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C E N T R A L P I E D M O N T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E Overcoming the Improbable: Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive Student Affairs Assessment Plan

C E N T R A L P I E D M O N T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E Bingo • Four Corners • X • Regular Bingo • Full Card

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C E N T R A L P I E D M O N T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E Getting Started CPCC becomes a Learning College The college’s purpose is not to transfer knowledge, but to create environments that bring students to discover and construct knowledge for themselves and to make students members of communities of learners that make discoveries and solve problems. ~ (Robert B. Barr and John Tagg)

C E N T R A L P I E D M O N T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E Getting Started • Establishment of the “A-Team” (2005) • A collaborative & supportive approach • Purpose & practice • Initial training session • Established a shared drive • Just get started! • Pilot outcomes without judgment.

C E N T R A L P I E D M O N T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E Does liking a service (and providers) guarantee learning? Don’t confuse or mix learning outcomes with indicators of student satisfaction. They’re both important, but not the same.

College Goals Student Services Unit Objectives Departments’ Action Strategies O U T C O M E S Learning Outcomes Program Outcomes ASSESSMENT Make Decisions Implement Methods Analyze Data Interpret Evidence

C E N T R A L P I E D M O N T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E WHERE TO FROM HERE? HOW? WHO? WHEN? HOW MUCH? As a result of…, _____will be able to… WHAT DID WE LEARN?

A Team Effort C E N T R A L P I E D M O N T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E Deciding Learning Outcomes • Evaluate previous outcomes • Incorporate College/Unit goals • What do students need to learn? • How can we improve? • Value in subsequent years? • 3 Ms: Meaningful, Measurable, Manageable

C E N T R A L P I E D M O N T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E Annual A-Team Timeline Review of outcomes Departmental implementation plans Implementation Monitor progress throughout the year Analyze data and make decisions Share accomplishments with Unit Review year end reports

C E N T R A L P I E D M O N T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E Analyze Data Decisions • Did students learn? • What did we learn? • Continue next year? • What changes should we make? • How to incorporate on an ongoing basis?

C E N T R A L P I E D M O N T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E Facilitators of Learning The learning revolution is changing the way in which student services are delivered. Hence, our role is shifting from… Gatekeepers

C E N T R A L P I E D M O N T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E Resources Bloom’s Taxonomy: http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html Rubistar (free rubric creation tool): http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php Bresciani, M.J., Zelna, C. & Anderson, J. (2004). Assessing Student Learning and Development: A Handbook for Practitioners. Washington, DC: National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.(NASPA)

C E N T R A L P I E D M O N T C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E Amy Bruining, Director of Graduation amy.bruining@cpcc.edu Amanda Capobianchi, Director of Student Life amanda.capobianchi@cpcc.edu Rita Dawkins, Dean of Student Success rita.dawkins@cpcc.edu Pat Nash, Director of Career Services pat.nash@cpcc.edu

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