CEDA PO Box 172314 Memphis, TN 38187-2314 PH: 901-758-1627 FAX: 901-758-1091

The Center for Educational Development and Assessment (CEDA) is a private consulting corporation founded for the purpose of translating research in the field of evaluation and assessment into operational practices and programs. CEDA has been offering consulting services and professional enrichment seminars and workshops for college and university faculty and administrators since 1988. These workshops and seminars focus on the topics of designing, developing and operating faculty evaluation systems and instructional development programs, as well as assessing and developing academic leadership skills. Thousands of your colleagues from more than 500 colleges and universities of all sizes and types have attended CEDA workshops! Past participants to these workshops include faculty faculty senate presidents faculty union leaders directors department chairs deans vice presidents presidents university system chancellors These participants have come from all types and sizes of educational institutions including: community colleges medical schools research universities four-year liberal arts colleges technical colleges nursing schools theological seminaries military academies Our goals are to- encourage recognition of the profession of college teacher as a 'metaprofession' - that is, a profession requiring a broad range of skills and expertise beyond that of solely content expertise; assist academic leaders in developing and implementing valid, reliable faculty evaluation systems, and provide professional enrichment resources to assist faculty in their continuing efforts to enhance their instructional design, development and assessment skills. Center for Educational Development and Assessment P.O. Box 172314, Memphis, TN 38187-2314 901.758.1627 --- 901.758.1091 (fax)--- writeCEDA@aol.com