2026 NEean Fall Forum
Beyond Data: The Power of Assessment as Relational Presence
November 6, 2026 at The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester MA
This year’s Fall Forum invites you to step away from your screen and gather in person to strengthen the professional relationships that sustain us through change. Assessment works best in collaboration, and NEean offers a space to build mentoring networks, share strategies for doing more with less, and ground our practice in what matters most: students, relationships, and community. Whether you're navigating a merger, leading as a solo practitioner, or reimagining assessment amid policy uncertainty, you'll find colleagues who understand the challenges and are ready to dig into them together.
View the Fall Forum Program HERE!
(schedule is subject to change)
Join us for our Upcoming Webinars Making Meaning of Holistic Growth and Development October 28, 2026 at 12noon to 1PM Eastern Time Making Authentic Assessment Work in the Age of AI November 16, 2026 at 12noon to 1PM Eastern Time |
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through evidence-based assessment
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Blog & Discussions: If AI Can Do the Assignment, What Are We Really Assessing? Generative AI is challenging us to rethink a fundamental question in higher education: Are our assignments truly measuring student learning, or are they measuring something AI can now do for them? In this month’s NEean blog, board members reflect on this timely question and what it means for the future of assessment. From rethinking traditional assignments to exploring new ways to make student learning visible, their perspectives invite us to move beyond simply detecting AI use and toward designing assessments that deepen learning, critical thinking, and authentic demonstration of skills. BoSRRMORE |