We occasionally agree to test websites for offices on campus. We have done this a few academic departments, as well as Allbritton and the Fellowships office.
Generative AI Project
In Fall 2023, we interviewed 82 students about their experiences and reactions to Generative AI. This was an incredibly timely project, as we are experiencing the rapid growth of generative AI tools in real time. In April 2024, we presented our findings to a group of faculty and again to the Office of Student Affairs.
Sense of Community Project
How do Wesleyan students perceive the sense of community on campus? Is there one? Where on campus? How does it develop? Are the ways in which the sense of community is lacking? How has COVID affected all of this? We are hoping to present the results to members of the President’s Cabinet.
Transfer Student Project
We are interested in how students who transfer to Wesleyan experience their transition. What is difficult for them? How could Wesleyan help make their academic and social transition better? We have presented the results of this project to staff in the Office of Academic Advancement.
Sustainability Project
We are trying to get a sense of how students think about sustainability in relation to their lives at Wesleyan. We are conducting a series of pop-up focus groups to better understand this issue and will be reporting our results to the Sustainability Office at Wesleyan.
Open Curriculum Project
We want to understand how the Wesleyan community views what it means to have an open curriculum and how they have explained this to others over time.
Course Materials Project
The Assessment Lab is studying how students manage access to the course materials (textbooks, etc.) that faculty expect them to buy for a course.
Calderwood Seminar Reflections Project
Since 2018, Wesleyan has been teaching Calderwood Public Writing Seminars, a unique seminar structure originally dreamt up by faculty at Wellesley College.
First Year Seminar Survey Project
In January 2018 and January 2020, we conducted surveys of all students who had taken a First Year Seminar (FYS) at Wesleyan during the previous fall.
