1. Follow-Up Workshop on Institutional Evaluation Plans March-April, 2009

2. Overall Steps for Evaluation Your Universitys CIRTL Goals Your Universitys CIRTL Goals Relationship of Goals and Specific Activities Relationship of Goals and Specific Activities Criteria of Success Criteria of Success Evaluation Plan Evaluation Plan

3. Goals What is your university trying to accomplish through your CIRTL work? What is your university trying to accomplish through your CIRTL work? In what ways do your universitys goals relate to the CIRTL pillars? In what ways do your universitys goals relate to the CIRTL pillars?

4. Relationship between Goals and Activities With your goals established, what specific activities, programs, etc. are either in place or under development that advance your institutions goals? With your goals established, what specific activities, programs, etc. are either in place or under development that advance your institutions goals?

5. Criteria of Success What will success in meeting your universitys CIRTL goals look like? What will success in meeting your universitys CIRTL goals look like? What specific outcomes will constitute success? (e.g., certain programs in place, level of involvement by students and/or faculty)? What specific outcomes will constitute success? (e.g., certain programs in place, level of involvement by students and/or faculty)?

6. Evaluation Plan How will your university determine how well it has met its CIRTL- related goals? How will your university determine how well it has met its CIRTL- related goals? What will other people take as credible evidence of your universitys success? What will other people take as credible evidence of your universitys success? Do you have particular research or evaluation questions that, if addressed, could help others understand your success? Do you have particular research or evaluation questions that, if addressed, could help others understand your success? How might you answer these questions about your CIRTL-related work? How might you answer these questions about your CIRTL-related work? What resources will help your university assess the success of its CIRTL-related work? What resources will help your university assess the success of its CIRTL-related work?

7. Evaluation Grid PIs, ELs, and the campus CIRTL team will need to discuss goals, activities, criteria of success, and your evaluation plan. PIs, ELs, and the campus CIRTL team will need to discuss goals, activities, criteria of success, and your evaluation plan. Start with one program, and please fill out the grid for that program prior to the next EL meeting. Start with one program, and please fill out the grid for that program prior to the next EL meeting. Then, prior to the June CIRTL meeting, please fill out the Evaluation Grid for your other activities and programs. Then, prior to the June CIRTL meeting, please fill out the Evaluation Grid for your other activities and programs.