CATHARINE HOFFMAN BEYER EDUCATION MA BA AA

English, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1970 English, Social Sciences minor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1969 Grand Rapids Junior College, Grand Rapids, MI, 1967

EMPLOYMENT 1999-present

Research Scientist and Director, UW Study of Undergraduate Learning (UW SOUL) & UW Growth in Faculty Teaching Study (UW GIFTS), Office of Educational Assessment, and Lecturer Part-time, Interdisciplinary Writing Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

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Design, direct, collaborate on, and write reports on research and assessment studies, including: o UW Biennial Assessment Reports, departmental reports on learning goals, their assessment, and the curricular change that results o The UW Undergraduate Retention and Completion Study (2014) and the UW Study of Attrition and Retention (UW STAR, 2006), a study of under-represented minority student retention at the UW o The UW Study of Undergraduate Learning (UW SOUL), a four-year study that tracked the learning of approximately 300 undergraduates in six ability areas o The UW Senior Research Study (UW SRS), gathering information on students’ research experience in the normal course of their academic programs o The UW Growth in Faculty Teaching Study (UW GIFTS), a study of why and how faculty change their teaching o The Exit Survey Initiative (ESI), a project that provided assistance in survey administration, design, and reporting to UW departments granting undergraduate degrees o The UW Academic Challenge and Engagement Study (UW ACES), a “citizen science” project in which 66 academic advisers from 32 departments interviewed seniors about challenge in the major. o The UW Learning in Embodied and Artistic Disciplines Study (UW LEADS), a focused look at teaching and learning in art, dance, drama, music, physical therapy, and coached athletics.

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Work with deans, department chairs, faculty, and staff to identify and develop learning goals and assessment methods at the course, program, and departmental levels. Help faculty and departments pilot and evaluate assessment methods. Track and report end-of-major assessment strategies for all UW majors.

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Conduct/contribute to program evaluations, such as that for the UW’s disciplinary writing centers, the Freshman Interest Group program, the Discovery Seminar program, the Exploration Seminar program, the advising self-study, and others. Contribute to research designs, analyze qualitative data, and write reports.

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Supervise and train staff and undergraduate researchers.

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Assist units in strategic planning, including Undergraduate Academic Affairs, the Admissions Office, and the Registrar’s Office.

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Design and give workshops and presentations on assessment for a wide range of audiences.

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Fulfill administrative duties in the Office of Educational Assessment, including helping set priorities.

1997-99

Associate Dean for Instruction, Assessment, and Institutional Effectiveness, Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA 98036

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Worked directly with faculty members to help them improve teaching and assess student learning; worked with faculty coordinators to design and conduct assessment projects. Also, working with a team, developed and implemented an institutional effectiveness plan that included faculty, staff, administration, and community members in the process; designed strategies to meet accountability requirements of the State Legislature successfully.

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Led mission/goals setting workshops and retreats for divisions and departments; worked with faculty and committees to design programs for non-instructional days, new part-time faculty orientation, and other faculty development activities.

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Served on the Executive Committee that guided the college through its 10-year accreditation review.

1984-97

Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Writing Program, English Department, and Writing Assessment Coordinator, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 98195

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Designed and taught writing courses linked with courses in the disciplines, including sociology, international studies, anthropology, political science, economics, history, and geography, as well as honors courses and courses linked with students’ service learning experience. Organized and trained students to work in peer groups on drafts of papers; conducted conferences with students on drafts of papers; and met regularly with linked faculty members.

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Participated in administrative duties, such as interviewing job candidates; mentoring and training new IWP faculty from a range of disciplines; serving on Faculty Senate Committees and English Department committees, including chairing the Expository Writing committee.

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Designed and conducted three, two-year research studies, involving quarterly interviews with 50-100 students and collecting portfolios and reflective statements from them in order to describe the writing experience of UW students. Conducted portfolio assessment workshops for UW faculty across the disciplines. Presented study results in five major reports. Conducted related assessment studies, including a portfolio assessment of the Internship Program.

1981-84

Technical Writer and Editor, CH2M HILL, Corvallis, OR.

Worked with engineers and other specialists to compose and edit technical documents.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE       

Assessment consulting, 1990-present. President of a family-owned software company, Concurrent Systems, Inc., Seattle, WA. 1995-2000. Writing Instructor, Atkinson Graduate School of Administration, Willamette University, Salem, OR, 1983 Instructor, English Department, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR, 1975-1984 (Full- & part-time) Public Relations, YWCA, Salem, OR, 1973-75 Newspaper Librarian, Salem Statesman-Journal, Salem, OR, 1972-73 English Teacher, Wylie E. Groves High School, Birmingham, MI, 1972-75

PUBLIC SERVICE        

Mentor, UW Achiever Scholars, 2002-2007 Application Reviewer, Hedgebrook Cottages (A Writer’s Retreat), 2006 Interviewer, Mary Gates Leadership Awards, 2003-2005 Member, Washington Center Planning Committee, 1998-2003 Editor, Seattle Arts and Lectures Writer’s in the Schools Program, 2002-03 Tutor, after-school tutoring program at Lake City Presbyterian Church, 1993-95 Cook and server, Teen Feed, University District, 1992-97. Consultant on resume writing/job search for women, 1976-present.

PUBLICATIONS        

Inside the Undergraduate Teaching Experience: The UW Growth in Faculty Teaching Study. Co-authored with Ed Taylor and Gerald Gillmore. SUNY Press, 2013 "Facilitating Long-Term Changes in Student Approaches to Learning Science," Co-authored with Brian J. Buchwitz, Jon E. Peterson, Emile Pitre, Nevena Lalic, Paul D. Sampson, and Barbara T. Wakimoto. CBE— Life Sciences Education, 2012. Inside the Undergraduate Experience: The UW Study of Undergraduate Learning. Co-authored with Gerald Gillmore and Andrew Fisher. Jossey-Bass, 2007. “Longitudinal assessment of student learning,” Co-authored with Gerald Gillmore. Change Magazine, 30, 3, May/June 2007, pp 43-47. "Can a national test measure college learning? No: It would have no validity, American Federation of Teachers Online Journal, May/June 2007 (http://www.aft.org/pubsreports/on_campus/mayjune07/speak.htm). “The right way to measure college learning: National standardized testing won’t work.” Christian Science Monitor, April 9, 2007 (http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0409/p09s01-coop.html) Poems in Poetry on the Bus (a King County Public Arts Project), Pontoon III, Poets and Artists Calendar, Seattle Review, The Written Arts, Crab Creek Review, A Fine Madness, Poetry Seattle, The Poet in the World, and other small magazines (1985-2007). Assessment reports for the University of Washington (http://www.washington.edu/oea/reports/index.html)

GRANTS AND AWARDS    

Award for Excellence, University of Washington’s Office of Undergraduate Education, 2003 Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Washington English Department, 1997 Writing Assessment Grants, University of Washington Arts and Sciences, 1989-96 Poet-in-Residence, Hedgebrook Cottages, 1990, 1997

WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS 2010-2015 Co-presenter, Inside the Undergraduate Teaching Experience ~ A Celebration, an all-campus talk on publication of the book about the UW Growth in Faculty Teaching Study (UW GIFTS), Seattle, WA Workshop coordinator and presenter, Studying undergraduate learning, UW Bothell faculty and staff, UW Seattle, WA. Presenter, “Results from UW SOUL” and “UW GIFTS,” Joel Migdal, TA Training, International Studies, UW, Seattle, WA. Presenter, Assessment at UW: Capstones, UW Board of Regents, UW, Seattle, WA. Presenter, Results from UW GIFTs, Faculty Fellows, UW, Seattle, WA. Guest speaker (via Skype), “What’s wrong with Academically Adrift?” Dr. Jason Johnson’s “College/University Curriculum” class, Graduate School of Education and Human Development, George Washington University, Washington, DC. Presenter, “Results from UW SOUL” and “UW GIFTS,” Joel Migdal, TA Training, International Studies, UW, Seattle, WA. Co-presenter, The UW Growth in Faculty Teaching Study, AIR, New Orleans. (Cancelled) Presenter, Assessment at UW: Overview, UW Board of Regents, UW, Seattle, WA. Presenter, “UW GIFTS,” UW Large Lecture Collegium, UW, Seattle, WA. Presenter, “Curricular Review Processes,” UWEO, UW, Seattle, WA.

Presenter, “Results from UW SOUL” and “UW GIFTS,” Joel Migdal, TA Training, International Studies, UW, Seattle, WA. Presenter, “Results from UW SOUL,” Joan Graham, New Faculty Training, Interdisciplinary Writing Program, UW, Seattle, WA. Co-presenter, “Assessment at UW,” Kansai University Representatives, Seattle, WA. Co-presenter, UW Senior Research Study, UW Libraries, UW, Seattle, WA Presenter, “Learning Goals,” UW Development Roundtable, UW, Seattle WA Presenter, “What Do We Know about Freshmen,” Discovery Seminar Faculty Training, Seattle, WA Presenter, “From Research to Assessment,” Beijing Representatives, Seattle, WA 2005-2010 Co-presenter, “The Role of Academic Disciplines in Assessing Student Learning,” The Reinvention Center’s National Conference, Washington, D.C. Keynote Presenter, “Accountable for What? Lessons on Learning from the UW SOUL,” California Association of Institutional Researchers, Monterey, CA. Co-presenter, “Inside the Undergraduate Experience ~ A Celebration,” an all-campus talk on publication of the book about the UW Study of Undergraduate Learning, Seattle, WA Co-presenter, “From a Comprehensive Study of Undergraduate Learning to Outcomes-Based Assessment,” Association of Institutional Researchers, Seattle, WA Co-presenter, “Course-based Assessment: How Do You Know What Your Students Are Learning?” UW Teaching Academy Workshop for Faculty, Seattle, WA Presenter, “Learning Goals 101,” All-Advisors meeting, Seattle, WA Presenter, “Lessons from the UW’s Study of Undergraduate Learning,” Faculty Fellows, Seattle, WA Presenter, “The UW Study of Undergraduate Learning: Findings for Dental School Faculty,” UW Dental School Faculty Retreat, Seattle, WA Co-presenter, ““Course-based Assessment: How Do You Know What Your Students Are Learning?” UW Teaching Academy Workshop for Faculty, Seattle, WA Presenter, “What Do We Want from Our Colleges and Universities?” Washington State Legislature Higher Education Symposium, Seattle, WA Facilitator, Yakima Valley Community College English Department, Mid Program Assessment Retreat, Yakima, WA Presentations/consultation on the UW Study of Undergraduate Learning at the University of Washington and on Learning Goals: Interdisciplinary Writing Program New Faculty Training; Graduate Teaching Seminars for International Studies, Political Science, and Business; New Chairs Orientation for the College of Arts and Sciences; training workshop for UW Freshman Interest Group seminar leaders; the Psychology Department faculty retreat Presenter, “UW Study of Undergraduate Learning,” UW Large Lecture Collegium, Pack Forest, WA Presenter, “Who Are Our Students?” Discovery Seminar Faculty Training, Seattle, WA Presenter, “UW Study of Undergraduate Learning,” Center for Advancement of Engineering Education, Seattle, WA Presentations/consultation on the UW Study of Undergraduate Learning at the University of Washington and on Learning Goals: Interdisciplinary Writing Program New Faculty Training; Graduate Teaching Seminar for International Studies; Course on Educational Sociology Co-presenter, “Re/Designing Courses Using Learning Goals,” Provost’s Fall Workshops, UW, Seattle, WA Presenter, Learning Goals, UW Large Lecture Collegium, Pack Forest.

Presenter with Student Panel, “Who Are Our Students?” UW’s Institute for Teaching Excellence, Forks, WA Presentations/consultation on the UW Study of Undergraduate Learning at the University of Washington and on Learning Goals: Interdisciplinary Writing Program New Faculty Training; Graduate Teaching Seminar for Political Science and German; New Chairs Meeting for Arts & Sciences; UW Bothell new freshman program ; UW Law School 2000-2005 Facilitator, Yakima Valley Community College English Department, Mid Program Assessment Retreat, Yakima, WA Keynote for the Tau Sigma Honor Society Induction, Seattle, WA Presenter with Student Panel, “Who Are Our Students?” UW’s Institute for Teaching Excellence, Forks, WA Presentations/consultation on the UW Study of Undergraduate Learning at the University of Washington: CIDR TA Training Conference; Interdisciplinary Writing Program New Faculty Training; Professor David Allen’s Discovery Seminar; Department of Family and Child Nursing; Faculty Council on Academic Standards; Graduate Teaching Seminars for International Studies and Political Science; Dean’s Executive Staff, College of Arts and Sciences. Co-presenter, “A Comprehensive, Longitudinal Study of Undergraduate Learning: The UW SOUL, AAHE Assessment Conference, Seattle, WA Keynote for the Tau Sigma Honor Society Induction, Seattle, WA Co-presenter, “Assessment at the UW,” Washington State Assessment Conference, Spokane, WA Presenter, “UW Study of Undergraduate Learning,” N.A.K.E.D Lunch Series, Seattle, WA Presenter, “Assessment and the UW SOUL,” South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA Presenter, “Who Are Our Students?” Institute for Teaching Excellence, Forks, WA Presentations on the UW Study of Undergraduate Learning at the University of Washington: Faculty Council on Academic Standards, Faculty Council on Student Affairs, Washington Achiever Scholars Mentor Training, Discovery Seminar Faculty Training, Interdisciplinary Writing Program New Faculty Training. Presenter, “Who Are Our Students?” Institute for Teaching Excellence, Forks, WA. Presenter, “Who Are Our Students?” UW Faculty Fellows, Seattle, WA Presenter, “What You Can Learn from a Longitudinal Study,” South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA Co-Presenter, “The UW Study of Undergraduate Learning, WA Center Conference, Tacoma, WA. Presenter, Orientation for Parents of New Students, UW, Seattle, WA. Workshop Co-facilitator, “Assessing Student Learning,” UW Faculty Workshops, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Workshop, “Strategies for Assessing Student Learning.” UW Faculty Fellows, Seattle, WA Presentation, “What We Can Learn from a Longitudinal Study: New Information from the UW SOUL.” Washington Assessment Conference, Spokane, WA. Panelist, “New Data from the UW SOUL,” Washington Center Conference on Teaching and Learning, Seattle, WA. Presentations on UW Study of Undergraduate Learning at the University of Washington: Center for Instructional Development and Research, UW Forum on Academic Expectations, UW Large Lecture Course Instructors Workshop, All Campus Advisors Meeting, Gateway Center All Staff Meeting, College of Arts and Sciences Task Forces on Enhancing Student Learning and The First Year, Office of Minority Student Affairs. 1995-2000 Presenter, “Tracking 300 Students Through College: The UW Study of Undergraduate Learning.” Washington

Assessment Conference, Vancouver, WA. Presentation, “Outcomes Assessment,” Highline Community College, Seattle, WA. Workshop/Presentation, “Teaching the Writing Process,” Lakeside School, Seattle, WA. Planner and Assistant Facilitator, Conversation on Capstones, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Facilitator/Assistant Coordinator, “Senior Writing Project,” Pilot III, University of Washington, Washington State University, Western Washington University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, and the Evergreen State College, Seattle, WA. Panelist, “The New Accreditation Process,” Skagit Valley Community College, South Seattle Community College, Clover Park Technical College (four presentations), and others. Presenter, “Writing Across-the-Curriculum Programs at Community Colleges,” Peninsula Community College, Port Angeles, WA. Reviewer, Tacoma Community College’s Assessment Plan, Tacoma, WA. Panelist, “Using Portfolios to Assess the Liberal Arts Degree,” Washington Assessment Conference, Spokane, WA. Participant/Assistant Coordinator, “Senior Writing Project,” Pilot II, Bellingham, WA. Keynote and Conference Leader, “Effective Teaching: The View from the Center,” Washington State Academic Librarians Annual Conference, Centralia, WA. Presenter, “Gifts,” University of Washington English Department, Seattle, WA. Presenter, University of Washington College of Business, “Teaching Portfolios” Seattle, WA. Panelist, “Edmonds Community College Writing Portfolio Project,” “Accreditation as an Assessment Process,” and “The Writing Grid,” Washington Assessment Conference, Bellingham Consultant, Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA, assisting in the design and implementation of a collegewide writing assessment project. Consultant, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, and Yakima Valley CC, Yakima WA, assisting in the design and implementation of a college-wide writing assessment project parallel to the Edmonds CC project. Panelist, “Teaching Students to Write the Papers We Assign,” Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA. Presenter, “Six Things You Can Do to Increase Your Learning at the UW,” Freshman Orientation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Workshop, “Designing Writing Assignments,” Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA. Workshops, “Designing Writing Assignments,” “Using Portfolios in the Classroom,” Edmonds Community College, Lynnwood, WA. Presenter, “Using Portfolios to Assess Programs,” with Edmonds Community College, State Board of Technical and Community Colleges Institute, Ellensburg, WA. Panelist, “Using Portfolios to Assess the University of Washington’s Internship Program,” Washington Assessment Conference, Seattle, WA. Presenter, “Designing and Using Teaching Portfolios,” “Using Writing in the Classroom,” and “Integrating Critical Thinking into Teaching,” University of Washington School of Social Work, Seattle, WA. Workshops on Writing-Across-the-Curriculum, Bridge Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

1990-1995 Consultant, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA, designing, implementing, and reporting results of assessment of PLU’s Freshman Seminar Program. Workshops, “Using Peer Reviews” and “Assignment Design,” Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA. Workshops on Writing-Across-the-Curriculum, Bridge Program, UW, Seattle, WA. Panelist, “Developing Other Faculty and Ourselves: Portfolio Workshops as a Faculty Development Tool,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Nashville, TN. Presenter, “Writing in the Majors,” Washington Assessment Conference, Seattle, WA. Presenter, “Writing in the Majors,” UW Symposium on Assessment, Seattle, WA. Panelist, “Using Course Contexts to Teach Writing,” Washington Center Conference on Learning Communities, Bellevue, WA. Presenter, “Integrating Service-Learning into the College Classroom,” Carlson Center Service Learning Colloquium, Seattle, WA. Panelist, “Portfolio Assessment at the University of Washington,” Washington Assessment Conference, Olympia, WA. Presenter, “The Gap Between High School and College Writing,” Conference for High School and Two-year College Advisors and Department Chairs, UW, Seattle, WA. Panelist, “100 Students Writing: The Freshman and Sophomore Years,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Cincinnati, OH. Panelist, “Student Self-Assessment,” and panelist, “Results of the Freshman/Sophomore Writing Study.” Washington Assessment Conference, Spokane, WA. Panelist, “Students Rereading Their Own Reading of Texts,” Conference on Composition and Rhetoric, Portland, OR. Presenter, “Writing in the Majors,” UW Academic Advisors Meeting, Seattle Workshop on Student Self-Assessment, South Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA. Panelist, “Portfolio Assessment in the Freshman/Sophomore Writing Study,” Puget Sound Educational Consortium, Seattle, WA. Panelist, “Writers’ Talk; Academe’s Conventions,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, IL. Presenter, “The Gap Between High School and College Writing,” UW Academic Advisors’ Meeting, Seattle, WA.

Updated June 2015