Gail G. EvansSenior Fellow, AAC&U

Building Campus Change Through Curricular Mapping

AAC&U General Education & Assessment Network MeetingFebruary 27, 2014 Portland, OR

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Presentation Overview

LEAP

• What are LEAP’s Essential Learning Outcomes?

CUSP II

• How do SF State’s strategic goals map to LEAP outcomes?

BAC

• How do CSU & SF State baccalaureate outcomes map to LEAP outcomes?

ePortfolios

• How can ePortfolios help demonstrate student achievement of LEAP, institutional, baccalaureate, and course outcomes?

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Mapping Artifacts to Institutional Outcomes

LEAP

• Personal & Social Responsibility

CUSP

II

• Social Justice & Equity

BAC

• Appreciation for Diversity• Ethical Engagement

DEPT/

PROGRA

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• Identify the connection between social justice, health equity, and personal & community health

Course

• Shoot & produce a documentary on a health & social justice issue

ARIFACTS

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Video Reflection Texts & Resources

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LEAP Essential Learning Outcomes

LEAP 1

• Knowledge of Human Cultures & the Physical World

LEAP 2

• Intellectual & Practical Skills

LEAP 3

• Personal & Social Responsibility

LEAP 4

• Integrative Learning

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SF State CUSP II Strategic Plan

Goal 1

• Social Justice & Equity

Goal 2

• Writing Proficiency

Goal 3

• High-quality Post-baccalaureate Education

Goal 4

• Internationalization

Goal 5

• Participation in University Life

Goal 6

• A Resource to the Community

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Executive Order for General Education

TO: California State University

FROM: CSU Chancellor Reed

Re: General Education & LEAP

Date: June, 2008

“Each CSU campus shall define its GE student learning outcomes to fit within the framework of the four ‘Essential Learning Outcomes’ drawn for the LEAP campaign, an initiative of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.”

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San Francisco State’s Baccalaureate Goals

SF State undergraduates will emerge from their studies with a breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding developed from integrating their course work and academic experiences in both general education and in the major…

We expect the following interconnected educational outcomes from a baccalaureate of SF State:

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Presentation Overview

LEAP •What are LEAP’s Essential Learning Outcomes?

CUSP II •How do SF State’s strategic goals map to LEAP outcomes?

BAC •How do CSU & SF State baccalaureate goals map to LEAP outcomes?

ePortfolios •How can ePortfolios help demonstrate student achievement of LEAP, institutional, undergraduate, and course outcomes?

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Goal 1• Competencies for Lifelong

Intellectual Endeavors L=2

Goal 2• Intellectual Attainments

L=1

Goal 3• Appreciation for Diversity

L=3

Goal 4• Ethical Engagement

L=3

Goal 5• Integration & Application of

Knowledge L=4

Goal 6• Qualities of Mind and Spirit

L=1,2,3 & 4

San Francisco State’s Baccalaureate Goals

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Exercise #1

• At your tables, either work as a whole group, or divide into two or three smaller groups, whichever you prefer.

• Choose one of your institutions for which you will develop a “model.”

• For that institution:O State or write 1-2 institutional/baccalaureate outcomes.O “Map” those outcomes to the LEAP outcomes and the

strategic plan, if applicable. If there is no viable strategic plan, what might be a strategic goal that could be derived from the institution’s mission statement?

O “Map” 1-2 GE Program Outcomes to the institutional outcomes. (If the institution doesn’t have GE Outcomes, please write 1-2).

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Physical Science Learning Outcomes

describe methods of inquiry and analysis characteristic of the

physical sciences;•Lifelong Intellectual Endeavor

evaluate scientific information from a variety of sources and use that

information to articulate well-reasoned responses to scientific

concerns;

•Intellectual Attainment

identify alternative points of view regarding major scientific theories, research, and

applications;•Appreciation for Diversity

describe ethical dilemmas arising out of contemporary scientific

research and applications•Ethical Engagement

use scientific theories to explain phenomena observed in

laboratory or field settings; and•Integration & Application of Knowledge

discuss the relevance of major scientific theories and research

to their lives.•Qualities of Mind & Spirit

After completion of a lower division course in physical science, students will be able to:

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Presentation Overview

LEAP •What are LEAP’s Essential Learning Outcomes?

CUSP II •How do SF State’s strategic goals map to LEAP outcomes?

BAC •How do CSU & SF State baccalaureate goals map to LEAP outcomes?

ePortfolios •How can ePortfolios help demonstrate student achievement of LEAP, institutional, undergraduate, and course outcomes?

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What is an ePortfolio?

Paper-based Portfolios

Electronic Portfolios

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What practices are institutionalized locally that support portfolios?

ePortfolio

To support growth, need:Sustainable, Scalable,Reliable, Effective Solutions

Centralize, share knowledge on teaching & learning best practices

Limit # of technical solutions & integrate into current technical architecture

Lower department costs & improve support through efficiencies & economies of scale

Link to StrategicPlanning & LEAP

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Credit: La Guardia C. College

Intentional &Integrated Learning

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Mapping Artifacts to Institutional GoalsLEAP

CUSP II

BAC

DEPT/ PROGRAM

Course

Video Reflection Texts & Resources

Electronic Portfolio

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SF State Course

Instructor:

Rachel Poulain

Students:

• Cinema• Health Education• Sociology• Urban, Ethnic, and Women's Studies

Course Student Learning Outcome:

Students will be able to shoot and produce a documentary on a Health & Social Justice issue.

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Empowering the Yard

Social Justice Documentaries

Presented by the San Francisco State University Health Equity Initiative and the National AIDS Fund

in partnership with the SF State Health Education and Cinema Departments.

Video available at:

http://healthequity.sfsu.edu/doc/title/empowering

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“Co-creating “Empowering the Yard” has made a lasting impact in my life. With 1 in 100 Americans incarcerated and the growing rate of HIV/AIDS among young women, it is imperative that we listen and learn from one another…

Since the film's initial screening at SF State in May 2008, Empowering the Yard has been entered and accepted to film festivals across the country and is going global.”

Emily Kirsch

Testimonials to Student Learning

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Mapping Artifacts to Institutional Outcomes

LEAP • Personal & Social Responsibility

CUSP II • Social Justice & Equity

BAC• Appreciation for Diversity• Ethical Engagement

DEPT/ PROGRAM

• Identify the connection between social justice, health equity, and personal & community health

Course• Shoot & produce a documentary on a

health & social justice issue

ARIFACTS •

Video Reflection Texts & Resources

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Exercise #2

• Select a GE course from the institution you’re using in your example that will map easily to a LEAP, institutional, and GE outcome you selected in Exercise #1.

• Either use a dept/program outcome for that course, or write an appropriate one that maps to your LEAP, institutional, and GE outcome.

• Either use or write an appropriate course outcome.

• List activities (artifacts) students could complete to demonstrate mastery of the course outcome.

• Draw your “map” on the Flip Chart.

Thank You