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October 25th, 2019Fall 2019 Academic & Student Affairs Leadership Conference
Co-Curricular Assessment - A Community of PracticeTom BruflatCo-Curricular Assessment Coordinator, Saint Paul College
Laura KingVice President of Student Affairs, Saint Paul College
Paul ShepherdSystem Director for Student Development and Success, System Office
• Reflect on challenges faced when assessing student learning outside the classroom
• Identify opportunities that arise from co-curricular assessment
• Provide resources surrounding an emerging Community of Practice
• Create a foundation for future partnerships and collaboration across Minnesota State
Session Outcomes
Spring 2019 Session Attendee Feedback“When you think of “Assessment”… what 3 words first come to mind?”
• Before we dive in, we want to hear from you! • You’ll need a phone, tablet or laptop with wifi or data
• If you don’t have one, that’s OK. Find a neighbor or use ours • MentiMeter
Discovering Our Context
• Functional area leaders within Student Affairs and Enrollment Management have identified a need for resources and professional development in the area of learning outcomes based assessment of co-curricular experiences.
• Senior Student Affairs Officers have articulated a need and desire to further co-curricular assessment efforts at colleges and universities.
• Higher Learning Commission accreditation activities have increasingly sought more evidence of institutional commitment to the ongoing assessment of student learning.
Call to Action
Adaptability and CustomizationIt’s important to note:• Effective co-curricular assessment
practices can manifest in unique ways depending on the situation, culture and environment for each institution
• The approach, model and practices at Saint Paul College are being provided as guiding resources for future development and collaboration
Building from the Ground Up
“Effective assessment can only be driven by frontline staff - that is, those who work with and understand students. All others assist and support the process.”
~ National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. (2011). Learning Outcomes Assessment in Community Colleges.
Components and Layers
Diving in and setting the foundation:
• “Educators” Outside the Classroom
• “Co-Curricular” vs “Extra-Curricular”
• De-mystifying “Assessment”
Opportunities ~ Unravelling Complexities• “Institutions of postsecondary education are complex spaces, with students
learning in all corners of them, building upon prior learning they bring with them. The complexity of our educational environments poses a challenge to understanding where students learn and how learning is reinforced and integrated across curricular, co-curricular, and work-based experiences. In its most recent survey of the field, the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) has seen an increased awareness of the range of places that learning happens within institutions as well as the need to document and align learning throughout.”
• “Thus, we need to not only drill down to the tasks we ask students to undertake to demonstrate their learning, we also need to look across to see how the different elements are integrated and add up to a coherent whole.”
National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. (2018). Mapping Learning: A Toolkit.
• Support from Minnesota State System Office
• $10K Innovation Funding Grant & $50K Multi-Campus Collaboration Grant for FY20 to expand toolkits and professional development opportunities. Develop avenues to adapt and expand co-curricular assessment as an emerging best practice.
• Seeking to continue to scale this work through additional funding (up to $160K) for FY21.
Minnesota State Partnerships
Spring 2019 Session Attendee Feedback
• The vision for future efforts include:• Expansion of a community of practice bringing together individuals to share
and/or produce resources to advance co-curricular learning outcomes based assessment system wide.
• Creation of a series of online professional development experiences that can be attended live or viewed online at any time. These experiences may include webinars, workshops, and other online resources that can advance institution level co-curricular assessment work.
• Implementation of various in-person avenues to expand awareness and visibility of co-curricular assessment innovations and progress across the system. These opportunities may include ASA conferences, summits, and functional area meetings.
Next Steps
• Tom BruflatCo-Curricular Assessment Coordinator, Saint Paul [email protected]
• Laura KingVice President of Student Affairs, Saint Paul [email protected]
• Paul ShepherdSystem Director for Student Development and Success, System [email protected]
Contact Information
• National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. (2018). Mapping Learning: A Toolkit. Retrieved from http://www.learningoutcomeassessment.org/documents/Mapping%20Learning.pdf
• National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment. (2011). Learning Outcomes Assessment in Community Colleges. Retrieved from http://www.learningoutcomesassessment.org/documents/CommunityCollege.pdf
• Educational Advisory Board. (2011). Aligning Co-Curricular Initiatives with Learning Outcomes, Key Challenges Facing Student Affairs Leaders. Retrieved from https://www.eab.com/-/media/EAB/Research-and-Insights/SAF/Studies/2011/Aligning-Co-Curricular-Initiatives-with-Learning-Outcomes/22140_SALC_Aligning-Co-Curricular-Initiatives-with-Learning-Outcomes.pdf
• Council for the Advancement of Academic Standards. (2008). CAS Learning and Development Outcomes, CAS Contextual Statement. Retrieved from http://standards.cas.edu/getpdf.cfm?PDF=D87A29DC-D1D6-D014-83AA8667902C480B
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