Grading and Assessment expert opens fall semester

August 10, 2004

Nationally recognized grading and assessment activist Dr. Virginia Johnson Anderson, professor of biology at Towson University, will welcome the faculty of Miami’s regional campuses back to school Tuesday, August 17, during a special workshop.

The interactive faculty session will examine a variety of successful assessment strategies for constructing exams and assignments. In addition, to numerous publications, over $400,000 in externally funded grants, and extensive consulting experiences for state, federal and professional agencies, Dr. Anderson has worked with faculty in all disciplines to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment at over100 colleges and universities across the country.

The workshop will be held from 8:30am to 1:15pm at Miami Middletown in the Dave Finkelman Auditorium. Faculty should RSVP to Terri Blair, 53228, by August 13.