Annual SLO Symposium
An annual gathering, held every year since 2014, dedicated to building support, fostering networking, and providing practical solutions for the direct assessment of student learning.
The Student Learning Outcomes Symposium brings together faculty and their leaders, SLO coordinators, researchers, administrators, research analysts, academic deans, and deans of institutional effectiveness from across higher education. Through keynotes, panel discussions, and breakout sessions, the Symposium examines the assessment of student learning as observable behavior, what students can actually do as a result of their education.
The 13th Annual Symposium (2026) explored the theme "Assessment of What Students Can Do: Making Learning Observable," with presenters from two-year and four-year institutions across the country.
Recordings from previous symposia
Sessions from past years are available to watch, hosted on our partner and community channels.
Fresno City College Professional Development
Symposium session recordings hosted on the Fresno City College Professional Development YouTube channel.
Visit the channel →COACHes on YouTube
Symposium recordings and related sessions on the COACHes channel.
Visit the channel →Symposium 2021 archive
Full breakout schedule and materials from the 2021 Symposium.
Open the archive →Call for Presenters
The Symposium invites proposals for breakout sessions on the assessment of student learning as observable behavior.
Proposals are welcome from across higher education. As with all COACHes events, presentation materials should meet ADA accessibility standards so that every participant, whatever their visual, hearing, or other needs, can take part fully.