2013 Common Block Development Evaluation and Feedback

1. 2013 Common Block Development Evaluation and Feedback February 26, 2014

2. Evaluation Components • CBD activities – hours and completion rate • Stakeholder feedback • Faculty (focus groups, FDR survey) • Academic Leadership • Service Leaders’ Team • Student feedback

3. CBD Activities – How Much Time? • Approximately 42,000 hours of faculty time were spent on CBD activities • Greatest usage of time allocated to: • Curriculum renewal and/or development • E-learning • Applied learning • Professional development • Program review • Estimated completion rate of planned activities: • Fully complete – 68 % • Partially complete – 20 %

4. Stakeholder Feedback: Areas of Inquiry Collaboration Strategic priorities Accountability Activity template Professional development opportunities Impact on service areas Recommendations for improvement Additional general feedback

5. Stakeholder Feedback: Collaboration • 83 % of faculty rated collaboration with colleagues in their school as good or excellent • Collaboration with colleagues in other schools, contract faculty and support staff - not as strong • Good opportunity to collaborate with GAS faculty to make important curriculum changes • Support groups called upon most often to help: • Learning Technologists • eLearning Coaches • CLT Curriculum Consultants • Program Technicians/Technologists

6. Stakeholder Feedback: Strategic Priorities • 89% of faculty agree progress was escalated against strategic priorities • Most significant progress made with: curriculum renewal/ development, program review, applied learning and e-learning • 81 % of faculty experienced barriers which included: • IT unable to support some ideas/software • Faculty overestimated the amount that could be accomplished • Too many meetings and committees • Learning curve associated with D2L • Cross-school integration not well planned • Availability of other faculty • Other duties (e.g. coordinator, semester start up, teaching)

7. Stakeholder Feedback: Accountability 89% of faculty agreed the accountability framework was fair 83 % of faculty believed requirement to be on-site Tuesday – Thursday was fair 87 % of faculty provided a mid-term progress update to their Dean/Chair; 82 % provided a final progress update Mid-term check in with the Dean was very helpful Team members held each other accountable; faculty held themselves accountable

8. Stakeholder Feedback: Activity Template • Only 52 % of faculty rated the Activity Template as easy to use • Comments ranged from "very easy to use and clear” to "fairly useless“ and “cumbersome” • Structure gave the Deans ability to track activity progress • Suggestions for improvement included: • Allow for more rows to be added and more space to type • Focus on outcomes rather than time (i.e. getting close to 44 hours per week) • Ensure faculty consider time required for activities such as travel, booking meetings, setting agendas • Simplify the reporting

9. Stakeholder Feedback: Professional Development • 94 % of faculty believed PD activities were relevant and would enhance the student learning experience • 68 % of faculty agreed CBD provided opportunities for PD related to their professional field • Overall, PD was well received; topics were relevant and interesting • Suggestions for improvement: • Schedule PD week prior to CBD to allow full 7-weeks of CBD • Send PD schedule further in advance • More detailed description of topics

10. Stakeholder Feedback: Other Improvement Suggestions • Early planning, better preparation • Involve faculty in the identification of priorities • Notify Facilities of CBD room/space needs in advance • Better cross-school coordination and planning • Account for preparation time for the Fall semester • Ensure a manageable and realistic number of projects

11. Stakeholder Feedback: Other Improvement Suggestions (cont’d) • More involvement of contract faculty and technologists • Reinforce faculty accountability • Focus on improvements to rooms (classrooms, labs), tools • Required completion of course outlines during CBD period • Complete textbook/course material/supply orders prior to leaving for vacation

12. Student Feedback • Faculty/course evaluations completed by students in the 2013 Spring/Summer semester • Overall evaluation score • College = 92 % • Schools’ scores range from 91 % - 96 % • Faculty Evaluation • Schools’ scores range from 93 % - 97 % • A very big thank you to our contract faculty !

13. Stakeholder Feedback: Other General Comments • Overall CBD was a great opportunity for faculty to have dedicated time to focus on projects and work with colleagues • Excellent opportunity to connect with other faculty to exchange best practices and plan improvements • CBD should be continued • Productive and rewarding initiative that was greatly appreciated by the vast majority of faculty

14. More Information 2013 CBD Evaluation Summary available on the Academic section of the HR Website: https://department.flemingcollege.ca/hr/employee-groups/academic/

15. Questions or Additional Feedback ?