Podcast appearances and mentions of angela bergman

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. 

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.  

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.

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. 

This episode features a conversation with a colleague from the National Association of Colleges and Employers, or NACE as it is also known.  Our guest is Mary Gatta, who serves as Director of Research and Public Policy at NACE. Link to resources mentioned in this episode:National Association of Colleges and Employers:https://www.naceweb.org/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: November 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.

In this episode, we have a conversation with colleagues involved in producing Assessment 101 in Higher Education: The Fundamentals and How to Apply Them, the debut title in the Assessment and Improvement in Higher Education book series from Routledge. Our guests are Alex Andrews, Keston Fulcher, and Megan Good.  Alex is an Editor for higher education at Routledge. Keston is a Professor of Graduate Psychology and an Improvement Strategist at James Madison University. Megan is an Assistant Professor of Graduate Psychology and Executive Director of the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison UniversityLinks to resources mentioned in this episode:Assessment 101 in Higher Education: The Fundamentals and How to Apply Them:https://assessmentinstitute.indianapolis.iu.edu/books/assessment-101.html Assessment and Improvement in Higher Education Book Series:https://assessmentinstitute.indianapolis.iu.edu/books/book-series.html Routledge:https://www.routledge.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: October 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. 

This episode features contributors to a special issue of Assessment Update focused on the future of High-Impact Practices, also known as HIPs.  Our guests are Catherine Chan, Jerry Daday, and Jillian Kinzie.  Catherine is assistant vice provost for high impact practices in the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Jerry is professor of sociology and executive associate dean in the Institute for Engaged Learning at Indiana University Indianapolis.  Jillian is associate director for the National Survey of Student Engagement in the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University Bloomington.  Links to resources mentioned in this episode: American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U):https://www.aacu.org/Assessment Update:https://assessmentinstitute.indianapolis.iu.edu/au/index.html Institute for Engaged Learning at Indiana University Indianapolis:https://getengaged.indianapolis.iu.edu/ National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE):nsse.indiana.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: August 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.

This episode features a conversation with two colleagues from 1EdTech, a member-led non-profit educational technology partnership organization.  Our guests are Suzanne Carbonaro and Kelly Hoyland, both of whom serve as directors of 1EdTech's higher education programs.   1EdTech:https://www.1edtech.org/  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:  August 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 at go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute. 

In this episode, we spend time with four influential scholars whose work has informed our thinking in the areas of experiential education and High Impact Practices, the latter often referred to as HIPs. Our guests are Alice Kolb, David Kolb, George Kuh, and Ken O'Donnell. Alice and David are widely recognized as leaders in experiential education, while George and Ken have led the way in developing our understanding of HIPs.  Links to some resources mentioned in this episode:Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education:https://journals.calstate.edu/elthe/indexExperiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, 2nd Edition:https://www.informit.com/store/experiential-learning-experience-as-the-source-of-learning-9780133892406  High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter:https://www.aacu.org/publication/high-impact-educational-practices-what-they-are-who-has-access-to-them-and-why-they-matter Institute for Experiential Learning:https://experientiallearninginstitute.org/ National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE):https://nsse.indiana.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: July 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 at go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.  

This episode features a conversation with the editor of The National Teaching & Learning Forum, a Wiley publication. Our guest is Lee Skallerup Bessette. In addition to serving as editor of this publication, Lee is also Assistant Director of Digital Learning in the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship at Georgetown University.  Links to resources mentioned in this episode:The National Teaching & Learning Forum:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/21663327 All the Things ADHD Podcast:https://allthethingsadhd.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: May 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 at go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute. 

In this episode, we have a conversation with editors of the Journal of Student Affairs Inquiry, Improvement, and Impact (JSAIII), which is an open access publication advancing assessment across all student affairs functional areas. Our guests are Heather Strine-Patterson and Alice Mitchell, both of whom serve as editors of the Journal, and both have extensive backgrounds on various college and university campuses.  Link to the Journal of Student Affairs Inquiry, Improvement, and Impact (JSAIII):https://journals.indianapolis.iu.edu/index.php/jsaiii/index. 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: May 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 at go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute. 

This episode focuses on Transparency in Learning and Teaching, also known as TiLT. Our guest is Mary-Ann Winkelmes. Mary-Ann is Founder, Director, and Principal Investigator of the Transparency in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education project.Link to plentiful resources from the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TiLT) project:https://tilthighered.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: March 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 at go.iu.edu/assessmentinstitute.  

In this episode, we have a conversation with a coauthor of the book, Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning, released in April 2024 by Johns Hopkins University Press.  Our guest is Eddie Watson.  Eddie is Associate Vice President for Curricular and Pedagogical Innovation and Executive Director for Open Educational Resources and Digital Innovation at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).   Links to resources mentioned in this episode:Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning (released in April 2024 by Johns Hopkins University Press): https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53869/teaching-aiAmerican Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U):https://www.aacu.org/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 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 at assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

This episode features editors of the 2nd edition of the Routledge book entitled Coordinating Divisional and Departmental Student Affairs Assessment.  Our guests are Erin Bentrim, Gavin Henning, and Kimberly Yousey-Elsener.  Erin is a Data and Learning Analytics Strategist at Anthology, Inc. Gavin is Professor of Higher Education at New England College, where he directs graduate programs in higher education and provides leadership to the Center for Innovation, Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship.  Kim is Visiting Associate Professor for Higher Education and Student Affairs at Binghamton University.Link to Coordinating Divisional and Departmental Student Affairs Assessment (2nd Edition):https://www.routledge.com/Coordinating-Divisional-and-Departmental-Student-Affairs-Assessment/Henning-Bentrim-Yousey-Elsener/p/book/9781032608358 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 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 at assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

In this episode, we have a conversation with the co-editors of the Routledge book Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education, Volume Two: Strategies for a Changing Higher Education Environment.  Our guests are Jane Marie Souza and Tara Rose.  Jane Marie is Associate Vice President for Accreditation and the Accreditation Liaison Officer at the University of Rochester.  Tara is Interim Associate Vice Provost and Director of Assessment at Louisiana State University.Links to books mentioned in this episode:Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education, Volume Two: Strategies for a Changing Higher Education Environment:https://www.routledge.com/Exemplars-of-Assessment-in-Higher-Education-Volume-Two-Strategies-for/Souza-Rose/p/book/9781642675498Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education:  Diverse Approaches to Addressing Accreditation Standards: https://www.routledge.com/Exemplars-of-Assessment-in-Higher-Education-Diverse-Approaches-to-Addressing/Souza-Rose/p/book/9781642672497This 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: January 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 at assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

This episode focuses on the intersection of work in student affairs and that of assessment and accreditation.  Our guests are Sarah Gordon, Bill Heinrich, and Pam Shefman.  Sarah is Associate Professor and Interim Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at Arkansas Tech University.  Bill is Director of Mindset at Symplicity, an educational technology firm.  Pam is Executive Director of Planning and Assessment at the University of Houston Clear Lake.Link to article discussed in this episode ("The role of student affairs in regional accreditation: Why and how to be included"):https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/jsaiii/article/view/27916This 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: November 2023.  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 at assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

In this episode, we have a conversation on the theme of equity-centered collaboration in assessment and improvement.  Our guests are Bethany Miller and Ellen Peters.  Bethany is Director of Institutional Research and Assessment at Macalester College and Ellen is Associate Provost for Institutional Research, Planning, and Student Success at the University of Puget Sound.  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: November 2023.  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 at assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

This episodes features four contributors from the 2nd Edition of Trends in Assessment: Ideas, Opportunities, and Issues for Higher Education, a book published by Routledge featuring more than 50 thought leaders and partners from the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis. Our guests are Divya Bheda, Nick Curtis, Jerry Daday, and Caleb Keith. Divya is an education consultant with a particular focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, access, and justice. Nick is director of assessment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jerry is executive associate dean in the Institute for Engaged Learning and professor of sociology at IUPUI. Caleb is director of research strategy and initiatives at IUPUI. In addition to discussing Trends in Assessment, our guests will also share information about other affiliated resources of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis. Links to resources mentioned in this episode:Trends in Assessment: Ideas, Opportunities, and Issues for Higher Education (2nd Edition):routledge.com/Trends-in-Assessment-Ideas-Opportunities-and-Issues-for-Higher-Education/Hundley-Keith/p/book/9781642676099Assessment Institute in Indianapolis:assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu/Assessment Update:onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15360725Research & Practice in Assessment: 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: October 2023.  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 at assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

In this episode, we have a conversation with Ken O'Donnell, the inaugural recipient of a new Assessment Institute in Indianapolis award for excellence related to High-Impact Practices, often referred to as HIPs.  Ken is Vice Provost at California State University-Dominguez Hills, and he is one of the founders of HIPs in the States, a network of colleagues advancing the work of High-Impact Practices on college and university campuses throughout the United States.Links to resources mentioned in this episode:American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U):aacu.org/ HIPs in the States:assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu/program/HIPs_in_the_States.htmlNational Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE):nsse.indiana.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: October 2023.  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 at assessmentinstitute.iupui.edu.

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Angela Bergman with Family Optimized shares her opinion on participation awards for kids. Episode 060: Just Show Up: The Curse of the Participation Award by Angela Bergman with Family Optimized (Entitlement in Children). Family Optimized, founded by Chris Egan, is a practical toolbox for helping parents solve problems. They cultivate ideas by using the connected power of the Internet and the art of storytelling to address common (and not-so-common) family problems. They present those stories and ideas as a multi-media website. In other words, they find people that write about parenting and family-life from a place of experience and share their stories so other people can learn from them—think self-improvement for parents and families. The original post is located here: http://www.familyoptimized.com/curse-participation-award Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts This episode is proudly sponsored by KIND. To try 10 different flavors of KIND Bars for $10 AND get $10 off your second order, go to KindSnacks.com/living

Angela Bergman with Family Optimized shares how to give your kids the skills to deal with bullies. This is Part 2 of 2. Episode 050: Give Your Kids the Skills to Deal with Bullies - Part 2 by Angela Bergman with Family Optimized (Tormented as a Child). Family Optimized, founded by Chris Egan, is a practical toolbox for helping parents solve problems. They cultivate ideas by using the connected power of the Internet and the art of storytelling to address common (and not-so-common) family problems. They present those stories and ideas as a multi-media website. In other words, they find people that write about parenting and family-life from a place of experience and share their stories so other people can learn from them—think self-improvement for parents and families. The original post is located here: http://www.familyoptimized.com/kids-skills-deal-with-bullies Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts This episode is proudly sponsored by KIND. To try 10 different flavors of KIND Bars for $10 AND get $10 off your second order, go to KindSnacks.com/living

Angela Bergman with Family Optimized shares how to give your kids the skills to deal with bullies. This is Part 1 of 2. Episode 049: Give Your Kids the Skills to Deal with Bullies - Part 1 by Angela Bergman with Family Optimized (Talking to Kids - Bullying). Family Optimized, founded by Chris Egan, is a practical toolbox for helping parents solve problems. They cultivate ideas by using the connected power of the Internet and the art of storytelling to address common (and not-so-common) family problems. They present those stories and ideas as a multi-media website. In other words, they find people that write about parenting and family-life from a place of experience and share their stories so other people can learn from them—think self-improvement for parents and families. The original post is located here: http://www.familyoptimized.com/kids-skills-deal-with-bullies Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com & in The O.L.D. Facebook Group and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts This episode is proudly sponsored by KIND. To try 10 different flavors of KIND Bars for $10 AND get $10 off your second order, go to KindSnacks.com/living