1. Cultivating and Measuring Innovative Learning Outcomes Organizers Nancy Budwig, Clark University Donna Heiland, Emerson College Participants Terrel Rhodes, AAC&U Keith Sawyer, U. of North Carolina Victor A. Benassi, UNH Bruce Mallory, UNH

2. Two Part Session PART I:Cultivating and Measuring Innovative Learning Outcomes PART II:Workshop: How to Build a Culture for Cultivating and Assessing Innovative Learning Outcomes Both sessions will draw heavily on work stemming from the developmental and learning sciences.

3. Cultivating and Measuring Innovative Learning Outcomes Framing the Session Nancy Budwig, Associate Provost and Dean of Research, Clark University, Worcester, MA Three guiding questions: 1.Where do innovative learning outcomes live? 2. How does this impact decisions about measuring them? 3. How does learning science theory and research provide insight into the cultivation and assessment of innovative learning outcomes?

4. Cultivating and Measuring Innovative Learning Outcomes Outline of Session Nancy Budwig: Framing the Session Terry Rhodes: The AAC&U VALUE Project Keith Sawyer: Creativity, Group Genius, and the Cultivation of Innovative Learning Outcomes Across the Curriculum: Reflections from the Learning Sciences Victor A. Benassi: Implementing and Measuring Learning Outcomes Across the Curriculum: Reflections from the Science of Learning Donna Heiland: Lead-in to breakout session Bruce L. Mallory: Session Facilitator

5. THE INSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE Donna Heiland, Vice President & Special Assistant to the President, Emerson College, Boston, MA Factors to consider in cultivating specific student learning outcomes: The curriculum: where do we do this work? Pedagogy: how do we do this work? Institutional culture: what is the role of different constituencies within the institution? Breakouts: strategies for institutional change

6. PART II: How to Build A Culture for Cultivating and Assessing Innovative Learning Outcomes Organizers Nancy Budwig, Clark University Donna Heiland, Emerson College

7. Framing the Breakout Session Nancy Budwig, Associate Provost and Dean of Research, Clark University, Worcester, MA Goals Why breakout format? Structure of the session I.Group Work II.Gathering and Reporting III.Panel Takeaways IV.Closing Remarks

8. Breakout Group Organization and Questions Three groups, each focused on one of the following: Faculty Student life and co-curricular staff Administrators Questions What forms of professional development are needed for a campus to nurture and assess the development of innovative learning outcomes such as creativity in students ? What changes in structures might be needed? What administrative support? Financial support? Other? Gathering and Reporting Out Each table identifies one challenge and one solution.

9. What we heard … Keith Sawyer, Terry Rhodes, and Victor Benassi offer short takeaways from the session based on what they have heard

10. Donna Heiland, Vice President & Special Assistant to the President, Emerson College, Boston, MA What happens next?