Watermark Insights Assessment Tools Overview

Watermark Insights assessment tools are licensed by Ithaca College. Planning and Self-Study | Student Learning & Licensure | Outcomes Assessment Projects | Taskstream | Faculty Success. This article summarizes the tools and provides support resources and contacts.

Audience:

Staff and Faculty who are users of one or more Watermark applications.

Watermark Assessment Tools

In 2023 Ithaca College adopted several Watermark products for assessment.  At the time of this writing each product has its own local system administrators and support as shown in this article.

• Planning and Self Study (PSS)
• Outcomes Assessment Planning (OAP)
• Student Learning and Licensure (SLL)

Assessment at Ithaca College

See the web page APC Assessment Subcommittee for more information.

Logging in:

In order to log in to Watermark systems, you have to have Ithaca College credentials and be added as a user in one or more of the Watermark applications. 

1. Go to apps.ithaca.edu and select the Watermark tile or go to the direct link, https://login.watermarkinsights.com/connect/ithaca.
2. Choose the application you want to enter.

If you cannot log in, contact one of the system administrators.

Planning and Self-Study (PSS)

Planning and Self-Study (PSS) by Watermark is a web-based system used to report and manage annual assessment and continuous improvement data (e.g., expected outcomes, measures, results, analysis, and follow-up actions ).  At IC, it is used for Academic Assessment plans and Middle-States Self Study

PSS System Admins  

• Mai An Rumney, Academic Affairs Assessment & Accreditation Manager, mrumney@ithaca.edu 
• Marilyn Dispensa, Center for Instructional Design & Ed Technology, Instructional Designer III  
• Zaira (Z) Sylvain, Academic Affairs Academic Coordinator, zsylvain@ithaca.edu 

Watermark Documentation for PSS

Student Learning and Licensure 

Watermark Student Learning & Licensure supports rigorous assessment of student learning outcomes over the course of a program and robust field placement for internships, clinicals, and educator prep. At Ithaca College it is used in the teacher education program.

SLL System admins

• Mai An Rumney,  Academic Affairs Assessment & Accreditation Manager, mrumney@ithaca.edu 
• Glen Robertson, Teacher Certification Specialist, grobertson@ithaca.edu 
• Kim Slusser, Coordinator of Education Partnerships & Field Experiences, kslusser@ithaca.edu 
• Marilyn Dispensa, Center for Instructional Design & Ed Technology, Instructional Designer III  (Managing the MTD Performance reviews)

Watermark Documentations for SLL

Outcomes Assessment Projects

This is a tool used by faculty and administrators for juried assessment projects and standards reporting on capstone assignments for department accreditation. At Ithaca College, it is used for the ICC.

OAP System Administrators

• Mai An Rumney, Academic Affairs Assessment & Accreditation Manager, mrumney@ithaca.edu
• Chrystyna Dail, Theater Studies Associate Professor & Chair of ICC, cdail@ithaca.edu 
• Angela Gian-Cursio, Academic Affairs Program Coordinator, aellis3@ithaca.edu 
• Marilyn Dispensa, mdispensa@ithaca.edu 

Watermark documentation for OAP

Faculty Success

Faculty Success (formerly Digital Measures) 

Contact: Provost office.

Taskstream

Taskstream has been used at Ithaca College since 2013 but will be sunsetted by June 2024. 

Data can be pulled from the system until June 2025.

Login via apps.ithaca.edu. Click on the Taskstream link.

Contact: mrumney@ithaca.edu or mdispensa@ithaca.edu