eLumen Project
by
Chuck Hinz, Connie McCall, Lori Jeppson, Maggie Thomas, Nancy Glab, and Rich Edwards

Winner Institution:
Kirkwood Community College

Innovation Type:
Research, Assessment and Accountability

Description:
Kirkwood Community College awarded the Innovation of the Year Award to the eLumen Project. Kirkwood Community College Health Science programs face the challenge and accountability to uphold and measure specific professional standards or competencies. eLumen is a Web-based data management system that allows assessment of program competencies across courses and faculty. eLumen allows collection of information in real time in a lab, hospital or classroom with tablet PCs and wireless Web access. The review of progress over time in a program provides talking points and students are held accountable to develop a personal improvement plan. The beauty of eLumen is the comparison of data for program competencies across courses and faculty within a program.

How this project is being recognized:

The criteria this project has met
Efficiency
Creativity
Replication