The 3 year cycle of administrative units developed in 2006-2007 is being reviewed because several units have been reorganized, replaced, or established. Click here to see the current list of possible units that will be featured in the cyclical review process.
This will be the location to view the schedule and to find resources to prepare assessment reports needed for SACS. Those units that had plans on file in 2006-2007 will likely be among the first asked to report. WEAVE Online (see tab to your right) will be the software reporting vehicle used for assessment reports. Similarly to academic units, the UAEC will review and provide feedback to administrative units about their assessment work. The UAEC will use the Administrative Assessment Rubric for this purpose.
Beginning in 2000, academic and administrative units (i.e., administrative and educational support units) began participating in yearly assessments. As part of this process, departments and units submit Assessment Plans whereby they:
(1) reference guiding documents such as CNU’s Mission and Vision and the unit’s goals,
(2) articulate three or more intended outcomes that result from its services,
(3) provide two means of assessing each intended outcome, and
(4) state criteria by which to evaluate the degree to which the intended outcomes were achieved.
WEAVE Online is a web-based assessment and planning management system. It was purchased by CNU as a resource for faculty and staff to use to document their assessment, evaluation, and planning activities. That includes:
- Department Assessment Reports (DARs)
- Curriculum maps
- Reporting results of assessment projects
- Action plans for dissemination of results to various stakeholders
- Curriculum and program improvement plans
Although purchased specifically to support assessment work, it can be used for other strategic planning and program evaluation efforts as well as tracking critical projects like grants or events.
It is also anticipated that the system will archive materials critical in the next SACS review. The compliance review, a first step in the 10 year SACS institutional review, is achieved from a remote location. WEAVE Online has been used successfully by many other institutions to allow SACS reviewers to view documentation.
The WEAVE acronym reflects the features of the system:- W=Write expected outcomes/objectives
- E=Establish criteria for success
- A=Assess performance against criteria
- V=View assessment results
- E=Effect improvements through actions
Using a classic model of assessment, WEAVE online allows users to follow a step-by-step process for completing the assessment cycle. This process begins with creating a mission/purpose and establishing goals for achieving that mission. The process takes the user through objective/outcome development, establishing appropriate measures, setting achievement targets for each measure, reviewing applicable data, writing findings of the assessment results, and establishing needs based on current data through planning before repeating the steps in the next assessment cycle.
To learn more about what WEAVE Online provides the CNU community, please visit: http://www.weaveonline.com/
Who can have an account?
Faculty and staff directly involved in assessment activities for their unit or a CNU program are likely to be the primary users, however other staff such as department chairs and administrative assistants within units may request accounts also.
How do I get an account?To be granted an account, please submit a WEAVE Online Account Request.
Once I have an account, how do I connect to WEAVE?- Go to CNU Connect on the CNU Webpage.
- Click on WEAVE Online on the “blue bar” at the top right to go directly to the CNU’s login page.
- Your WEAVE Online ID and password are the same as your UConnect ID and password.
- Please note preferred and supported browser information provided on the right hand side of the login screen.
- For options if you have difficulty with the login, please click the “Password Trouble?” button that appears on the bottom left of the page.
- Training will be scheduled for assessment liaisons each September [at least 1 month before October due dates for Department Assessment Reports(DAR)].
To request additional training, please contact JoAnn Morgan at joann.morgan@cnu.edu or 757.594.8175.
