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Enhancing Academic Transfer and Competencies in Utah Higher Education

Dr. Phyllis ‘Teddi’ Safman leads initiatives at the Utah System of Higher Education to enhance academic transfer through the Tuning in Utah project. This annual meeting focuses on reviewing syllabi, identifying competencies, and ensuring curricular alignment across disciplines. Key aspects include faculty collaboration, assessment of essential learning outcomes, and aligning educational standards with industry needs. The goal is to develop a robust framework that supports student success, fosters integrative learning, and strengthens the connection between higher education and the workforce.

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Enhancing Academic Transfer and Competencies in Utah Higher Education

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  1. Phyllis ‘Teddi’ Safman, Ph.D. Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs Utah System of Higher Education psafman@utahsbr.edu A Match Made in Heaven TUNING IN UTAH

  2. Faculty Discipline Majors’ Meetings Meet Annually Review Syllabi and Texts Identify Competencies for Successful Transfer Determine Content/Pedagogy/Assessment Faculty Own Curriculum NATURAL PROGRESSION

  3. Oversees issues of transfer, articulation, assessment • “What Is an Educated Person?” Conference • GE meets business and industry • Research findings on student success • Bologna Process and Tuning REGENTS’ TASK FORCE on GENERAL EDUCATION

  4. Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World Intellectual and Practical Skills Personal and Social Responsibility Integrative Learning ESSENTIAL LEARNING OUTCOMES (ELO)

  5. Educational Resume (Diploma Supplement) Includes assessable evidence of Learning Outcomes STUDENT E-PORTFOLIOS

  6. Internationally-recognized historian and physicist • Faculty meeting for 11 years • Use ELOs and drill down • Established competencies and assessments • Penetrating review of competencies at all levels • Prior work done by Bologna HISTORY & PHYSICS

  7. Template: seven categories of learning outcomes • Rubrics to evaluate each category • Tied into national organization: • American Historians Association HISTORY

  8. Developing learning outcomes in national context: • American Association of Physics Teachers • American Physical Society • American Institute of Physics • Database of employers PHYSICS

  9. Depth of learning outcomes for students Public understanding of learning outcomes (employers, legislators, policy makers) Improved methods of demonstrating learning outcomes PROJECTED GAINS

  10. Surveys derailed momentum • Need to expedite IRB approval • Timing • Start in fall of academic year • Constant communication with faculty and students • Avoid information overload with faculty during first Lumina meeting • Build conceptually over time INSIGHTS GAINED ON THE FLY

  11. Clarify project and its value to: • Regents, Commissioner, Policy Makers • Shout benefits to business and industry • Tie learning outcomes to LEAP initiative MORE INSIGHTS

  12. THE END or BEGINNING ONWARD WE GO

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