Assurance of Learning Seminar I (Americas)

Each day 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET

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Join a cohort of your peers in three live lessons facilitated by globally recognized Assurance of Learning experts. Build skills and network in interactive, workshop-style lessons focused on creating a customized AoL process for your school. Build and refine your competency goals (learning goals), learning objectives, and rubrics through group interactions, breakout sessions, and spaced learning in a virtual environment.

Focusing on Standard 5: Assurance of Learning of the 2020 AACSB Accreditation Standards, the seminar will cover the entire AoL process step–by–step to help you gain a clear understanding of assessment, competency goals (learning goals), learning objectives, data collection, and rubrics. The seminar will also provide a variety of regional resources and examples for customized learning. Using this information, you will have an opportunity to practice what you have learned with your peers in order to further develop a working knowledge of how to create the best AoL process for your school.

Learning Objectives

• Gain a working knowledge of the steps in the AoL process
• Recognize the AoL expectations based on the 2020 AACSB Accreditation Standards
• Understand the fundamentals of competency goals (learning goals) and learning objectives as well as designing effective rubrics
• Understand the relevance of Table 5.1 in regard to initial accreditation and continuous improvement reviews
• Recognize the role of indirect measures

Facilitators

Anthony Devine, Northumbria University

Anthony is an academic in the Accounting and Financial Management department. His area of teaching is financial accounting and corporate governance. He is currently Director of Accreditation within the Business School. Anthony’s PhD is in Family Business and Governance. His research interests include governance, values, education, innovation, entrepreneurship and accounting. He is currently involved with a number of professional organisations including the Family Firm Institute as a GEN faculty member, AACSB as a global trainer for Assurance of Learning, he is on the board of New Writing North.

Xavier Ordenana, ESPAE-Graduate School of Management

Xavier Ordeñana, PhD in Economics and Business from U Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain), is the Dean of ESPAE Graduate School of Management – ESPOL (Guayaquil, Ecuador), where he also teaches Global Environment of Business. He has published in journals such as Academy of Management Learning and Education and European Journal of International Management and is part of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Ecuador team. He has also worked on consulting projects for Inter-American Development Bank and Governmental Agencies in Ecuador. Currently, he is part of the Executive Commitee of CLADEA- the Latin American Council of Business Schools and the AACSB Innovation Committee. 

Who Should Attend

Faculty, department chairs, deans, and those working on obtaining or maintaining accreditation at their school. Individuals who are new to assurance of learning, who have recently joined an AoL committee, who are implementing an AoL plan, or who need to be familiarized with the general terminology and implementation.

"I was incredibly impressed with the virtual format. The producer was helpful, the transitions were very well done, and the facilitators did an excellent job of encouraging collaboration and using the tools available to them." —2020 Assurance of Learning Seminar I Attendee

Delivery

Gain actionable insights in three, three-hour live lessons with a cohort of your peers and facilitators. Pre-and post-work will allow you to maximize your time in the classroom. This course will be delivered via AACSB's Brightspace learning platform and Zoom. You will have access to the materials and recordings for 90 days from seminar date.

AoL Knowledge Quiz

Should you attend the Assurance of Learning Seminar I or the Assurance of Learning Seminar II? Think of the two seminars as level one and level two respectively. Test your knowledge with the AoL Background Knowledge Test.

Contact Us

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