savvy about the sloac sandra stefani comerford, csm professor of english ray lapuz, cañada...
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SAVVY ABOUT THE SLOAC
Sandra Stefani Comerford, CSM Professor of EnglishRay Lapuz, Cañada
Professor of MathematicsKaren Wong, Skyline Professor of English
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At the end of this presentation,
you will be able to…
• Describe the Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment Cycle
• Explain its purpose
• Enumerate the ways that the three colleges have responded to the initiative
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THE CYCLE
Develop, modify, or review a curriculum, course, program, or service.
Develop Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Design & Measure Student Learning as a result of the Curriculum, Course, or Program
Collect, discuss, and analyze data.
Determine refinements based on outcomes data.
Closing the Assessment Loop
Visual Courtesy of Bakersfield Community College
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2002 W.A.S.C. Requirement
• October site visitsAwarenessDevelopmentProficiencySustainable Continuous Quality
Improvement
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Motives of Faculty and Staff
• Improve Student Learning• Increase dialogue among colleagues• Employ a systematic means of assessing
student learning• Validate how well we are teaching and
serving our students• Make data driven decisions about
teaching, learning, serving our students, and allocating resources
• Meet accreditation standards
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SLOAC Philosophies
• Vehicle for continuous educational improvement
• Central role of faculty and staff
• An integral part of decision making to improve institutional effectiveness.
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SLOAC Implementation at All Three Colleges:
Articulation and Integration of SLOs
• SLOs being articulated at the course level• SLOs being articulated at the instructional program
(department) level• SLOs being articulated at the program level for
student services • Development and approval of institutional SLOs• Integration of SLOs into campus processes
– Program Review– Course outlines of record
• SLO’s on course syllabi
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SLOAC Implementation at All Three Colleges:
Beginning Implementation of SLOs
• Dialogue about SLOs– Assessment committees– Within departments– Across campus
• Conversations about assessment (tools & techniques)– Workshops– Best practices of assessment– Instruments such as rubrics, surveys, embedded
assessment techniques
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• Collaboration among the chairs for each college.
District-wide Collaboration
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District-wide Collaboration
• Collaboration among the chairs for each college.
• District-wide workshops2005, September 23: Student Learning Outcomes
by Bakersfield CC Group
2006, February 3: SLO’s and Assessmentby Mary Allen
Spring 2008: February 29: More on Assessmentsby Jerry Rudmann
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District-wide Collaboration
• Collaboration among the chairs for each college
• District-wide workshops
• Involvement in the Bay Area Consortium and other statewide agencies
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• Involvement in the Bay Area Consortium and other statewide agencies
Subscribed to Learning Outcomes Listserv Summer Institute: August 2005 -- Berkeley Northern California SLOAC Alliance Meeting:
March 2007 – Mission College Strengthening Student Success Conference:
October (annually) Jossey-Bass Associates
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District-wide Collaboration
• Collaboration among the chairs for each college.
• District-wide workshops
• Involvement in the Bay Area Consortium and other statewide agencies.
• Linked websites
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SLOAC Websites
• District Linkhttp://www.smccd.net/accounts/sloac/
• Cañada Collegehttp://www.smccd.net/accounts/canslo/
• College of San Mateohttp://www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/SLOAC/
• Skyline Collegehttp://www.smccd.net/accounts/skysloac/index.htm