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MCCA Summer Conference Traverse City, Michigan 2014. A. A-. A+. A, B, C, D, & F Carnegie Unit 62 Credit Hours Associates Degree. Issues of Validity and Reliability. Issues of Validity and Reliability. Important to engage with employers & transfer institutions;
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MCCA Summer Conference Traverse City, Michigan 2014
A, B, C, D, & F Carnegie Unit 62 Credit Hours Associates Degree
Issues of Validity and Reliability • Important to engage with employers & transfer institutions; • Clarity to employers regarding what they are getting; • Clarity to students about attainment of specific skill sets; and • Develop a crosswalk document and clearly define credentials received on transcripts.
What Competencies ? • Measurable, observable behavior. “The student can…” • analyze sources of financing for business; • identify and define the main forms of business organizations; • define and use marketing terminology and concepts; • use Total Quality Management practices to address a problem; • convey information by creating charts and graphs...
Competency Based “Report” http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/files/Competency%20Transcript%20Draft%20v12.pdf
Role of Faculty in CBE “Faculty typically have a different role in competency-based programs than in a more traditional classroom setting…They don’t lead courses, but rather serve as mentors or points of contact when students have content-related questions.” - Dorothy Wax, Associate VP for Operations at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning.
Jackson College’s Direction… Time as a proxy for learning Competencies define learning Faculty centered Student centered Expert teaching model Expertcoaching model 15 week semesters OE/OE Transcript Credential of learning ADOs Granular competencies Broad assessment of knowledge Captures prior knowledge
CBE at Jackson College • Establish required competencies; • Repackaging; • Incoming credentials assessment;
CBE at Jackson College • Direct Assessment Model; • Competency transcript; • Independent study; • Project-based work;
CBE at Jackson College • All courses with documented competencies and assessments in fall 2016 and full course-level implementation in fall 2017. • Developing a methodology to monetize this undertaking…creating a new, sustainable business model.
CBE at Jackson College Jackson Preparatory and Early College, a competency-based public charter school located on JC’s campus is opening fall 2014; http://www.jacksonpec.org/index.html