysts Angie Miller and Amber Dumford offer some insights on this popular 2015 module during this pre-recorded webinar. They provide a background on the rationale and development of the module, an in-depth look at the content, and highlight some intriguing findings from the aggregate data. Several suggestions for looking at data on your own campus are included as well, to help you get the most from customizing your NSSE participation with this valuable Topical Module.

Presenters: Angie Miller and Amber Dumford, NSSE Research Analysts
Date: October 29, 2015
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Connecting Campus Units to NSSE Results

Connecting more people to the data they need encourages greater action on results. Join NSSE staff, Jillian and Jim, in this interactive webinar to discuss strategies for connecting NSSE data and results to various units on campus. This webinar will introduce NSSE’s new Campuswide Mapping resource and highlight practical approaches to engaging various campus audiences with existing and customized topical reports. We will share examples and exchange ideas for new ways to share NSSE results more widely on your campus.

NSSE webinars are interactive, providing participants the opportunity to ask questions and offer suggestions via a text chat. We suggest a group viewing as a convenient way to participate with your colleagues and to facilitate cross-campus conversations about using NSSE results.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute and Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager, Research Analyst
Date: October 14, 2015
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Your NSSE Institutional Report 2015: Step-by-Step

A step-by-step walkthrough of your NSSE Institutional Report 2015. We will review the redesigned reports and provide general strategies for utilizing and disseminating your results. NSSE webinars are live and interactive, providing participants the opportunity to ask questions via a text chat.

Presenters: Bob Gonyea and Jillian Kinzie
Date: August 25, 2015
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FSSE Overview: Basics, Administration, Reporting, and Resources

This webinar provides past, current, and future Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (FSSE) participating institutions information about the FSSE project, administration processes, data files and reporting, and online FSSE resources. Webinar participants will learn about what to expect from a FSSE administration and how FSSE can be used to add context to a NSSE administration.

Presenters: Allison Brckalorenz and Bridget Yuhas
Date: August 7, 2015
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Moving Beyond Statistical Significance: Using Effect Sizes in NSSE

What constitutes a meaningful difference in your NSSE results? With large samples it is common for very small differences to be statistically significant. That's why effect sizes, which provide a measure of "practical" significance, are so important. Based on a recent analysis of statistical comparisons of Engagement Indicators and High-Impact Practices, we have derived new recommendations for interpreting small, medium, and large effect sizes. In this webinar, we will explain our recommendations and invite participants to consider their use with their NSSE results.

Presenters: Louis Rocconi, Research Analyst & Bob Gonyea, Associate Director
Date: June 23, 2015
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Using BCSSE and NSSE to Help Retention Efforts

Retaining students is a key initiative for institutions. This webinar will highlight how to incorporate BCSSE and NSSE data to help inform your institution’s retention efforts. In this webinar we will discuss research findings relating engagement and retention as well as explore ways in which NSSE and BCSSE data can be used to supplement retention efforts on your campus. We will also highlight examples of how other institutions have used their NSSE and BCSSE data in their retention plans. Finally, we will encourage participants to think of their own retention efforts and how they might use their NSSE or BCSSE to help improve their efforts.

Attendees should make sure they have copies of both the BCSSE and NSSE surveys as this session will identify specific items from each. Copies of the surveys can be found at nsse.iub.edu. We ask that you submit any specific questions you have or barriers you have encountered when using BCSSE and/or NSSE data to help with retention efforts. Please list questions &/or topics that you would like to see addressed in the Webinar in the box below. Additional questions can be raised via the chat feature during the Webinar.

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager & NSSE Research Analyst
Date: April 30, 2015
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NSSE webinar for Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) member institutions

This webinar highlights how CIC member institutions can make the most of their updated NSSE results; considers ways to use campus results to accentuate institutional distinctiveness, explore retention, and feature accreditation self-studies; and explores member questions about NSSE reports and online tools for additional report creation.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie
Date: February 24, 2015
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Last minute prep for your NSSE 2015 administration

This succinct, 15-minute session details strategies for promoting NSSE and provides tips on encouraging faculty, administrators, and students to get involved in raising awareness of NSSE on campus. Specific promotions from past NSSE participants are highlighted, and useful resources from NSSE’s website are shared.

Presenters: Jennifer Brooks, NSSE Project Services Manager
Date: February 21, 2015
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Increase dissemination and discussion of results: Introducing the NSSE Data User's Guide

Join NSSE staff members, Amy and Cindy, in this interactive webinar to discuss strategies for increasing dissemination and discussion of survey results. This webinar will present the updated NSSE Data User’s Guide as a tool that can be adapted and customized for different audiences and campus groups. The webinar will include interactive activities, so make sure to have a printed copy of the User’s Guide nearby!

During this one-hour session, attendees will practice using the User’s Guide with their campus data. In the box below, please list questions or topics you would like to have addressed in the webinar or barriers you have encountered when sharing NSSE data with different audiences. Additional questions can be raised via the chat feature during the webinar.

Presenters: Amy Ribera, Research Analyst, and Cindy Cogswell, NSSE Institute Project Associate
Date: December 18, 2014
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Improving student participation rates : What we’ve learned about incentives and promotion

Join Shimon Sarraf, NSSE Assistant Director for Survey Operations, to learn more about the relationship of incentives and campus promotions to response rates. Based on recent research presented at the AIR Annual Forum in spring 2014, this webinar will focus on answering the following questions:

What kinds of incentives do participating NSSE institutions typically use?
Which ones appear to be most effective at increasing student participation?
What impact do campus promotional campaigns have on response rates?
For those that invest in promotional campaigns, how do they implement them and who is involved?

Presenters: Shimon Sarraf, Assistant Director
Date: October 2, 2014
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A conversation with the director: If it isn't broken, make it better!

Join NSSE Director Alex McCormick in this conversational webinar to discuss the recent update to the survey and questions from participating campuses including:

Why did you change the survey? Are more changes planned?
Why did you replace the NSSE benchmarks and how do I make comparisons between past NSSE and updated NSSE results?
How can I use NSSE results at the school or department/program level?
How can smaller schools get the most out of NSSE?

Alex will also share his views about emerging accountability demands and current issues in assessing educational quality. He is especially interested in hearing and responding to user questions and concerns. Please tell us what's on your mind and submit your questions via the webinar registration form. Questions can also be raised during the webinar via the chat feature, but we encourage advance submissions.

Presenters: Alex McCormick, Director
Date: September 26, 2014
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Your NSSE Institutional Report 2014: Step by step

Join us for a step-by-step walkthrough of your NSSE Institutional Report 2014. We will review the redesigned reports and provide general strategies for utilizing and disseminating your results.

Presenters: Bob Gonyea and Jillian Kinzie, Associate Directors
Date: August 27, 2014
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The NSSE update: Analysis and design of ten new Engagement Indicators

With the update to the NSSE instrument, ten new Engagement Indicators were rigorously tested to replace the original Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice. NSSE research analysts have conducted several tests to evaluate the quality of the indicators, including descriptive analysis and studies of validity, reliability, and survey construction. This session will provide useful information for both NSSE 2013 and 2014 participants regarding the development of the indicators, and insights from the analyses. In this live, interactive webinar, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with other viewers, and the presenters.

Presenters: Bob Gonyea and Allison BrckaLorenz
Date: April 29, 2014
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Using NSSE data for accreditation

The most commonly reported use of NSSE results is for accreditation. NSSE's Accreditation Toolkits, designed for all regional and several specialized associations, map NSSE processes and items to the requirements and standards for each accreditor. The toolkits are available on the NSSE website. This webinar shows how NSSE items map to accreditation standards and discusses the potential for using NSSE data in institutional self-studies and quality improvement plans. The updated survey provides new items, topical modules, and more actionable Engagement Indicators, relevant to accreditation. If your self-study and site visit is fast approaching, or 5 or more years out, this session will be useful for your accreditation team.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Cindy Ahonen
Date: March 26, 2014
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Additional Resource:
NSSE Accreditation Toolkits

Last minute prep for your NSSE 2014 administration

This session provides a refresher on ideas to promote the NSSE survey administration on your campus. Presenters Cindy Ahonen and Katherine Wheatle, NSSE Project Associates, have compiled tips and creative examples to consider during the 2014 NSSE survey administration, offer reminders and strategies for new partners and stakeholders to involve in your survey promotion plan, and provide ways to maximize technology and social media to reach the most students.

Presenters: Cindy Ahonen and Katherine Wheatle
Date: February 21, 2014
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Your NSSE Institutional Report 2013: Step by step

This webinar provides a step-by-step walkthrough of your NSSE Institutional Report 2013. We review the redesigned reports and provide general strategies for utilizing and disseminating your results.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Robert Gonyea, Associate Directors
Date: September 19, 2013
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An overview of BCSSE 2013

In this webinar, we describe the revisions that have been made and provide an overview of what users can expect from BCSSE in 2013. BCSSE collects data about entering college students' high school academic and co-curricular experiences, as well as their expectations for participating in educationally purposeful activities during the first college year. BCSSE is designed to be paired with a NSSE administration at the end of the first college year, providing an in-depth understanding of first-year student engagement on your campus.

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager and NSSE Research Analyst
Date: April 16, 2013
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NSSE 2013: Discussion of the new survey and reports

The year 2013 marks an important milestone for the National Survey of Student Engagement, with the first substantial update to the survey since its inaugural administration in 2000. In this discussion session, participants learned about survey updates, including changes to survey items and benchmarks along with issues related to transitioning to the new survey (e.g., longitudinal comparisons), and, most important, were invited to give feedback on new reports and resources.

Presenters: Heather Haeger, Rick Shoup, and Amy Ribera, NSSE Research Analysts
Date: March 12, 2013
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Last minute prep for your NSSE 2013 administration

This brief (15 min.), webinar provides a refresher on ideas to promote the NSSE survey on your campus. Presenter Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute, has compiled tips to consider during the 2013 NSSE survey administration, and offers reminders about what the updated NSSE 2013 survey and new modules suggest for new partners and stakeholders to involve in your survey promotion plan, and ways to maximize technology and social media to reach the most students.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute
Date: January 28, 2013
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Need more answers about NSSE 2013?

Presenters provide an in-depth preview of NSSE 2013 that includes item-by-item comparisons and information on the transition from NSSE Benchmarks to the new Engagement Indicators, offering participants an opportunity to provide input on new data reports.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, NSSE Associate Director, and Allison BrckaLorenz, FSSE Project Manager and NSSE Research Analyst
Date: December 4, 2012
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Using NSSE and FSSE to explore deep approaches to learning

This prerecorded webinar helps users construct the DAL scale and subscales using NSSE and FSSE data. It also provides a general overview of the concept as well as identifies areas where assessing DAL may be helpful for institutional improvement.

Presenters: Amy Ribera, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: November 14, 2012
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An explanation of NSSE weights

This webinar covers the broad topics of what weights are and how to calculate them. In addition, it explores the NSSE weighting process, when and how to use NSSE weights, and the process for creating your own weights for subgroups (such as a particular major) when needed.

Presenters: Amber Lambert, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: November 1, 2012
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A brief tour of the NSSE Psychometric Portfolio

This short pre-recorded webinar addresses the organization and contents of the NSSE Psychometric Portfolio. Examples of content areas, types of reports, and report templates are presented. Potential changes for the portfolio, to correspond with the NSSE 2013 survey updates, are also discussed.

Presenters: Angie Miller, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: October 11, 2012
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Your Institutional Report 2012: Step by step

This session walks users through their NSSE Institutional Report 2012 and reviews various data reports and supporting materials.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute, and Shimon Sarraf, NSSE Assistant Director for Survey Operations and Project
Date: September 6, 2012
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FSSE 2.0: What to expect in 2013

The FSSE instrument has been updated to complement NSSE 2.0. In this webinar, we describe the revisions that have been made and provide an overview of what users can expect from FSSE in 2013.

Presenters: Tom Nelson Laird, FSSE Principal Investigator, Allison BrckaLorenz, FSSE Project Manager and Research Analyst; Leah Peck and Eddie Cole, Jr., FSSE Project Associates
Date: July 31, 2012
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Using BCSSE and NSSE data to investigate first-year student financial stress and engagement

This prerecorded webinar examines the use BCSSE and NSSE results to focus on financial stress and the academic engagement of first-generation students. The goal is to provide information that is helpful for campus programs and services in order to better serve these students.

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager and NSSE Research Analyst
Date: June 18, 2012
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SPSS syntax to create financial stress variable

Using FSSE topical findings: Part 2. Live question and answer session

Those who have watched the Part 1 webinar are invited to join FSSE Project Associates Eddie Cole and Mahauganee Shaw for a live webinar regarding FSSE topical findings. This session will include an overview of the purpose of FSSE topical findings, a brief review of the information housed in the topical findings section of the FSSE website, and live Q&A.

Presenters: Mahauganee Shaw and Eddie Cole, Jr., FSSE Project Associates
Date: April 24, 2012
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NSSE 2.0: What to expect in 2013

Join us for a discussion about NSSE 2.0 development work. We will review the progress we have made over the past three years as well as what you can expect in 2013, the first year the revised instrument will be administered.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Shimon Sarraf
Date: March 6, 2012
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Encouraging student participation in NSSE

In this pre-recorded webinar, we provide strategies to help institutional users encourage student participation and improve student response rates during the NSSE administration process. This session highlights effective approaches to engage students, faculty and staff members, and parents. Institution-specific examples are offered to show how schools have disseminated their NSSE results across campus and in their recruitment materials.

Presenters: Brian McGowan, NSSE Institute Project Associate
Date: February 28, 2012
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Maximizing NSSE in the VSA: Approaches to transparency, accountability, and improvement

The first VSA-hosted webinar of 2012, Maximizing NSSE in the VSA: Approaches to Transparency, Accountability and Improvement , with Dr. Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, IU Center for Postsecondary Research, took place on February 8th. Approximately 300 institutions feature NSSE results in the Student Experiences and Perceptions section of the VSA College Portrait. Some institutions have maximized this display by presenting additional results, including information about goals, institutional action on results, and improvement initiatives. This webinar shares strategies for presenting NSSE results and approaches to engaging different audiences in the data including prospective students, the public, policymakers and the campus community. Ideas about efforts to capitalize on NSSE results to assess and improve quality in the undergraduate experience and student success are also exchanged.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, NSSE Institute Associate Director
Date: February 8, 2012
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Using NSSE data in accreditation

The most commonly reported use of NSSE results is assessment for accreditation. NSSE's Accreditation Toolkits, designed for all regional and several specialized associations, articulate the requirements and standards for each accreditor with NSSE process and items. In this session we show how NSSE items map to accreditation standards, discuss the potential for using NSSE data in institutional self-studies and quality improvement plans, and explore ways colleges and universities have used their results in accreditation and to measure and monitor institutional effectiveness.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, NSSE Institute Associate Director
Date: November 8, 2011
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The NSSE Pocket Guide, Student Experience in Brief, and other resources for parents, students, and admissions staff

In this pre-recorded webinar we will explore a number of useful resources that NSSE provides for prospective students and parents as well as for campus use by admissions staff, for new faculty orientation, and in student life training. Since rankings say little about the student experience on any particular campus, results from the NSSE survey help institutions to understand their students and provide a snapshot of how students actually use institutional resources for learning and how they feel about the quality of their educational experience.

Presenters: Kathy Anderson, NSSE Institute Project Manager
Date: September 27, 2011
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What to expect if you participate in NSSE

This webinar will prepare new NSSE participants (and reacquaint returning contacts) to think ahead about the various phases of administering NSSE. Thinking strategically about the details of the NSSE administration is the first step in effectively using NSSE results on your campus. Generating enthusiasm on your campus among faculty, administrators, and student leaders, as well as thinking ahead about ways to promote NSSE effectively, necessitates having an overall understanding of the survey administration from registration through to report delivery. This webinar will get you started on that path.

Presenters: Jennifer Brooks, Project Services Manager
Date: September 20, 2011
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Your NSSE Institutional Report 2011: Step by step

This webinar walks users through the contents of the NSSE Institutional Report. The session specifically includes a review of the various data reports and supporting materials contained in the Institutional Report, details concerning which data were used in the creation of particular reports and comparison groups, and general strategies for understanding and getting the most out of your Institutional Report.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Shimon Sarraf
Date: August 25, 2011
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Student engagement in the professions

This webinar explores patterns of student engagement in business, education, engineering, and health professions, using data from NSSE 2010. The analyses focus on NSSE's benchmarks of effective educational practice and selected high-impact practices. The presentation also illustrates how NSSE's new Major Field Report can be used for similar comparative analyses at the institutional level.

Presenters: Alex McCormick, NSSE Director, and Allison BrckaLorenz, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: June 21, 2011
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NSSE 2010 Codebook
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What to Expect from FSSE Participation

This webinar will provide representatives from past, current, and future FSSE participating institutions with information about how to maximize the results of their administration. Webinar participants will learn about what FSSE provides and special features, such as the optional grouping variable that allow institutions to get more from their FSSE administration. Participants will also learn how to use online FSSE resources and the resulting data and findings to stimulate campus dialogue about improving undergraduate education.

Presenters: Mahauganee Shaw and Eddie Cole, Jr., FSSE Project Associates
Date: May 17, 2011
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Engagement readiness of first-year students

Join your colleagues from across the country in a discussion of the engagement experiences of entering first-year students. This webinar will provide a brief introduction to BCSSE, then transition to the main focus of the webinar: "engagement readiness" of entering first-year students. We will discuss how high school engagement is an important indicator of a student's preparedness to be meaningfully engaged on your campus and what important steps an institution can take to facilitate meaningful engagement. This webinar will provide opportunities for participants to pose questions, provide feedback, or make observations as we discuss this topic.

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager and NSSE Research Analyst, and Wen Qi, BCSSE Project Associate
Date: April 12, 2011
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Using NSSE data in student affairs

As demands for accountability increase, student affairs divisions are pressed to demonstrate learning outcomes and conduct assessment. This webinar offers student affairs professionals ways to explore their NSSE results to gain valuable information about student experiences and suggestions for corroborating these trends with existing institutional data.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute, and Tony Ribera, NSSE Institute Project Associate
Date: March 24, 2011
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Engagement experiences of student-veterans

Colleges and universities are experiencing dramatic increases in the enrollment of veterans due to the return of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan and the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. Although many veterans choose to attend community colleges or career and technical programs, large numbers enroll at baccalaureate-granting institutions. Yet little is known about their learning experiences or how they view the campus climate. In 2010, approximately 11,000 self-identified student-veterans responded to the NSSE survey regarding their engagement experiences. This webinar presents the results of this survey and delves into the details of the student-veteran experience on our campuses. It also provides opportunities for participants to pose questions, provide feedback, or make observations as we discuss the results.

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager and NSSE Research Analyst
Date: February 15, 2011
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Improving student response rates

Ideas for promoting student participation in NSSE administration. The focus of the webinar will be on advertising campaigns and other creative approaches, including a number of specific examples, that can generate buzz on campus about the NSSE survey. Presenters discuss modes of capturing student attention and share approaches to include students in assessment conversations.

Presenters: Tony Ribera and Brian McGowan
Date: January 25, 2011
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Using BCSSE-NSSE data to assess the effects of learning communities on first-year experiences

Many institutions offer learning communities for first year students. However, it is often difficult to determine how effective a learning community is at reaching its goals. This session will present and discuss ways to use BCSSE-NSSE data to help isolate the impacts of learning communities on first- year experiences.

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager and NSSE Research Analyst, and Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute
Date: November 16, 2010
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Beginning to look within: NSSE reports by major field

In 2009, NSSE introduced new reports based on students' academic major. This webinar contains an overview of the four different types of NSSE reports by major field category including information about the creation of the reports as well as advice on using and interpreting the reports. Information will also be presented about how you can further customize your own reports such as with CIP codes or academic major grouping on your campus.

Presenters: Allison BrckaLorenz and Amber Lambert, NSSE Research Analysts
Date: October 5, 2010
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Understanding your NSSE Institutional Report 2010

Presenters: Shimon Sarraf and Julie Williams, NSSE Research Analysts
Date: September 7, 2010
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NSSE's Psychometric Portfolio: Evidence for reliability, validity, and other quality indicators

Educational and institutional research that relies on survey methodology is often criticized for a lack of psychometric evidence to support use of the instrument. NSSE research analysts have developed a new framework for collecting and presenting evidence for reliability, validity, and reduction of bias. Various methods and results that demonstrate psychometric strengths and identify areas of improvement for NSSE will be presented.

Presenters: Bob Gonyea, NSSE Associate Director, and Angie Miller, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: August 31, 2010
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What to expect from participation in FSSE

This webinar gives representatives from past, current, and future FSSE participating institutions information about the administration process, data files and reporting, data analysis, and online FSSE resources. Webinar participants will learn about what to expect from FSSE and how to use their resulting data and findings to stimulate campus dialogue about improving undergraduate education.

Presenters: Tom Nelson Laird
Date: June 15, 2010
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Program and department level assessment

Jillian Kinzie presents a "quick take," session (45 min or less!) focused on using NSSE results at the department and program level. Approaches to engaging departments in NSSE such as via the new Major Field, reports, use of "scalelets," a focus on department pedagogical concerns, and several successful department-level examples, will help generate ideas for involving your faculty in assessment and maximizing your use of NSSE results.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie
Date: May 11, 2010
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Using BCSSE data for faculty development: Do faculty really know their students?

BCSSE asks entering first-year students about their high school academic experiences, as well as their academic expectations and attitudes regarding their first year of college. These data can be a catalyst for interesting and important discussions among faculty on how to effectively engage students. This session presents and discusses the types of data collected by BCSSE and how it can be used with faculty on your campus.

Presenters: Jim Cole
Date: March 16, 2010
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Ideas for encouraging student participation in NSSE

This webinar provides promotional ideas for a NSSE administration. Rather than discussing specific incentives, the focus is on advertising campaigns and other creative approaches that can generate buzz on campus about the NSSE survey. Presenters discuss modes of capturing student attention and share approaches to include students in assessment conversations.

Presenters: Tiffani Butler and Tony Ribera
Date: January 26, 2010
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Linking NSSE data to other institutional data

This webinar discusses why NSSE data should be linked to other institutional data, what are the key NSSE variables to understand, using multiple years of NSSE results, sample research questions that may be answered by linking NSSE and institutional data, and a step-by-step guide to merging data.

Presenters: Julie Williams and Rick Shoup
Date: October 13, 2009
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Using results from the Consortium for the Study of Writing in College

This session targets institutions participating in the NSSE Consortium for the Study of Writing in College and provides an overview of NSSE and discusses the value of writing questions and their correlation with other variables.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Bob Gonyea
Date: September 22, 2009
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Driving data down: Using NSSE results in department, school, and major-level assessment activities

This webinar covers the limitations of institutional summaries and how deans, department heads, and faculty can use NSSE results at the department, school, and major level. It also introduces the new NSSE majors report.

Presenters: Alex McCormick and Allison BrckaLorenz
Date: September 15, 2009
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Using high-impact activities to maximize student gains

This session discusses the six conditions that mark high impact educational practices, the outcomes of participation, characteristics of activities and who participates, and recommendations for practice and assessment.

Presenters: Todd Chamberlain
Date: June 23, 2009
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Tips on maximizing the value of your NSSE Institutional Report: Customizing comparison groups

This webinar provides institutions with some strategies and guidelines for identifying the most relevant, appropriate institutions for comparison from the available pool of current year NSSE participants. The additional tutorial walks users through completion of the online comparison group selection form.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Rick Shoup
Date: May 12, 2009
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Digging deeper: Advanced use – Multi-year analysis

Session focuses on the importance of identifying specific questions for analysis, methods using in analysis of multiple years of data, data quality, changes in NSSE items over time, and merging multi-year data.

Presenters: Allison BrckaLorenz and Bob Gonyea
Date: April 28, 2009
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Digging deeper: Intermediate concepts

NSSE research analysts explain use of the NSSE SPSS syntax library, how to link NSSE responses to other data sources, and how to carry out sub-group analyses.

Presenters: Shimon Sarraf and Rick Shoup
Date: April 14, 2009
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Digging deeper: Core concepts

This introduction to NSSE data includes topics such as how to dissect your NSSE data file in SPSS, assess data quality, identify student sub-groups, and highlights useful NSSE resources.

Presenters: Amber Lambert and Julie Williams
Date: April 7, 2009
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Beyond NSSE Benchmarks: Under-used nuggets of effective educational practice

This webinar highlights using NSSE scales - including deep approaches to learning and "scalelets" - and high-impact practices and models for making NSSE results more meaningful and useful to efforts to enhance student learning and success.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie
Date: March 24, 2009
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Using BCSSE data: Understanding that student expectations are important

BCSSE Project Manager, Jim Cole, provides a description of BCSSE survey content and administration, and examples of how one campus used its results to find out more about its first-year students.

Presenters: Dr. James Cole
Date: March 3, 2009
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The transparency-accountability puzzle: Where does NSSE fit?

Presenters: Alex McCormick
Date: November 18, 2008
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Multi-year analysis of NSSE data

Presenters: Bob Gonyea and Allison BrckaLorenz
Date: October 21, 2008
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Using your BCSSE-NSSE data

Presenters: Dr. James Cole and Kevin Guidry
Date: September 23, 2008
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Using FSSE and NSSE data: An overview of existing tools and reports

Presenters: Amy Garver and Mahauganee Shaw
Date: September 9, 2008
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Getting down to basics: Working with your NSSE data

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Chad Ahren
Date: December 12, 2007
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