Transcript IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING - Santa Barbara City College

IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING
for Institutional Effectiveness
THE REASON: Improvement of Student
Learning and Institutional Support Services
THE OCCASION: Regional Accreditation
BACKGROUND
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In January 2005, the ACCJC sent a letter to
Saddleback College listing multiple areas relating to
Program Review AND Student Learning Outcomes
(SLOs) as needing immediate attention in order to be
in compliance with the accreditation standards.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE: CURRENTLY,
SADDLEBACK COLLEGE IS IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE WASC STANDARDS.
This must be taken seriously and rectified.
What the Commission Expected for
First Round of Accreditation Reviews:
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An institution will have
begun identifying SLO’s,
defining meaningful
measures of
accomplishment,
measuring and evaluating
the results.
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There will be some plan in
place to extend
accomplishments to all
courses, programs and
degrees.
A Successful Response to WASC criteria means:
1. The faculty take collective
responsibility for establishing,
reviewing, fostering and
demonstrating the attainment
of Student Learning Outcomes.
Standard 2
2. The faculty take responsibility
for evaluating the effectiveness
of the teaching and learning
process AND use the results for
improvement. Standard 4.6
Our most important reason to exam student learning outcomes is to
improve student learning!
How does the ACCJC requirement effect me
and my teaching in the classroom?
Without immediate action at the division, department
and program level, the college will be unable to
demonstrate any intent to show progress towards
meeting the stated WASC requirements.
– In other words: WE (faculty, staff,
administration) MUST demonstrate a
commitment to this project.
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We have been given a deadline and must
give written and physical evidence that WE
are working on SLOs.
What is the Deadline?
There are TWO deadlines that the WASC
letter refers to:
1. PROGRESS REPORT: ”The Commission asks that a Progress
Report be submitted by OCTOBER 15, 2005. ...it should focus
on the recommendations …:”
2. VISITATION: “…accreditation has been reaffirmed, with a
requirement that the college complete a Progress Report.
The report will be followed by a visit by Commission
representatives. . . “ NOVEMBER 2005.
ACCREDITATION REPORT
AREAS OF CONCERN
RECOMMENDATION #2:
The College fully develop, implement, and
coordinate an integrated college planning
and evaluation structure by:
C. Identifying intended institutional and student
learning outcomes, coordinated with the college
mission statement, and measuring progress
towards accomplishment: (Standards I.A.1, 1.B.I,I.B.2,
I.B.2, I.B.3, and II.A.1)
D. Coordinating program review more thoroughly
with the educational master plan, department
plans, and decision-making processes (Standards
I.B.I,I.B.4),
E. Requiring and implementing program review for
all departments . . . (Standards II.A.1, IIA.2, II.B.3, II.B.4)
ACCREDITATION REPORT
AREAS OF CONCERN
RECOMMENDATION #3:
The College develop and implement student learning
outcomes across the college by:
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Developing measurable learning outcome for all courses,
degrees, certificates, programs, and services (Standards I.A.1,
1.B.I,I.B.2, I.B.2, I.B.3, and II.A.1)
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Defining and instituting research, procedures for measuring,
assessing, and tracking learning outcomes); (Standards
I.B.I,I.B.4),
AND
 Creating a staff development program to
educate and train all pertinent faculty and staff members in the
identification, assessment, and evaluation of student learning
outcomes.” (Standards I.B.I,I.B.4),
ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
1. The college now plans to establish a multi-year foundational
project which will include training of faculty and staff, the
implementation of SLO assessment across the campus, and
the integration of SLOs into the Program Review process.
2. This project is designed to institutionalize an assessment
process that will lead to:
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continual improvement of instruction and student services
– address the standards set by WASC for our November
2005 site visitation from the Accreditation Team.
Now you ask, what exactly are SLOs?
Student Learning Outcomes are formal written
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statements to determine what students know,
think, feel or do as a result of a given learning
experience.
Outcomes are determined by the members of a
particular department or program.
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Assessment of the outcomes allows faculty to make
a connection between what students are expected to
learn and if the students are learning.
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Assessment results stimulate discussion and direct
activities that can improve instructional delivery and/
or student support systems.
What needs to be addressed?
Based on the new WASC Standards a
“transformational change is necessary
to ensure that the entire campus
community begins to assess student
learning. This will require a consistent,
coherent plan and a unified effort.”
Student Learning Outcomes Steering Committee, Mt. SAC
The Saddleback Proposal
Currently, a variety of SLO models are utilized across the
campus, many with excellent results.
However, for all areas of the campus to work towards
the same goal effectively, a common vocabulary and
standard of practice must been established. This has
now been done through the creation of:
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SLO Process and Procedures
New Program Review process with
outcomes assessment at its core
SLO Implementation Team
An Institutional Effectiveness Office – located
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Institutional Effectiveness website:
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in the Library - room 321K.
HTTP://www.saddleback.edu/fs/ie.
Overview of the Implementation
Process
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A successful transition to the
use of the SLO process at
Saddleback College requires a
structured plan for both
training and support.
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To meet this goal, the SLO
Implementation Team has
been established as a
committee of the Academic
Senate in Spring 2005.
Organization and Leadership:
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SLO Coordinator – responsible for supervising the campus-
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Faculty Facilitators – responsible for conducting the
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Educational Assessment Analyst Assistant –
wide training and implementation efforts.
 Works closely with Curriculum Chair & the Program Review
Chair in the implementation of the process, particularly as they apply to
curriculum issues, the program review process and accreditation.
initial departmental/program training, which will lead to the
creation and utilization of SLOs, and work directly with individual
departments and programs in ongoing implementation.
responsible for providing guidance and expertise regarding
selection of assessment tools and analysis of resulting data.
DEVELOPING A PLAN FOR ASSESSMENT:
Using the Five Column Model
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Expanded
Statement of
Institutional
Purpose
II
Program:
Student
Learning
Outcomes
III
Assessment
Method &
Criteria for
Success
IV
Assessment
Results
V
Use of Results
Getting started:
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Begin at the Department/Program level.
Create a Short List (to look at now) and
Long List (to look at later) of learning
objectives for your program/department.
Consider only 3-5 SLOs for your program
on the Short List.
Rotate learning outcomes after each one
is addressed.
Who Should Write the SLOs?
Those who are experts and in direct involvement with
the discipline: The Chair and Faculty.
SLO IMPLEMENTATION TEAM :
IN-SERVICE TRAINING SCHEDULE
Monday:
8/15
2:30-3pm Chair’s Meeting – Presentation on
Program Review and SLOs
Tuesday: 8/16
8/16
8:30-11:00am President’s Breakfast
12:30 - 1:20pm MSE Division Meeting
Howard Adams, Carmen Dominguez, Wendy Gordon
8/16
8/16
1:00 - 1:50 pm LA/LR Division Meeting
Cheryl Altman, Claire Cesareo-Silva
1:30 - 2:20 pm ATAS Division Meeting
Howard Adams, Carmen Dominguez, Wendy Gordon
8/16
2 - 2:50 pm SBS Division Meeting
Cheryl Altman, Claire Cesareo-Silva
8/16
3 - 3:50 pm BS Division Meeting
Cheryl Altman, Claire Cesareo
WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED
THIS SUMMER:
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PROPOSAL FOR A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR
INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
FORMATION OF AN SLO TEAM
WORKSHOP FOR FACULTY TRAINING WITH THE
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
CREATION OF A WEBSITE
PREPARATION OF A GUIDE BOOK ON SLOs
REVISION OF PROGRAM REVIEW GUIDELINES
LOCATION OF AN OFFICE FOR INSTITUTIONAL
EFFECTIVENESS
GO TO YOUR DIVISION MEETINGS!