1 / 20

The QEP and Me

The QEP and Me. QEP Update August 16, 2007. 1. What is a QEP? 2. What is the topic of our QEP? 3. (Fill in the blanks for the title of our QEP) Seeking the ____: Developing ________ Thinkers at _______. Q: Quality E: Enhancement P: Plan. Our QEP Topic: Critical Thinking

donoma
Download Presentation

The QEP and Me

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The QEP and Me QEP Update August 16, 2007

  2. 1. What is a QEP?2. What is the topic of our QEP?3. (Fill in the blanks for the title of our QEP) Seeking the ____: Developing ________ Thinkers at _______

  3. Q: QualityE: EnhancementP: Plan

  4. Our QEP Topic: Critical Thinking Our Title: Seeking the Ox: Developing Critical Thinkers at LFCC

  5. How did we get here? • Summer, 2006: Topic selection • Fall, 2007: Research team meetings, literature review, discussions • January 2007: Presentation of definition, purposes, and three broad strategies • April 2007: Draft ready for review • Summer 2007: Revisions

  6. We demonstrate critical thinking when we… • Explain, analyze and synthesize what we see, hear and read • Use creativity to discover multiple and diverse approaches to issues • Find relevant information to address tasks and problems • Evaluate claims and evidence to draw reasonable conclusions • Justify conclusions and solutions • Apply concepts to real-world problems • See connections and patterns both within disciplines and across disciplines • Reflect on our own thinking and learning.

  7. Three Broad Strategies Professional Development Curricular Enhancement Activities Outside the Classroom

  8. Coming Events Workshops: Dr. Barry Stein, Tennessee Technical University Full-time Faculty, 8/16, 1:15 Adjunct Faculty, 8/16, 7:30

  9. Coming Events • QEP Days • Everyone urged to wear the QEP t-shirt • QEP themed activities on all campuses • Brown bag discussions • Critical Thinking Open House Events • What kinds of thinking are required for success throughout the college?

  10. Coming Events • SACS/COC on-site visit (October) • QEP evaluator will be a part of the on-site team • Critical Thinking Focus Groups (career and industry) • QEP/critical thinking webpage

  11. Coming Events • Pilot program: critical thinking assessment at college entry • Program development: SDV 100 critical thinking module • Course assessment: measuring the critical thinking learning outcome for designated courses

  12. 10 Commandments • KNOW the CT SLO for your course(s) • IDENTIFY and SCHEDULE assignments that support that SLO with practice and feedback • ASSESS the critical thinking SLO • SHARE experiences, successes, struggles, tips, techniques, questions, and insights with faculty, staff, and administrators.

  13. 10 Commandments, continued 5. Wear the QEP t-shirt on designated QEP days 6. Watch for examples of critical thought on campus 7. Participate in a QEP discussion group during the semester 8. Ask: “Am I thinking critically?”

  14. 10 Commandments, continued 9. Ask a QEP team member or Ramon Selove to explain the ox pictures. 10. Keep up the good work.

  15. Resources • Critical Thinking In Our Classes (sample assignments from LFCC faculty) • The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking: Concepts and Tools (excellent overview of CT with questions) • Seeking The Ox: Developing Critical Thinkers at LFCC (QEP – with literature review)

  16. The seeker begins by recognizing that he or she is lacking. Knowing that we don’t know is an important step towards better thinking… The Ox-Herder Pictures

  17. The quest to think more critically is a struggle…

  18. There are obvious benefits when our thinking and knowing WORK for us…

  19. Eventually, a seeker (or thinker, in our case) goes back into the world to share what he has learned and to make a difference. ASK RAMON SELOVE

  20. Questions? If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please forward them to Miriam Moore mmoore2@lfcc.edu 868-7173

More Related