Learning Excellence Initiative

LEI Implementation Team

• Jennifer Beattie• Diana Carnes• Galen DeHay• Stephanie Evans• Katy Goforth• Croslena Johnson• Jeremy King• Chris Marino• Lou Ann Martin• Sarah Shumpert• Diana Walter

What are we doing now?

• Completing tasks using implementation plan– subgroups formed

• Integrating the LEI into existing College processes

Training

• External– On Course– National Summer

Institute on Learning Communities

– Faculty Learning Communities Developer’s Institute

– LENs training

• Internal– Smart Start training– Freshman Seminar

instructor training– Learning Community

instructor training

Smart Start

• Developing content and activities that purposefully prepare students for freshman seminar– Refining learning outcomes– Refining content

Freshman Seminar

• Refining learning outcomes

• Developing syllabus

• Developing content and activities

Assessment

• Student learning outcomes

• Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)

• Community College Faculty Survey of Student Engagement (CCFSSE)

• Freshman Year Initiative Seminar Assessment

• Study Behavior Inventory

Logistics

• Example issues– Identifying potential students (intake

processes)– Banner issues– Advising and registering students into Smart

Start and Learning Communities

Communications

• QEP Initiative Portal will become LEI Portal– information repository

• Update letter

• Features in Connections

• What do you want to know?