This and other research guides are on the ACC Library web page,
http://library.sunyacc.edu, under Research Guides & Tutorials.

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Selected Web sites: Assessment Resources

ACC faculty may borrow material from an excellent collection of books on assessment, located on a shelf in the TLT Lab inside the ACC Library. In addition, you may want to visit these Web sites:

Writing Quality Learning Objectives
http://www.park.edu/cetl/quicktips/writinglearningobj.html
From Park University. Overview and guideline for writing effective learning objectives.

9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
http://www.assessment.tcu.edu/assessment/aahe.pdf
From the American Association for Higher Education. Excellent summary presentation of the fundamental underpinnings necessary for the creation of a comprehensive and successful process to assess student learning in higher education.

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
http://www.msache.org
Links to accreditation information, reports, information on member colleges & universities and their accreditation statuses.

Assessing Student Learning and Institutional Effectiveness: Understanding Middle States Expectations
http://www.msche.org/publications/Assessment_Expectations051222081842.pdf
Seven-page report from the Middle State Commission on Higher Education; . Discussion of the Middle States standards and expectations with regard to the assessment of institutional effectiveness (standard seven) and assessment of student learning (standard fourteen).

Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment
http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/UPA/assmt/resource.htm
Comprehensive series of partially annotated links to general resources, assessment handbooks, assessment of specific skills or content, accrediting bodies, individual institutions, student assessment of courses and faculty and more. From North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C.

Additional Selected Web sites for Higher Education:

Digest of Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest
From Institute of Education Sciences from the U.S. Department of Education.

NYS Commission on Higher Education: Preliminary Report of Findings & Recommendations
http://www.suny.edu/files/sunynewsfiles/pdf/CHEFinalReport.pdf
Submitted to Gov. Spitzer on December 17, 2007.

American Association of Collegiate Registrars                          www.aacrao.com
Online publications, Strategic Enrollment Management annual conference, publish AACRAO Data Dispenser available online, grants, electronic bulletin board.

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)             www.aacc.nche.edu
Part of the National Center for Higher Education. AACC works with other higher education associations, the federal government, Congress, and other national associations that represent the public and private sectors to promote the goals of community colleges and higher education. 

APPA: Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers        www.appa.org
Semi-annual institute for Facilities and Management. Care, operation, development of facilities.

Commission on the Future of Higher Education: Commission Report 6/22/06 Draft , U.S. Department of Education
http://insidehighered.com/index.php/content/download/70817/971018/file/Draft%20Report%206.22%20watermarked.pdf

Second Draft of the Spellings Commission on the Future of Higher Education, July 14, 2006:
http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/reports/0714-draft.pdf

Consortium for Educational Technology for University Systems (CETUS)   www.cetus.org
CETUS is a consortium of State University of New York (SUNY), the California State University System, and the City University of New York (CUNY) formed to explore a variety of initiatives in technology-assisted teaching, learning, and research. For example, CETUS produced a pamphlet entitled "Fair Use of Copyrighted Works."

EDUCAUSE               www.educause.edu
Web site includes searchable database of full text articles. You may subscribe to EDUCAUSE-ONLINE, and electronic newsletter, highlighting key technology issues in higher education. Conducts national seminars and workshops.

League for Innovation                    www.league.org
Founded in 1968. Terry O'Banion is the retiring president of this international consortium of leading community colleges promoting innovation and experimentation. Annual conference on information technology, searchable online database. Technology and Learning Community (TLC) website dedicated to improving the use of technology to promote student learning.

Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction             www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu
Good information on assessment, more; also links to other community college web sites.

Crash Course in Copyright: http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm
From University of Texas. Covers copyright, fair use, intellectual property for multimedia, online materials, more.

National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES)            www.nces.ed.gov
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.

New York State Department of Education                 www.nysed.gov
Links to various departments, such as Office of Higher Education. Search by topic including education technology, higher education, VESID, workforce prep and continuing education.

SUNY (State University of New York)                www.suny.edu
Links to all pages for all areas of SUNY, e.g Business Officers, Computing Officers, Registrars, each usually with a page linking to national organizations and related sites.

U.S. Department of Education                        www.ed.gov
Site includes descriptions of programs and services, statistics, information about funding and student financial assistance, and full-text publications.

 University at Albany Libraries Education guide   http://library.albany.edu/subject; > Education
Choose the Education page from the Web site.  This page has a collection of updated New York and federal education Web sites. Good for links to discussion lists, information on distance learning and topics not covered here.

Selected Reference books:

These books are located on the main floor of the ACC Library.

Journals:                             

These are located in the Periodicals area on the Library's main floor. Faculty and administrators may borrow periodical issues.

Gale Virtual Reference Library:

 - This is a collection of 80 full-text reference books. It will automatically search all 80 sources. You might find the chapters from World Education Encyclopedia and Encyclopedia of Education of particular use. You can limit your search to search only particular books. Consult a reference librarian with any questions.

- Go to ACC Library Web site> Finding Books > Reference > Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Selected Circulating Books:

You may borrow these at the circulation desk with your ACC ID card:  

Chickering, Arthur W. Encouraging authenticity and spirituality in higher education
LB 2324 .C49 2006

Hoping for the Best While Prepaering for the Worst: Disasters, Emergencies and the Community College
LB 2866 .H677 2007 (from League for Innovation in the Community College)

Bowen, William G. Equity and excellence in American higher education
LC 213.2 .B69 2005

Declining by degrees: higher education at risk edited by Richard H. Hersh and John Merrow
LA 227.4 .D45 2005

Declining by degrees [videorecording]: higher education at risk
DVD LA227.4 .D455 2005 DVD

Jacobs, Jane. Dark age ahead
CB 19 .J33 2005

Adelman, Clifford. Moving into town - and moving on: the community college in the lives of traditional-age students
LB 2328 .A34 2005

Adirondack Community College Facilities master plan 2005 SUNY
On reserve at Library Circulation Desk

Restorative justice on the college campus: promoting student growth and responsibility, and reawakening the spirit of campus community
LB 2344 .R47 2004

Learning reconsidered: a campus-wide focus on the student experience. Editor: Richard P. Keeling
LB 1060 .L427 2004

Allen, Mary J. Assessing academic programs in higher education
LB 2822.75 .A44 2004

Wojciechowski, William A.. Planning for the 21st century: a guide for community colleges
LB 2328 .W565 2003

Kirp, David L. Shakespeare, Einstein, and the bottom line: the marketing of higher education
LB 2342.8 .K57 2003

Burke, Joseph C. Funding public colleges and universities for performance: popularity, problems, and prospects
LB 2342 .B794 2002

McDonald, William M. Creating campus community: in search of Ernest Boyer's legacy
LA 229 .C27 M33 2002

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Designs for excellence: handbook for institutional self-study
LB 2331.64.M5 M53 2002

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Handbook for collaborative reviews
L 903.M62 H36 2002

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Distance learning programs: interregional guidelines for electronically offered degree and certificate programs
LC 5800 .M53 2002

Candidacy: handbook for applicants and candidates for accreditation.
LB 2331.6 .C36 2002

Article Databases:

ERIC:
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. ERIC provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals. Visit this database by following these links: ACC Web page > ACC Library > Finding Articles > Subject Databases > Social Sciences > ERIC.

You may also access it through the U.S. Department of Education's ERIC Web site: http://eric.ed.gov. Use the ERIC Thesaurus
to make sure you're using the correct search terms.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy:
The newspaper of the nonprofit world. It is the No. 1 news source, in print and online, for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise. Visit this database by following these links: ACC Web page > ACC Library > Finding Articles > General Databases > Other databases > Chronicle of Philanthropy.

 Updated Dec. 2007/BDA/JM