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SDD21: Sharing Alternative Ideas for Student Assessment
Hours: 1
This session will be an interactive and engaging workshop where faculty members will discuss and share ideas about alternative forms of assessment for students to demonstrate mastery of course objectives. Larry and Tracie will present some of the types of assessments that they have used in their accounting courses to replace the traditional forms of assessment: exams and quizzes. The session will also include a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of nontraditional forms of assessment and how they can be modified for use in different areas of study.
A participant walks away with:
- An understanding of traditional versus nontraditional forms of assessment, and
- A list of nontraditional assessment tools that can be modified for use in an online classroom environment
Presenter(s):
Larry G. Stephens, CPA, JD/LLM:
Larry G. Stephens, CPA, JD/LLM, is currently a Professor of Accounting and Assistant Dean, Business Studies at Austin Community College District in Austin, Texas. Previously, he taught at both Blinn College and Northern Michigan University. Larry began his career in education in 2009 after more than 20 years of accounting and tax experience in the Oil and Gas and Electric Utility industries. He holds JD and LL.M. degrees from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, a Masters of Science in Taxation from the University of Texas at Arlington, and a Bachelors in Business Administration, major in Accounting, from Sam Houston State University.
Larry currently serves as the VP of Conference Planning and Professional Liaison Chair for the Teachers of Accounting at Two-Year Colleges, and is an active member of the TXCPA Professional Ethics Committee. Additionally, Larry is also a member of the American Institute of CPA's, American Accounting Association, State Bar of Michigan, and the Texas Community College Teachers Association.
Tracie Miller-Nobles, CPA:
Tracie L. Miller-Nobles, CPA, is an associate professor at Austin Community College. She teaches introductory financial and managerial accounting, individual income tax, and tax research in both traditional and online formats. She has teaching experience at the community college and university level. Prof. Miller-Nobles received her master’s degree in accounting from Texas A&M University and is working on her doctoral degree in Adult Education also from Texas A&M University. Her research interest includes financial literacy education, adult learning theories, and online learning. She has public accounting experience with Deloitte Tax LLP.
Prof. Miller-Nobles is on the Board of Directors for the American Accounting Association (AAA) as Director-Focusing on Members. She has served in leadership roles for AAA’s Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum section and AAA’s Two Year College section and was a member of the Pathway’s Commission on Accounting Higher Education. Prof. Miller-Nobles also is on the Board of Directors for Teachers of Accounting at Two-Year Colleges (TACTYC) as President. She is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Financial Literacy committee. At the state level, she serves on the Relations with Educational Institutes for the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA).
This workshop will be held online during Spring Development Day. To access the workshop, go to the Spring Development Day webpage and click the "Connect" button on the day of the conference.
If any accommodations are needed for this workshop, please email facdev@austincc.edu as soon as possible but at least five days before the workshop. Please include the name of the workshop. You will be contacted by a member of our staff to discuss your specific needs. |
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