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An Overview of BCSSE 2013

In this Webinar, we describe the revisions that have been made and provide an overview of what users can expect from BCSSE in 2013. BCSSE collects data about entering college students' high school academic and co-curricular experiences, as well as their expectations for participating in educationally purposeful activities during the first college year. BCSSE is designed to be paired with a NSSE administration at the end of the first college year, providing an in-depth understanding of first-year student engagement on your campus.

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager and NSSE Research Analyst
Date: April 16, 2013
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NSSE 2013: Discussion of the New Survey and Reports

The year 2013 marks an important milestone for the National Survey of Student Engagement with the first substantial update to the survey since its inaugural administration in 2000. In this discussion session, participants learned about survey updates, including changes to survey items and benchmarks along with issues related to transitioning to the new survey (e.g., longitudinal comparisons), and most importantly were invited to give feedback on new reports and resources.

Presenters: Heather Haeger, Rick Shoup, and Amy RIbera, NSSE Research Analysts
Date: March 12, 2013
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Last Minute Prep for Your NSSE 2013 Administration

View a brief (15 min), newly recorded Webinar titled, Last Minute Prep for Your NSSE 2013 Administration . This session provides a refresher on ideas to promote the NSSE survey on your campus. Presenter Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute, has compiled tips to consider during the 2013 NSSE survey administration, and offers reminders about what an updated NSSE 2013 survey and new modules suggest for new partners and stakeholders to involve in your survey promotion plan, and ways to maximize technology and social media to reach the most students.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute
Date: January 28, 2013
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Need More Answers about NSSE 2013?

Presenters provide an in-depth preview of NSSE 2013 that includes item-by-item comparisons, the transition from NSSE Benchmarks to the new Engagement Indicators, and offer participants an opportunity to provide input on new data reports.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, NSSE Associate Director, and Allison BrckaLorenz, FSSE Project Manager and NSSE Research Analyst
Date: December 4, 2012
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Using NSSE and FSSE to Explore Deep Approaches to Learning

This prerecorded Webinar helps users to construct the DAL scale and subscales using NSSE and FSSE data. It also provides a general overview of the concept as well as identifies areas where assessing DAL may be helpful for institutional improvement.

Presenters: Amy Ribera, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: November 14, 2012
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An Explanation of NSSE Weights

This webinar covers the broad topics of what weights are and how to calculate them. In addition, it explores the NSSE weighting process, when and how to use NSSE weights, and the process for creating your own weights for subgroups (such as a particular major) when needed.

Presenters: Amber Lambert, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: November 1, 2012
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A Brief Tour of the NSSE Psychometric Portfolio

This short pre-recorded webinar addresses the organization and contents of the NSSE Psychometric Portfolio. Examples of content areas, types of reports, and report templates are presented. Potential changes for the portfolio, to correspond with the NSSE 2013 survey updates, are also discussed.

Presenters: Angie Miller, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: October 11, 2012
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Your Institutional Report 2012 - Step by Step

This session walks users through their NSSE Institutional Report 2012 and reviews various data reports and supporting materials.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute, and Shimon Sarraf, NSSE Assistant Director for Survey Operations and Project
Date: September 6, 2012
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FSSE 2.0: What to expect in 2013

The FSSE instrument has been updated to complement NSSE 2.0. In this Webinar, we describe the revisions that have been made and provide an overview of what users can expect from FSSE in 2013.

Presenters: Tom Nelson Laird, FSSE Principal Investigator, Allison BrckaLorenz, FSSE Project Manager and Research Analyst; Leah Peck and Eddie Cole, Jr., FSSE Project Associates
Date: July 31, 2012
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Using BCSSE and NSSE Data to Investigate First-Year Student Financial Stress and Engagement

This prerecorded Webinar examines the use BCSSE and NSSE results to focus on financial stress and the academic engagement of first-generation students. The goal is to provide information that is helpful for campus programs and services in order to better serve these students.

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager and NSSE Research Analyst
Date: June 18, 2012
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Additional Resource:
SPSS syntax to create financial stress variable

Using FSSE Topical Findings - Part 2 - Live Question and Answer Session

Those who have watched the Part 1 webinar are invited to join FSSE Project Associates Eddie Cole and Mahauganee Shaw for a live webinar regarding FSSE topical findings. This Webinar session will include an overview of the purpose of FSSE topical findings, a brief review of the information housed in the topical findings section of the FSSE Web site, and live Q

Presenters: Mahauganee Shaw and Eddie Cole, Jr., FSSE Project Associates
Date: April 24, 2012
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NSSE 2.0: What to Expect in 2013

Join us for a discussion about NSSE 2.0 development work. We will review the progress we have made over the past three years as well as what you can expect in 2013, the first year the revised instrument will be administered.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Shimon Sarraf
Date: March 6, 2012
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Encouraging Student Participation in NSSE

In this pre-recorded Webinar, we provide strategies to help institutional users encourage student participation and improve student response rates during the NSSE administration process. This session highlights effective approaches to engage students, faculty and staff members, and parents. Institution-specific examples are offered to show how schools have disseminated their NSSE results across campus and in their recruitment materials.

Presenters: Brian McGowan, NSSE Institute Project Associate
Date: February 28, 2012
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Maximizing NSSE in the VSA: Approaches to Transparency, Accountability and Improvement

The first VSA-hosted webinar of 2012, Maximizing NSSE in the VSA: Approaches to Transparency, Accountability and Improvement , with Dr. Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, IU Center for Postsecondary Research, took place on February 8th. Approximately 300 institutions feature NSSE results in the Student Experiences and Perceptions section of the VSA College Portrait. Some institutions have maximized this display by presenting additional results, including information about goals, institutional action on results, and improvement initiatives. This Webinar shares strategies for presenting NSSE results and approaches to engaging different audiences in the data including prospective students, the public, policymakers and the campus community. Ideas about efforts to capitalize on NSSE results to assess and improve quality in the undergraduate experience and student success are also exchanged.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, NSSE Institute Associate Director
Date: February 8, 2012
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Using NSSE Data in Accreditation

The most commonly reported use of NSSE results is assessment for accreditation. NSSE's Accreditation Toolkits, designed for all regional and several specialized associations, articulate the requirements and standards for each accreditor with NSSE process and items. In this session we show how NSSE items map to accreditation standards, discuss the potential for using NSSE data in institutional self-studies and quality improvement plans, and explore ways colleges and universities have used their results in accreditation and to measure and monitor institutional effectiveness.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, NSSE Institute Associate Director
Date: November 8, 2011
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The NSSE Pocket Guide, Student Experience in Brief, and Other Resources for Parents, Students, and Admissions Staff

In this pre-recorded Webinar we will explore a number of useful resources that NSSE provides for prospective students and parents as well as for campus use by admissions staff, for new faculty orientation, and in student life training. Since rankings say little about the student experience on any particular campus, results from the NSSE survey help institutions to understand their students and provide a snapshot of how students actually use institutional resources for learning and how they feel about the quality of their educational experience.

Presenters: Kathy Anderson, NSSE Institute Project Manager
Date: September 27, 2011
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What to Expect if You Participate in NSSE

This presentation will prepare new NSSE participants (and reacquaint returning contacts) to think ahead about the various phases of administering NSSE. Thinking strategically about the details of the NSSE administration is the first step in effectively using NSSE results on your campus. Generating enthusiasm on your campus among faculty, administrators, and student leaders, as well as thinking ahead about ways to promote NSSE effectively, necessitates having an overall understanding of the survey administration from registration through to report delivery. This Webinar will get you started on that path.

Presenters: Jennifer Brooks, Project Services Manager
Date: September 20, 2011
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**Your NSSE Institutional Report 2011 - Step by Step**

This Webinar walks users through the contents of the NSSE Institutional Report . Session specifically includes a review of the various data reports and supporting materials contained in the Institutional Report, details concerning which data were used in the creation of particular reports and comparison groups, and general strategies for understanding and getting the most out of your Institutional Report

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Shimon Sarraf
Date: August 25, 2011
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Student Engagement in the Professions

This Webinar explores patterns of student engagement in business, education, engineering, and health professions, using data from NSSE 2010. The analyses focus on NSSE's benchmarks of effective educational practice and selected high-impact practices. The presentation also illustrates how NSSE's new Major Field Report can be used for similar comparative analyses at the institutional level.

Presenters: Alex McCormick, NSSE Director, and Allison BrckaLorenz, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: June 21, 2011
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Additional Resources:
NSSE 2010 Codebook
Sample Major Field Report

What to Expect from FSSE Participation

This webinar will provide representatives from past, current, and future FSSE participating institutions with information about how to maximize the results of their administration. Webinar participants will learn about what FSSE provides and special features, such as the optional grouping variable that allow institutions to get more from their FSSE administration. Participants will also learn how to use online FSSE resources and the resulting data and findings to stimulate campus dialogue about improving undergraduate education.

Presenters: Mahauganee Shaw and Eddie Cole, Jr., FSSE Project Associates
Date: May 17, 2011
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Engagement Readiness of First-Year Students

Join your colleagues from across the country in a discussion of the engagement experiences of entering first-year students. This Webinar will provide a brief introduction to BCSSE, then transition to the main focus of the Webinar: "engagement readiness" of entering first-year students. We will discuss how high school engagement is an important indicator of a student's preparedness to be meaningfully engaged on your campus and what important steps an institution can take to facilitate meaningful engagement. This Webinar will provide opportunities for participants to pose questions, provide feedback, or make observations as we discuss this topic.

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager and NSSE Research Analyst, and Wen Qi, BCSSE Project Associate
Date: April 12, 2011
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Using NSSE Data in Student Affairs

As demands for accountability increase, student affairs divisions are pressed to demonstrate learning outcomes and conduct assessment. This Webinar offers student affairs professionals ways to explore their NSSE results to gain valuable information about student experiences and suggestions for corroborating these trends with existing institutional data.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute, and Tony Ribera, NSSE Institute Project Associate
Date: March 24, 2011
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Engagement Experiences of Student-Veterans

Colleges and universities are experiencing dramatic increases in the enrollment of veterans due to the return of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan and the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. Though many veterans choose to attend community colleges or career and technical programs, large numbers enroll at baccalaureate-granting institutions. Yet little is known about their learning experiences or how they view the campus climate. In 2010, approximately 11,000 self-identified student-veterans responded to the NSSE survey regarding their engagement experiences. This Webinar will present the results of this survey and delve into the details of the student-veteran experience on our campuses. This Webinar will provide opportunities for participants to pose questions, provide feedback, or make observations as we discuss the results.

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager and NSSE Research Analyst
Date: February 15, 2011
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Improving Student Response Rates

Ideas for promoting student participation in NSSE administration. The focus of the Webinar will be on advertising campaigns and other creative approaches, including a number of specific examples, that can generate buzz on campus about the NSSE survey. Presenters discuss modes of capturing student attention and share approaches to include students in assessment conversations.

Presenters: Tony Ribera and Brian McGowan
Date: January 25, 2011
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Using BCSSE-NSSE Data to Assess the Effects of Learning Communities on First-Year Experiences

Many institutions offer learning communities for first year students. However, it is often difficult to determine how effective a learning community is at reaching its goals. This session will present and discuss ways to use BCSSE-NSSE data to help isolate the impacts of learning communities on first- year experiences.

Presenters: Jim Cole, BCSSE Project Manager and NSSE Research Analyst, and Jillian Kinzie, Associate Director, NSSE Institute
Date: November 16, 2010
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Beginning to Look Within: NSSE Reports by Major Field

In 2009, NSSE introduced new reports based on students' academic major. This webinar contains an overview of the four different types of NSSE reports by major field category including information about the creation of the reports as well as advice on using and interpreting the reports. Information will also be presented about how you can further customize your own reports such as with CIP codes or academic major grouping on your campus.

Presenters: Allison BrckaLorenz and Amber Lambert, NSSE Research Analysts
Date: October 5, 2010
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Understanding Your NSSE Institutional Report 2010

This Webinar walks users through the contents of the NSSE Institutional Report. Session specifically includes a review of the various data reports and supporting materials contained in the Institutional Report, details concerning which data were used in the creation of particular reports and comparison groups, and general strategies for understanding and getting the most out of your Institutional Report.

Presenters: Shimon Sarraf and Julie Williams, NSSE Research Analysts
Date: September 7, 2010
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NSSE's Psychometric Portfolio: Evidence for Reliability, Validity, and Other Quality Indicators

Educational and institutional research that relies on survey methodology is often criticized for a lack of psychometric evidence to support use of the instrument. NSSE research analysts have developed a new framework for collecting and presenting evidence for reliability, validity, and reduction of bias. Various methods and results which demonstrate psychometric strengths and identify areas of improvement for NSSE will be presented.

Presenters: Bob Gonyea, NSSE Associate Director, and Angie Miller, NSSE Research Analyst
Date: August 31, 2010
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What to Expect from Participation in FSSE

This Webinar gives representatives from past, current, and future FSSE participating institutions information about the administration process, data files and reporting, data analysis, and online FSSE resources. Webinar participants will learn about what to expect from FSSE and how to use their resulting data and findings to stimulate campus dialogue about improving undergraduate education.

Presenters: Tom Nelson-Laird
Date: June 15, 2010
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Program and Department Level Assessment

Jillian Kinzie presents a "quick take," session (45 min or less!) focused on using NSSE results at the department and program level. Approaches to engaging departments in NSSE such as via the new "Major Field," reports, use of "scalelets," a focus on department pedagogical concerns, and several successful department-level examples, will help inspire ideas for involving your faculty in assessment and maximizing your use of NSSE results.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie
Date: May 11, 2010
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Using BCSSE Data for Faculty Development: Do Faculty Really Know Their Students?

BCSSE asks entering first-year students about their high school academic experiences, as well as their academic expectations and attitudes regarding their first year of college. These data can be a catalyst for interesting and important discussions among faculty on how to effectively engage students. This session presents and discusses the types of data collected by BCSSE and how it can be used with faculty on your campus.

Presenters: Jim Cole
Date: March 16, 2010
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Ideas for Encouraging Student Participation in NSSE

This Webinar provides promotional ideas for a NSSE administration. Rather than discussing specific incentives, the focus is on advertising campaigns and other creative approaches that can generate buzz on campus about the NSSE survey. Presenters discuss modes of capturing student attention and share approaches to include students in assessment conversations.

Presenters: Tiffani Butler and Tony Ribera
Date: January 26, 2010
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Linking NSSE Data to Other Institutional Data

Webinar discusses why NSSE data should be linked to other institutional data, what are the key NSSE variables to understand, using multiple years of NSSE results, sample research questions that may be answered by linking NSSE and institutional data, and a step-by-step guide to merging data.

Presenters: Julie Williams and Rick Shoup
Date: October 13, 2009
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Using Results from the Consortium for the Study of Writing in College

Session is targeted to institutions participating in the NSSE Consortium for the Study of Writing in College and provides an overview of NSSE and discusses the value of writing questions and their correlation with other variables.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Bob Gonyea
Date: September 22, 2009
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Driving Data Down: Using NSSE Results in Department, School, and Major-level Assessment Activities

Webinar covers the limitations of institutional summaries and how deans, department heads, and faculty can use NSSE results at the department, school, and major level. Also introduces the new NSSE majors report.

Presenters: Alex McCormick and Allison BrckaLorenz
Date: September 15, 2009
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Using High Impact Activities to Maximize Student Gains

Session discusses the six conditions that mark high impact educational practices, the outcomes of participation, characteristics of activities and who participates, and recommendations for practice and assessment.

Presenters: Todd Chamberlain
Date: June 23, 2009
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Tips on Maximizing the Value of Your NSSE Institutional Report: Customizing Comparison Groups

This Webinar provides institutions with some strategies and guidelines for identifying the most relevant, appropriate institutions for comparison from the available pool of current year NSSE participants. The additional tutorial walks users through completion of the online comparison group selection form.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Rick Shoup
Date: May 12, 2009
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Digging Deeper Series - Advanced Use: Multi-Year analysis

Session focuses on the importance of identifying specific questions for analysis, methods using in analysis of multiple years of data, data quality, changes in NSSE items over time, and merging multi-year data.

Presenters: Allison BrckaLorenz and Bob Gonyea
Date: April 28, 2009
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Digging Deeper: Intermediate Concepts

NSSE research analysts explain use of the NSSE SPSS syntax library, how to link NSSE responses to other data sources, and how to carry out sub-group analyses.

Presenters: Shimon Sarraf and Rick Shoup
Date: April 14, 2009
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Digging Deeper Series - Core Concepts

This introduction to NSSE data includes topics such as how to dissect your NSSE data file in SPSS, assess data quality, identify student sub-groups, and highlights useful NSSE resources.

Presenters: Amber Lambert and Julie Williams
Date: April 7, 2009
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Beyond NSSE Benchmarks: Underused Nuggets of Effective Educational Practice

This Webinar highlights using NSSE scales - including deep approaches to learning and "scalelets" - and high-impact practices and models for making NSSE results more meaningful and useful to efforts to enhance student learning and success.

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie
Date: March 24, 2009
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Using BCSSE Data: Understanding That Student Expectations Are Important

BCSSE Project Manager, Jim Cole, provides a description of BCSSE survey content and administration, and examples of how one campus used its results to find out more about its first-year students.

Presenters: Dr. James Cole
Date: March 3, 2009
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The Transparency-Accountability Puzzle: Where Does NSSE fit?

Presenters: Alex McCormick
Date: November 18, 2008
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Multi-Year Analysis of NSSE Data

Presenters: Bob Gonyea and Allison BrckaLorenz
Date: October 21, 2008
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Using Your BCSSE-NSSE Data

Presenters: Dr. James Cole and Kevin Guidry
Date: September 23, 2008
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Using FSSE and NSSE Data: An Overview of Existing Tools and Reports

Presenters: Amy Garver and Mahauganee Shaw
Date: September 9, 2008
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Using NSSE Data for Student Affairs

Presenters: Jen Buckley and Daniel Bureau
Date: May 13, 2008
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Documents related to this Webinar
Using NSSE Data
NSSE Facilitator's Guide
What Student Affairs Can Do
NSSE Survey
Innovative Use of NSSE Data in Student Affairs
Student Affairs Administrators: Building Collaborations with Student and Academic Affairs for Institutional Improvement.
Benchmarks of Effective Educational Practice
Using Student Life Officers as Allies in Promoting the NSSE Survey

Introduction to BCSSE

Presenters: Dr. Jim Cole
Date: April 8, 2008
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Assessing the First-Year Experience

Presenters: Dr. Jillian Kinzie
Date: March 4, 2008
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Getting Down to Basics: Working with your NSSE Data

Presenters: Jillian Kinzie and Chad Ahren
Date: December 21, 2007
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NSSE - National Survey of Student Engagement