May 18, 2009

Two Goals

1.Become knowledgeable about the QEP.

2.Consider your role in making the QEP a success.

What does the acronym QEP

stand for?

What is Roane State’s QEP?

Students

Achieving

Improved

Learning

Strategies

Goal of QEP:

Help students learn by improving their use of learning strategies

Student Learning Outcomes• Students will demonstrate their ability to apply

effective learning strategies to improve their academic success in courses across the curriculum.

• Students will demonstrate their use of academic support services designed to enhance their learning.

• Students will demonstrate improved academic success in key gateway courses.

Six Key Gateway Courses

1.Developmental Reading2.Developmental Writing3.Composition I4.Intermediate Algebra5.College Algebra6.Human Anatomy & Physiology I

Program Outcomes for Faculty

Faculty will demonstrate increased self-awareness in the areas of learning strategies, learning styles, and teaching styles.

Faculty will demonstrate increased awareness of effective teaching/learning strategies for implementation in the classroom.

Four Initiatives

Initiative 1: Establish a professional development program for faculty that provides training in the areas of general learning strategies, discipline specific learning strategies, and multiple teaching/learning strategies related to the three core learning concepts: read to understand, listen actively, and organize for effectiveness.

Key Elements for Initiative One

• Learning styles assessment• Teaching styles assessment• Annual Summer Academy• In-service workshops by faculty and staff• Intra- and inter-disciplinary workshops by

faculty and staff• SAILS form• Faculty Web site

How Can You Help?

Initiative Two

Integrate instruction in learning strategies across the curriculum.

Key Elements for Initiative Two• Increase students’ understanding of

preferred learning styles and behavior modifications for various teaching styles.

• Implement instruction in learning strategies for three core learning concepts across the curriculum: read to understand, listen actively, and organize for effectiveness.

• Implement instruction in learning strategies in gateway courses for three core learning concepts.

Initiative Two TimelineSummer and Fall 2009

Assessment Committee. Faculty sign up to participate.

Spring 2010

Faculty participate in training activities to learn how to use the selected strategies.

Fall 2010—Spring 2011

Learning strategies are integrated into a minimum of four sections for each gateway course (a total of 24 sections).

Learning strategies are integrated into a minimum of 7 additional courses from across the curriculum.

Increase implementation rate annually.

How Can You Help?

Initiative Three

Develop a free, enhanced study skills workshop (Success for You) and a free study skills course.

Key Elements

Success for You Workshop

Planned for Nursing and Allied Health ProgramsWorkshop component added to program

orientationOn-Course training May 21-24, 2009Begin workshop in Summer 2010 for nursing and

respiratory therapy students.Add additional Allied Health Programs annually

Key Elements

COLS 1010: Study Skills Course

Free and open to all studentsBegins in week 3 or 4 of semesterHybrid formatSideline benefitsImplement during Year Three: 2012-2013

How Can You Help?

Initiative Four

Tailor Learning Center and Library services to promote student and faculty awareness of various learning styles and successful learning strategies.

Key Elements

Increase use of learning centers, especially gateway course students.

Implement learning strategy workshops particularly targeted to those enrolled in developmental and gateway courses

Train personnel in practical teaching strategies to reach various learning styles and to prepare students in the three core learning concepts: read to understand, listen actively, and organize effectively.

Increase opportunities for group study.

Implement developmental group study pilot program.

Provide online tools via Library and Learning Center Web sites that promote awareness of students’ individual learning styles and engage students in their development of appropriate learning strategies.

Promote library collection of resources related to learning styles and learning strategies for use by faculty and students.

Develop pathways for collaboration between learning centers and library staff for sharing of best practices in teaching.

How Can You Help?

www.roanestate.edu/sails

www.roanestate.edu/qep

New Goal

Make SAILS a seamless part of Roane State’s culture!

Bring me on board and communicate with me.

Thank You!