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Your Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP): SAILS. QEP Director Sarah Thomason Adjunct Faculty Workshop August 28, 2010. SAILS. Students Achieving Improved Learning Strategies. Student Learning Outcome. Students will:
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Your Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP): SAILS QEP Director Sarah Thomason Adjunct Faculty Workshop August 28, 2010
SAILS Students Achieving Improved Learning Strategies
Student Learning Outcome Students will: Demonstrate their ability to apply effective learning strategies to core academic tasks.
Integration of Learning Strategies Initiative Fall 2010 • Begin integration of learning strategy instruction • Gateway courses • Non-gateway courses
DSPR 0800: Developmental Reading DSPW 0800: Developmental Writing DSPM 0850: Intermediate Algebra MATH 1130: College Algebra ENGL 1010: Composition I BIOL 2010: Human Anatomy & Physiology I Gateway Courses
Everything Else! Non-Gateway Courses
What’s involved in integrating learning strategies into the curriculum? • Choose one learning concept: • Read to understand • Listen actively • Organize for effectiveness • Choose one of two strategies selected for each concept.
Strategies • Read to Understand Generating questions Graphic representations • Listen Actively Two-column note-taking PowerPoint note-taking • Organize for Effectiveness Assignment Calculator Organized Notebook
What’s involved in integrating learning strategies into the curriculum, cont. • Receive training in how and why to use the strategy. Workshop Opportunities SAILS Summer Academy One-on–one Conferences
Integrating, cont. • Directly teach the strategy to your students through modeling. • Embed the strategy in tasks or assignments of your choice. Provide feedback. • Use the appropriate rubric to assess the first and final tasks or assignments. • Submit data to Institutional Research.
Rubrics Evaluate student’s ability to: • Read to understand, Listen actively, or Organize for effectiveness And • Use the strategy
How Can You Help? • Be informed www.roanestate.edu/qep • Consider using one of the strategies in your class (next year is fine!) • Encourage students to use resources: learning center, library, student website www.roanestate.edu/sails
SAILS Workshop:What’s In It For You? Demo: Read to Understand Strategy Generating Questions 1:00 and repeated at 2:00