Redesigning the Student experience: A Guided pathways framework

1. Redesigning the Student experience: A Guided pathways framework

2. Redesigning the Student experience • Goals of this brief workshop: • Gain a better understanding of the need to redesign the student experience to produce equitable outcomes • Gain a better understanding of the “Guided Pathways Framework” • Change our thinking from: • “Are students ready for SMC?” to “Is SMC ready for our students?”

3. Redesigning the Student experience • In this workshop, we invite you to: • hold a student perspective • visualize the ideal • think big • get excited • We ARE going to change things and get better

4. Redesigning the Student experience • Assumption of our common ground: • All of us: • believe in the value of education and learning • want our students to succeed and succeed equitably • are advocates of open access • believe SMC can do better

5. Redesigning the Student experience All of our inquiry should be data-driven and student-centered

6. Redesigning the Student experience • Elements of the Guided Pathways Framework are not necessarily “new” • SMC and institutions around the country have been using some of the elements: • cohort model, contextualized & applied learning, targeted & proactive advising, block scheduling, course sequencing, …

7. Redesigning the Student experience • The innovation of the Guided Pathways Framework is strengthening these elements and bringing them “to scale” • For an institution of 30,000 students, this means transformational change to “business as usual”

8. Case of Georgia State university • The graduation rate at Georgia State University was 31% in the early 2000s • This is typical for an urban, regional 4-year state university • GSU is a: • Commuter school • Over 50% of students at “below college level” • Many students taking less than full load

9. Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity – GSU + Clearinghouse Graduation Data

10. Case of Georgia State university • GSU looked internally and made systemic/structural changes to their institution. • Many of the changes they made form part of what is now referred to as the“Guided Pathways Framework”

11. Guided pathways framework:4 Pillars

12. Guided pathways framework • All programs are mapped (with the students’ goal in mind) to transfer and career and include these features: • Detailed information on target career and transfer outcomes • Course sequences, critical courses, contextualized or complementary general education courses, embedded awards, and progress milestones • Mathematics and other core coursework are aligned to each program of study

13. Guided pathways framework • These supports are required to ensure students get the best start: • Multiple measures to assess students’ needs and potential careers • First-year experiences to help students explore careers, fields, and majors • Full program educational plans • Contextualized, integrated academic support in gateway and critical courses • K-12 partnerships focused on career/college program exploration

14. Guided pathways framework • Keep students on path with these supports: • Ongoing, proactive academic counseling • Technological tools for students to easily track their progress • Systems/procedures to identify students at risk and provide needed supports

15. Guided pathways framework • Utilization of these practices to assess and enrich student learning: • Program-specific learning outcomes • Project-based, collaborative learning • Applied learning experiences • Inescapable student engagement • Faculty-led improvement of teaching practices • Systems/procedures for the college and students to track learning outcomes • Intentional development of critical thinking skills