Project Name: Shifting Assessment to a Learning College Model
Outcomes for 2011-2015
- The College will engage in activities to increase their knowledge about the Learning College concept so that:
- They recognize the many things they already do in support of a Learning College.
- They can identify additional ways to support the Learning College model.
- The College employees will engage in activities to increase their ability to write outcomes for their areas so that:
- The College will revise two (out of six) General Education Outcomes and appropriate assessment for the Outcomes.
- Faculty will identify outcomes for objectives in a course and assessment for the outcomes.
- Non-faculty areas of the College will identify learning outcomes for their areas and assessment for the outcomes.
Out-come / Activity / Participants / Resources / Assessment / Target Date / Responsible Person / Result
1a, 1b / In-service, Faculty In-Service / All fulltime employees / Pre-survey to establish baseline / August 10 / VPAA,
VPPIR,
DCMSE / Completed; talk by Ayers, DeLong, Stirling; pre/post survey done
1a, 1b / Conversations with individual PAC members / PAC members / DCMSE / PAC members will be able to identify examples of how they already support the learning college model in their department / Before February / VPPIR, DCMSE / Form completed to capture information. Process incorporated in professional development as outcomes are generated. See Activity “Professional Development on Outcomes Assessment” below.
1a, 1b / Speaker from model college / All fulltime employees and as many part-time as possible / NWACC / Pre/Post survey / Before October
(Terry Manning) / VPPIR,
VPAA / Scheduled for January in-service from NWACC. Speaker cancelled. Division Chairs and Faculty Chair requested consultations in lieu of a speaker. M. Orf attended conference summer 2011. D. Rittle, H. Ayers, K. Langston, R. Johnson, A. Middlebrooks, Z. Wilkerson, A. Rush, D. Mitchell, J. Stirling are scheduled to attend a three-day seminar presented by Terry Manning in Hope, AR, Nov. 14-16.
1a, 1b / Blog on selected short articles / All employees / Discussion documented on blog / Before February / DIS, DCMSE, PAC / Exploring using a threaded discussion boardProject replaced with “hands on” activities. See Activity “Professional Development on Outcomes Assessment” below.
1a, 1b / Mini articles in Campus News on blog articles / Marketing and PR / Blog articles / Increase on Post Survey / January, February, March, April / DAdv / Awaiting discussion board
Project replaced with “hands on” activities. See Activity “Professional Development on Outcomes Assessment” below.
1a, 1b / Discussions in Administrative Council / Administrative Council / Selected blog article for week / Discussion documented in AC minutes / September through May once per month / President / 5 completed in fall 2011
2 / Introduction of outcomes-based learning / Faculty Divisions / Learning College Library Collection / By December / DCAH,
DCA&H,
DCBAT,
DCMSE / Four copies each were ordered to add to the library: Outcomes Primer, Mapping Primer, Assessment Primer
2 / Develop a Learning College Library Collection / Ozarka College / DCMSE, DCA&H / Library Collection / By October / VPAA, VPPIR, Librarian / The librarian has posted to the faculty development webpage a copy of all professional development materials available in the library
2 / Professional Development on Outcomes Assessment / Faculty and other interested employees / Hazard County Community College, Maricopa Colleges, Ventura College, Central Piedmont (Terri Manning), Ivy Tech Community College, Barbara Walter / Pre/Post survey / By February / VPAA / Division Chairs and Faculty Chair requested consultations in lieu of speakers.
The DC of MSE worked with the Division of Math, Science, and Education on SLOs.
The DC of MSE worked with the General Education Outcomes Committee on SLOs.
The DC of MSE worked with English fulltime faculty on SLOs.
The DC of A&H worked with the MV site coordinator on SLOs.
The DC of MSE and the VP of P&IR worked with the AF and MV site coordinators on SLOs.
The Director of TRiO worked with Student Services on SLOs.
2a / Focus group review of current Outcomes 1 & 2 with suggested assessment / Focus Group / Group appointed by President / Suggested revisions / By March / Focus Group / Committee appointed by the President in February 2012.
Committee met March 30. The minutes are posted on committee page with three themes selected: communication, thinking, and responsibility.
The second meeting took place August 16.
2a / College comment period on revised Outcomes 1 & 2 with suggested assessment / College / Suggested changes / By May / College / A new direction was established with three themes identified with primary skills listed and sub skills to follow. The results of the second meeting are to be presented to the PAC meeting of September 2012.
2a / Focus group refinement of Outcomes 1 & 2 with assessment / Focus Group / Suggestions from College / Refined outcomes with / By May 15 / Focus Group
2b / Each faculty member will participate in a group to revise a course by determining outcomes for the course / Faculty teaching a particular course within a division / Outcomes identified for designated courses / By May 15 / DCAH,
DCA&H,
DCBAT,
DCMSE / Many faculty members are revising course outcomes.
Biology met 3 sessions with outcomes revised for fall 2012 implementation.
Physical Science met 2 sessions with outcomes revised for fall 2012 implementation.
College Success met 2 sessions.
Foundations of Literacy, Foundations of Math, and English with SI are new classes with outcomes identified in 2011-2012.
World Literature I outcomes were revised for fall 2012 implementation.
Comp I and II met and are working toward revisions for spring 2013.
Computer Applications, Keyboarding Essentials, and Information Processing have been revised.
All basic history courses have been revised and SLOs were built in to the new Criminal Justice program.
2c / Non-faculty departments of the College will begin the process of identify learning outcomes for their department / Non-faculty departments / Members of the PAC will work in teams to assist departments / Sample outcomes from each department / By May 15 / PAC volunteers / Student Services has scheduled several meetings to identify learning outcomes for the department.
A draft version of Student Services SLOs was submitted for review at the PAC meeting of September 2012.
2012-2013 / Formulate Assessment Plan and Document Evidence / Fall 2012
Completely work two general education outcomes through institutional, programmatic, and course assessment (GEO 3, GEO 4) / Revision of two general education outcomes, assessment, and mapping / Timeline and regular meetings
Review and guidance from mentor via email and conference calls / August 2012- May 2013
Other Offices of the College identify Student Learning Outcomes / SLOs identified in Student Services, Advising, and Finance / Examples of SS SLOs and Finance SLOs from other institutions / December 2012
Other Offices of the College identify Student Learning Outcomes / SLOs identified in IS, Planning and IR, Development, President / Examples of SLOs from these areas / May 2013
Communication component / Presidents reports, Campus Connections articles, Share progress on discussion board / Ongoing
Add Learning College expectations in job descriptions and contracts college-wide / Changed job descriptions and contracts / Review model systems / June 2013
Continued education about learning college / Professional development activities / May 2013
2013-2014 / Rework GEO 5 and GEO 6 / All offices of the college, programs, and courses have SLOs in syllabi and have updated assessment practices / Model Ozarka samples developed in previous year / August 2013-
May 2014
Communication component / Presidents reports, Campus Connections articles, Share progress on discussion board / Ongoing
Use Learning College expectations in college evaluations / Use by supervisors in evaluations / February 2014
Continued education about learning college / Professional development activities / May 2014
Update Assessment Plan / May 2014
2014-2015 / Review GEO 1-6 / All offices of the college, programs, and courses have SLOs in syllabi and have updated assessment practices / May 2015
Monitor effectiveness of changes throughout the year and make adjustments as needed / Final report for Assessment Academy / PAC for monitoring / August 2014-
June 2015
Assess use of Learning College expectations in college evaluations / Evaluations / Review Committee / May 2015
Completed Outcomes Map / Map for Catalog / May 2015
Finalize and integrate in Assessment Plan / Assessment Plan / PAC / May 2015