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Weave Sessions

for DEAC Members


Presented By: Drs. Amy Dykens, Sheri Popp, and Sandy Siddons

Accreditation can be challenging for all parties, but is a valuable process that allows members to showcase their successes and how they fulfill their commitments to students. Weave endeavors to make this work more streamlined, allowing programs, reviewers, and accreditors to focus more on the value of this process, rather than the process itself. 


We invite you to learn more about how we support programs and institutions in one of our sessions, both presented by former higher education IE leaders, Dr. Amy Dykens, Dr. Sheri Popp, and Dr. Sandy Siddons. 

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Self Study Veteran?

This Session is for You!

Date: Monday, April 24th

Time: 3:45-4:45pm MT


Description:

Completing a self study sounds intimidating, but with some thoughtful planning and timelines it doesn’t have to be. Join the Weave Team as we walk through our best practices for tackling this important work, including leveraging software to make it easier! 

Date: Tuesday, April 25th

Time:1:15-2:15pm MT


Description:

You’ve been through a self study before, and likely learned a lot along the way. This session will focus on streamlining the process with new tips and ideas, as well as a deeper dive into how software reduces redundancy, saves time, and increases collaboration. 

About the Presenters:

Dr. Amy Dykens

CEO & President

Weave Education


Amy has worked in higher education for over two decades. First serving as faculty and then assistant academic dean, Dr. Dyken’s research interests include curriculum mapping, high-impact educational practices, learning assessment, and institutional effectiveness. Joining Weave in 2012, she has assisted hundreds of institutions in applying best practices to their institutional effectiveness work. As Vice President of Product, beginning in 2016, she oversaw the modernization of the Weave platform, including expanding features to curriculum mapping and enhanced collaboration, to involve more stakeholders while maintaining a streamlined experience. 

Dr. Sheri Popp

Senior Director, Professional Development

Weave Education


Sheri spent eight years serving as an Associate Dean for Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness at a small college, where Weave played an important part in the assessment program. Prior to that, she spent 14 years as a K-12 classroom teacher. She is passionate about sound educational practices, including assessment that fosters improvement of student learning while meeting accreditation requirements. Her research focus is supporting faculty induction to teaching and learning, which she has been able to continue since joining the Weave team in 2019 through leading the professional development team in creating and delivering learning opportunities for our community. 



Dr. Sandy Siddons

Manager, Accreditor Strategy

Weave Education


Sandy has worked in education for over 10 years. Serving as Director of Institutional Research and then Assistant Professor, Dr. Siddons’ research interests include assessment and institutional effectiveness. She is passionate about high-impact educational practices in higher education, including ways to meet the requirements of accreditors while improving student learning outcomes.