Leading Improvements in Higher Education with Stephen Hundley

Assessment Institute in Indianapolis

Leading Improvements in Higher Education with Stephen Hundley is an award-winning podcast service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, the oldest and largest higher education assessment and improvement event in the U.S. Learn more at go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute. The podcast profiles people, initiatives, institutions, and organizations improving conditions in higher education. Join thought leaders for engaging discussions of enduring and emerging topics, themes, and trends affecting colleges and universities. This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment/. 

  1. 18 AUG

    s05e11: Part 3 of 3 on Scholarly Perspectives, Disseminating Scholarly Results in Various Outlets

    This is the third of a special 3-part series of our podcast, and in this episode—which is Part 3—we will focus on disseminating scholarly results in various outlets. Part 1 focused on being a consumer of scholarship, and Part 2 focused on engaging in the scholarly process.  Parts 1 and 2 were featured in Season 5, Episodes 9 and 10, respectively, of this podcast.   Our guests for this episode are Bill Heinrich, Sarah Lacy, John Moore, and Marti Snyder, each of whom represents a scholar-practitioner perspective related to teaching, learning, assessment, and improvement.     Links to publications related to this episode:  Assessment Update: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15360725   Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: https://journals.calstate.edu/elthe   Journal of Student Affairs Inquiry, Improvement, and Impact: https://journals.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.php/jsaiii   Research & Practice in Assessment: https://www.rpajournal.com/    This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: February 2025.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.

    49 min

  2. 21 JUL

    s05e10: Part 2 of 3 on Scholarly Perspectives, Engaging in the Scholarly Process

    This is the second of a special 3-part series of our podcast, and in this episode—which is Part 2—we will focus on engaging in the scholarly process. Part 1, which was featured in Season 5, Episode 9, focused on being a consumer of scholarship.  In part 3, which will be featured in Season 5, Episode 11, we will learn about disseminating scholarly results in various outlets.   Our guests for this episode are Jerry Daday, Erica Eckert, Sara Evans, and Amy Johnson, each of whom represents a scholar-practitioner perspective related to teaching, learning, assessment, and improvement.     Links to publications related to this episode:  Assessment Update: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15360725   Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: https://journals.calstate.edu/elthe   Journal of Student Affairs Inquiry, Improvement, and Impact: https://journals.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.php/jsaiii   Research & Practice in Assessment: https://www.rpajournal.com/    This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: February 2025.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.

    1h 11m

  3. 23 JUN

    s05e09: Part 1 of 3 on Scholarly Perspectives, Being a Consumer of Scholarship

    This is the first of a special 3-part series of our podcast, and in this episode—which is Part 1—we will focus on being a consumer of scholarship.  In Part 2, we will learn about engaging in the scholarly process, and, finally, in Part 3, we will discuss disseminating scholarly results in various outlets.  Parts 2 and 3 will be featured in Season 5, Episodes 10 and 11, respectively, of this podcast.    Our guests for this episode are Katie Busby, Nick Curtis, Ken O’Donnell, and Heather Strine-Patterson, each of whom serves as an editor of a publication devoted to teaching, learning, assessment, and improvement.   Links to publications related to this episode: Assessment Update: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15360725   Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: https://journals.calstate.edu/elthe   Journal of Student Affairs Inquiry, Improvement, and Impact: https://journals.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.php/jsaiii   Research & Practice in Assessment: https://www.rpajournal.com/   This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: February 2025.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.

    51 min

  4. 20 MAY

    s05e08: A Conversation About Legal Issues Confronting Faculty Members in Higher Education

    This episode focuses on legal issues confronting faculty members across the higher education sector. Our guest is Kent Kauffman. Kent is Associate Professor of Business Law at Purdue University Fort Wayne. He is also author of the recently published book entitled, “Navigating Choppy Waters: Key Legal Issues College Faculty Need to Know.”    Link to resource mentioned in this episode: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538197288/Navigating-Choppy-Waters-Key-Legal-Issues-College-Faculty-Need-to-Know   This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: April 2025.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.

    1h 23m

  5. 21 APR

    s05e07: A Conversation About Continuous Improvement in Higher Education

    In this episode, we have a conversation about continuous improvement in higher education.  Our guest is Will Miller.  Will serves as Associate Vice President for Continuous Improvement and Institutional Performance at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he and his colleagues also host the annual Continuous Improvement Summit, which is open to the broader higher education community. Links to resources mentioned during this episode: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: https://erau.edu/   Continuous Improvement Summit, hosted by Embry-Riddle: https://erau.edu/continuous-improvement/continuous-improvement-summit   This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: March 2025.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.

    51 min

  6. 17 MAR

    s05e06: Results from a Recent Study Entitled "A Portrait of the Assessment Professional in the United States"

    This episode features colleagues discussing results from a recent study they conducted entitled “A Portrait of the Assessment Professional in the United States.”  Our guests are Ruth Slotnick and Mark Nicholas.  Ruth is Director of Assessment at Bridgewater State University, and Mark is Vice President for the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: February 2025.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.

    1h 3m

  7. 18 FEB

    s05e05: Faculty Job Satisfaction and Retention in Collegiate Contexts with the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE)

    In this episode, we discuss issues of faculty job satisfaction and retention in collegiate contexts. Our guest is Todd Benson. Todd is Executive Director and Principal Investigator with the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education, or COACHE as it is known, which is based in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.    Link to resource mentioned in this episode: Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE): coache.gse.harvard.edu/ This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: February 2025.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.

    49 min

  8. 21 JAN

    s05e04: A Conversation with an Assessment Leader Involved in Championing Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

    This episode features a conversation with a higher education assessment leader involved in championing Student Learning Outcomes, or SLOs as they are also known.  Our guest is Jarek Janio, who, in addition to being a faculty member at Santa Ana College, is also one of the founders of the California Outcomes & Assessment Coordinator Hub, otherwise known as COACHes, which provides plentiful resources for those involved in working with SLOs.   Link to resource mentioned in this episode: California Outcomes & Assessment Coordinator Hub (COACHes): https://coaches.institute/    This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment. Episode recorded: December 2024.  Host:  Stephen Hundley.  Producers:  Chad Beckner and Angela Bergman.  Original music:  Caleb Keith.  This award-winning podcast is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis; learn more go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.

    1h 2m
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Leading Improvements in Higher Education with Stephen Hundley is an award-winning podcast service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, the oldest and largest higher education assessment and improvement event in the U.S. Learn more at go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute. The podcast profiles people, initiatives, institutions, and organizations improving conditions in higher education. Join thought leaders for engaging discussions of enduring and emerging topics, themes, and trends affecting colleges and universities. This season of Leading Improvements in Higher Education is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University; learn more at jmu.edu/assessment/. 

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