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Accreditation Institute. Closing the Loop PRESENTERS: Roberta Eisel, Citrus College Nancy Jones, Coastline College Facilitator: Anika Toussant-Jackson, Merritt College. Closing the Loop. Agenda Introduction/ Context (5 minutes) Best Practices and Tools (40 minutes)

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  1. Accreditation Institute Closing the Loop PRESENTERS: Roberta Eisel, Citrus College Nancy Jones, Coastline College Facilitator: Anika Toussant-Jackson, Merritt College

  2. Closing the Loop Agenda • Introduction/ Context (5 minutes) • Best Practices and Tools (40 minutes) What are the micro and macro level best practices that contributed to closing the loop? What tools have you used to help close the loop? • Discussion (30 minutes) • What is your institution doing to close the loop at the course, program, and institutional level?

  3. Closing the Loop Workshop Description Improvements to student learning and ultimately student achievement of educational goals are at the heart of efforts to assess student learning. Two efforts that should occur simultaneously to ensure closure of the assessment loop: the use of classroom (micro level) assessment to improve teaching and learning as well as the use of institutional (macro level) assessment to identify skill based strengths and weaknesses to inform institutional planning. How can colleges use micro and macro activities to support institutional progress and ultimately close the loop?

  4. Accreditation, Planning, and Program Review have merit.Student learning is at the heart of all we do. The Citrus “Loop” expresses our commitment to the purpose and value of accreditation. • Best Practices • Integrated Planning • Wide-spread engagement • Tools • Strategic Plan, Educational and Facilities Master Plan • Institutional Support Plans • Program Review and SLO assessment and their connections to resource allocation

  5. Once we connected these dots, we moved along. 2004:General education competencies, slos in program review 2005: Institutional Outcomes; Student Services fully engaged in slos and assessment 2006-07: CurricUnet adopted; slos in COR 2007-08: HotShots; college-wide training and marathons 2008-09: Instructional and administrative support program review and slos; curriculum/slo/assessment map; annual program review; Proficiency plan (rubric) 2009: Accreditation Reaffirmed 2010-11: Matrix of GE, program, course slos and assessment; revisions to curric processes; Comprehensive assessment report

  6. We know what we do; this works for us. College Mission, Vision, Values Strategic Plan - Board Goals - Institutional Goals Educational Master Plan and Inst. Support Plans Program Review and Strategic Plan Actions Resource Allocation Assessment (of plans and planning) Program Improvement

  7. SLOs are another lens on the college. Outcomes and Assessment – Throughout College • Institutional Outcomes • Academic excellence • Economic opportunity • Personal Achievement • General Education Outcomes • Program Outcomes • Course Level Outcomes

  8. Assessment improves and informs. • Purpose: Improve teaching and learning Inform institutional planning • Practice: Faculty discretion and maintenance • Tools: Program Review # Comprehensive # Annual

  9. Program Review , Curriculum Review & SLO Assessment matter. **Results of assessment maintained by faculty with impact or needs recorded on annual program review report. From Comprehensive Program Review

  10. Analysis raises questions. From Comprehensive Program Review

  11. Reflection leads to connections. • Biology 124 investigated an outcome related to chemistry knowledge. A co-requisite of chemistry was recently removed, thus it was important to investigate outcome attainment in this area. This course is offered only once a year, but the first year data suggested that a majority of students came into the course with significant chemistry knowledge, and those that did not were able to attain the outcome from exposure to chemistry related material during the course. • ( From Annual Program Review)

  12. From budget assumptions… “… allocate resources linked to program review and strategic planning. The resource allocation processes follow the college’s institutional goals as established in the integrated planning manual*.” * Integrated planning manual draft • Processes are integrated. • Budget request process • From annual program review

  13. Closing the Loop • Closing the Loop at Coastline College • Best Practices • Tools

  14. SLOs: More than a Requirement • Focused on Student Success! • SLOs are more than a requirement. • It is what we need to do!

  15. SLO Milestones and Status • Program Review first included discussion/identification of student learning outcomes in 2003; programs/offices have been reporting SLOs in conjunction with Program Review for five years, with increasing breadth and depth each year. • More than 62.2% of courses reported assessments of in 2009-10.

  16. Best Practices • Math Course Level SLO • Department Level Grading Matrix • Academic Quality Rubrix

  17. Math Department Course Level SLOs • Course-Level Outcomes: • 1. Solve problems involving linear programming, probability and statistics, finance, game theory, and other applications of mathematics. • Lesson-Level Outcomes: • Given a linear programming application problem, students will be able to set up the system of linear inequalities and find the solutions graphically and algebraically. • Given a probability or statistics application problem, students will be able to use Venn Diagrams, formulas, and theorems to find the solutions • Given a finance application problem, students will be able to choose the proper mathematics formula and compute the result by using a scientific calculator.

  18. Math Department Program SLOs Assessment Rubrics

  19. Academic Quality Rubrics • Developed by Faculty for Faculty • In-class • Online • Telecourses

  20. Tools • Integration With Course Management System • Integration With Gradebook • Data Collected • Data Reviewed • Curriculum Updated

  21. Grade Book Integration • Attached to Specific Assignments • Weighted by SLO • Discussed by Department • Revisions Made to Curriculum • Evaluation Process Begins Again

  22. Seaport Data Collection Faculty Weight Assignment

  23. Seaport Data Collection Faculty Weight Assignment

  24. Seaport Data Collection Faculty Weight Assignment

  25. Seaport Data Collection Reporting

  26. Closing the Loop Discussion (30 minutes) What is your institution doing to close the loop at the course, program, and institutional level?

  27. Closing the Loop Discussion (30 minutes) What is your institution doing to close the loop at the course, program, and institutional level?

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