Two Upcoming PD Events

1. Two Upcoming PD Events • Different Ways of Knowing Cultural Competence with African American Students and Families • Series of presentations from 1 – 4:30 pm, October 24 • Wellington Event Center [Barto Hall] • Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning • Generational Differences … Do They Impact Teaching and Learning • Interactive workshop by Jenna Hyatt • November 20, 3:30 – 5:00 pm, BLACK 150 • Reception to follow at the Grupe Faculty Center

2. High Impact Practices (HIPs)atCentral Washington University October 16, 2013

3. Current High Impact Practice Team • Stuart Boersma: Professional Development Coordinator, Mathematics. • Kandee Cleary: Director of Diversity and Inclusivity, and Sociology (chair). • George Drake: English (chair), Writing Across the Curriculum Committee. • Kara Gabriel: Director of Undergraduate Research, Psychology. • Jenna Hyatt: Director of Residence Life & New Student Programs. • Vicki Sannuto: Director of Career Services.

4. We all have the same goal: Student SuccessBut how do we measure it? • Retention rates • D/F/W • (5/6 year graduation rates) • Credit to degree • Career/grad sc. placement • Student Learning

5. How does the state measure student success? • Graduation rate? Washington state’s public institutions produce degrees at the 3rd-lowest total cost in the nation while having the best 6-year graduation rate (Office of Financial Management, WA).

6. UW TESC WWU UW WSU WWU CWU CWU TESC WSU EWU Nat’l Nat’l EWU • Each WA public campus is above the national average in freshman retention and all but EWU bested the national average in time-to-degree. • “CWU projects an increase in degree production due to two new strategies aimed at retaining students: a dual-admissions pilot program, and an on-line course alternative” (2012 Baccalaureate Performance Plans – Statewide Context, Office of Financial Management, WA)

7. Unfortunately, CWU graduation rates vary across ethnicities

8. Can we help those at risk even in the face of increased enrollments… • 72.5% of full-time CWU undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid (average amount is $7,526) • What can we do to make their students’ time at CWU successful?

9. Positive Student Behaviors – “Educationally Purposeful Activities” (NSSE): • Investing time and effort. • Interacting with faculty and peers about substantive matters. • Experiencing diversity. • Responding to more frequent feedback. • Reflecting and integrating learning. • Discovering relevance of learning through real-world applications.

10. High Impact Practices increase positive student behaviors by using: • Frequent feedback to students. • Active learning. • Increased student engagement. • Inquiry-based approaches to learning. • Collaborative experiences. Single multidimensional experience: HIP

11. Such as… (HIPs identified by AAC&U) • First Year Seminars and Experiences • Common Intellectual Experiences • Learning Communities • Writing-Intensive Courses • Collaborative Assignments and Projects • Undergraduate Research • Diversity/Global Learning • Service Learning, Community-Based Learning • Internships • Capstone Courses and Projects

12. Increasing student engagement in educationally purposeful activities through High Impact Practices helps some students more than others….

14. What Are Central Students Already Doing (NSSE Report 2012)?

15. Why Do HIPs Work? • Create Engaged and Supportive Community • Involve Students in Purposeful Learning • Connect Learning with Larger Questions and Real-World Settings • Require Higher Order Inquiry, Exploration and Problem-Solving • Engage Diversity as a Resource for Learning

16. High Impact Practices Need to be Done Well • Set appropriate expectations. • Public Demonstration of results/accomplishments • Allow students to synthesize and integrate their learning. • Reflective essay. • Require purposeful effort • Activities demand that students devote considerable time and effort to purposeful tasks. • Require daily decisions that deepen students’ investment in the activity.

17. High Impact Practices Need to be Done Well • Build Relationships • Activities demand that students interact with faculty and peers over a period of time. • Provide rich and frequent feedback • HIPs need to be continually evaluated: • Assessment should be built into each HIP. • What are the documented benefits? • Who is benefiting? • Intentionality and Connections • Scaffold: 1st year/ middle years / capstone

18. Some Exemplars from CWU • Science Talent Expansion Program (STEP) • Michael Braunstein • McNair Scholars Program • Pamela Nevar and Kristina Owens • Internships • Vicki Sannuto • Academic Service Learning • Jan Bowers • Undergraduate Research (SOURCE) • Kara Gabriel

19. We Invite You To • Think outside the box! • Form/Strengthen partnerships between units: • Librarians • University Housing and Residence Hall Coordinators • Faculty • Academic Advisors • Career Counselors • Graduate Assistants • Department Secretaries • Administrators • Student Transitions and Academic Resources (STAR) • Douglas Honors College (DHC) • Study Abroad • Disability Services • Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement

20. Next Fall and Beyond… • It is up to us! • A handful of dedicated individuals • A few dynamic teams • A couple of innovative partnerships • KUDZU! • HIP Central Learning Community (HIP CLiCk)? • What else can we – as active and dedicated members of the campus community – do to support HIPs???