{"id":11379,"date":"2025-10-02T09:14:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T13:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/oira\/?p=11379"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:10:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T18:10:31","slug":"fall-2025-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/oira\/fall-2025-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rubric Advantage: Designing for Meaningful Assessment Oct. 15, 12:00-1:30 p.m."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.edu\/students\/office-of-the-vice-chancellor-for-academic-affairs\/learning-outcomes-assessment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SW<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.edu\/students\/office-of-the-vice-chancellor-for-academic-affairs\/learning-outcomes-assessment\/\">AAC<\/a>, the System-Wide Academic Assessment Committee, comprising assessment staff, interested faculty and administrators from across the UMS, is charged with finding and sharing ways to assist programs in measuring student learning and implementing change based on the results of assessment. 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