Grossmont College - National Institute for Learning Outcomes

Grossmont
College:
Presenters:
Dr. Angela Feres – SLO
Coordinator
Dr. Chris Hill – Sr. Dean,
College Planning and
Institutional Effectiveness
Rethinking
Institutional
Learning
Outcomes
Taskforce participants
›  Dr.
Angela Feres – SLO Coordinator
›  Jeff Waller – Curriculum Faculty Co-Chair
›  Dave Dillon – Counselor
›  Dr. Chris Hill – Sr. Dean, CPIE
›  Dr. Mike Reese – Dean, Math, Nat. Sci,
Exer. Sci./Wellness
›  Dr. Sue Gonda – Academic Senate
President
›  Dr. Sunita Cooke – President
Special Thanks
Dr. Devon Atchison
Who led us through the original SLO wilderness
Problem to be solved?
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Example:
Effective Communication ISLOs
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Apply oral communication skills in order to
maintain relationships, articulate
perspectives, and solve problems within
interpersonal, small group, and public
context.
Apply listening skills in order to understand,
analyze, and evaluate messages and to
empathize with and support others.
Read critically and analytically, identifying
central arguments and lines of reasoning in a
number of different kinds of texts.
Demonstrate autonomy as written by making
effective rhetorical choices regarding point
of view, tone, and voice in relation to
audience and purpose.
Use logical, ethical, and emotional appeals,
avoiding logical fallacies in thought and
language and utilizing a variety of rhetorical
strategies.
The "old college try" at assessment
›  Workshops
to analyze course-level data through the
GE/ISLO lens
›  Survey of students participating in one-book, onecampus project
›  Faculty Inquiry Group (FIG) to assess a GE/ISLO
across multiple sections
›  Survey of graduating students
Goal of our DQP project
By using the DQP and associated resources
we hope to:
1.  collaboratively reassess our GE/ISLOs
and refine them by identifying general
education core competencies; and
2.  develop an effective method(s) for
assessing those competencies across all
of our programs and GE areas.
Journey taken
College
Convocation
DQP
Conference
(August 2013)
(April 2013)
Begin
Taskforce
Conversations
(September 2013)
Constituent
Group
Endorsement
(April 2014)
DQP Final
Project
Conference
(May 2014)
College
Planning
Forum
Breakout
(March 2014)
Developed
Framework for
Essential
Learning
(Sept 13-Mar 14)
Results?
A framework for essential learning that outlines the
knowledge, skills, abilities, and habits of mind that a student has attained as a
result of his or her engagement in the college learning experience
MISSION
Integrative and
Applied Learning
Personal and Social
Responsibility
Intellectual & Practical
Skills
Specialized
Knowledge
Broad, Integrative
Knowledge
Grossmont College is committed to providing an exceptional learning
environment that enables diverse individuals to pursue their hopes, dreams,
and full potential, and to developing enlightened leaders and thoughtful
citizens for local and global communities.
FRAMEWORK FOR ESSENTIAL LEARNING
A bit more detail
Next steps
›  SLO
2.0 (2014-15)
Rethink learning outcomes at all levels
›  Begin with essential learning framework in mind
and map backwards through programs and
courses
›  Review, re-design and deploy multiple measures
for assessment at, and across, all levels including:
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›  Course-level
›  Program-level
›  Essential
learning (college)-level via:
Assessment workgroups
›  Graduation and other surveys
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Integrate Essential Learning Framework within new
GC pathways experience
Thanks for listening!
For additional information, please contact:
•  Dr. Chris Hill, [email protected] or
•  Dr. Angela Feres, [email protected]