The convenience and flexibility of ABET Webinars enable programs to educate a number of faculty members without added travel expenses and maintain consistency of the messages delivered about assessment and accreditation processes. Each 90-minute webinar includes on-screen presentations and multiple opportunities for questions.

All you need to participate in any ABET Webinar is an Internet connection and a telephone. As an added benefit, registrants of each ABET Webinar will receive access to a recording of the webinar after the event, which will include all the materials used during the session.

For those who cannot participate at the scheduled date and time, recordings of each webinar can be purchased separately and run for any audience at any time. This is a great way to build up your program's library of accreditation and assessment resources.

2009 ABET Webinar Series

The 2009 webinar series is already being planned and will get underway in January. The topics to be covered this year include the following:

• January
  • How to develop a survey
    • Challenge of  writing questions
    • Survey planning
    • Developing survey items
    • Common formats
    • Critique of items
    • Administering surveys
  • Preparing the Self-Study 2009-10 (not commission-specific)
    • Organization of the self-study
    • Basics and context
    • Types of responses
    • Curriculum and faculty information
    • Tables and figures


• February
  • Choosing Assessment Methods
    • Direct/indirect methods
    • Validity
    • Choosing methods
  • Developing and Assessing Program Educational Objectives
    • Definition
    • Role of constituents
    • Relevance to student outcomes
    • Assessing achievement
  • Preparing for the Site Visit 2009-10 (commission-specific sessions)
    • Hosting the team
    • Display materials
    • Interviews and tours


• March
  • Completing the Institutional Appendix
    • Completing Appendix D of the self-study
  • Defining Learning Outcomes
    • Difference between program educational objectives and learning outcomes
    • Importance of defining learning outcomes
    • Examples of  defined outcomes
    • Reporting your results
  • Developing Rubrics
    • What is a rubric?
    • Types of rubrics
    • Uses of rubrics
    • Developing rubrics
    • Applying rubrics
  • What the Accreditation Criteria Don’t Tell You
    • Eligibility
    • Name of your program
    • Retroactive accreditation
    • Changes in your program during the period of accreditation
    • Public release of accreditation information
    • Use of transcripts


• April
  • Accreditation Visit from the Program Evaluator Perspective
    • What are the program evaluators looking for?
    • How do the program evaluators use the self-study, student materials, etc.?

Check back in January for exact dates and times for each of the webinars,
registration information, and technical requirements necessary
to participate in these helpful events!