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Engaging with Evidence

Integrated Storytelling and Learning Records: Student Voice as Assessment

Thursday, January 22, 2026
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
Location: Shaw - Level M3

    Primary Presenter(s)

  • Ijeoma Njaka

    Senior Learning Designer for Transformational and Inclusive Initiatives
    Georgetown University, District of Columbia, United States

    • Co-Presenter(s)

  • KC

    Karen Casper

    Associate Provost for Administration, Advising, and Academic Support
    College Unbound, United States

  • Patrice Ludwig

    Interim Assistant Vice President, Research, Economic Development and Innovation
    James Madison University
    Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

  • Noah Martin

    Senior Designer for Learning Ecosystems
    Georgetown University
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • Seán McCarthy

    Professor, Writing Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
    Montclair State University, United States

What if student assessment, grading, and transcripts reflected growth, reflection, and introspection? What would it look like to embed these skills not only in a class but within a program, degree, or institutional research and assessment?

In this session, participants will learn how four different institutions—Georgetown University, College Unbound, James Madison University, and Montclair State University—feature student voices for authentic assessment and evaluation through integrated learning records and storytelling. Moreover, the case studies from these institutions will showcase how student agency can be central to assessment in individual classrooms, throughout whole programs and degrees, and across the entire institution.