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Juliana S Lancaster Georgia Gwinnett College

Designing and Assessing an Integrated Educational Experience: Alignment of Student Learning Outcomes across Curricular and Co-Curricular Units at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC). Juliana S Lancaster Georgia Gwinnett College. A Brief Review of GGC.

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Juliana S Lancaster Georgia Gwinnett College

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  1. Designing and Assessing an Integrated Educational Experience: Alignment of Student Learning Outcomes across Curricular and Co-Curricular Units at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) Juliana S Lancaster Georgia Gwinnett College

  2. A Brief Review of GGC • 4-year, State College in the University System of Georgia • Authorized by GA Legislature in May 2005, Opened in August 2006 Year Enrollment Faculty Fall 2006 Enrollment: 118 11 Fall 2007 Enrollment: 787 100 Fall 2011 Enrollment: 7784 500+ (305FT, 200PT) Fall 2012 Estimate: 9300 • Degree Programs • Fall 2006: BBA Business; BS Biology, Psychology • Fall 2007: BBA Business; BS Biology, Psychology, Information Technology • Fall 2011: BBA Business; BS Biology, Psychology, Information Technology, Mathematics; BA English, History, Political Science; BSEd: Early Childhood Ed, Special Ed

  3. Why?

  4. Inform Senior Leadership

  5. Address AccreditorExpectations The Higher Learning Commission

  6. How?

  7. Build a structure from the top down

  8. Begin with the Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan

  9. Begin with the Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan Establish Institutional Student Learning Outcomes derived from Vision, Mission and Plan

  10. Begin with the Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan Establish Institutional Student Learning Outcomes derived from Vision, Mission and Plan Establish Program-level Student Learning Outcomes linked to Institutional Outcomes

  11. STOP • Consider your institution-wide SLOs and those of an academic major or Student Affairs office on your campus (yours or another) • Map connections between the two sets of SLOs • How does the program support the institution’s attainment of the institutional SLOs? • Share with 1-2 people near you

  12. Begin with the Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan Establish Institutional Student Learning Outcomes derived from Vision, Mission and Plan Establish Program-level Student Learning Outcomes linked to Institutional Outcomes Map the relationships between Program-level Outcomes and Courses

  13. Begin with the Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan Establish Institutional Student Learning Outcomes derived from Vision, Mission and Plan Establish Program-level Student Learning Outcomes linked to Institutional Outcomes Map the relationships between Program-level Outcomes and Courses Select or create and implement assessments of each outcome

  14. STOP Think of a course or program within the major/office you thought of in Exercise 1 • List your learning outcomes for the course/program • Match them to the learning outcomes for the major/office • Add this to your map of program and institutional SLOs Share with 1-2 people near you.

  15. The Integrated Educational Experience Result: An overall integrated structure linking all levels of the institution Institutional Vision, Mission, Strategic Plan Integrated Educational Experience SLOs Student Affairs Outcomes Program of Study Outcomes Activity Objectives Course Objectives Assessment Measures Assessment Measures

  16. Aggregate Results from the bottom up

  17. Reports submitted on all individual measures in each program.

  18. Review data to determine achievement status of each program outcome Reports submitted on all individual measures in each program.

  19. Compile summary of unit level achievement in general Review data to determine achievement status of each program outcome Reports submitted on all individual measures in each program.

  20. Compile overall dashboard-style view of achievement status of each institutional outcome Compile summary of unit level achievement in general Review data to determine achievement status of each program outcome Reports submitted on all individual measures in each program.

  21. Compile summary of action plans including resources needed Compile overall dashboard-style view of achievement status of each institutional outcome Compile summary of unit level achievement in general Review data to determine achievement status of each program outcome Reports submitted on all individual measures in each program.

  22. The Integrated Educational Experience Institutional Vision, Mission, Strategic Plan Result: An institution-wide, strategic perspective on academic effectiveness Integrated Educational Experience SLOs: Institutional Patterns Student Affairs Results and Responses Program of Study Results and Responses Assessment Findings Assessment Findings

  23. STOP • What resources do you have or would you need to produce a similar aggregation? • What value might a structure like this have for your office or institution (if you are not already doing something similar)? • What would be the major challenges for your office or institution? Share with 1-2 people near you.

  24. Benefits

  25. A comprehensive and integrated perspective on the institution’s success toward its vision & mission

  26. Supports Student Learning

  27. For Students • Explicit, defined list of expected outcomes for each major or general education course and for degree program • Coordinated content for multi-section courses • Ease of communication between faculty teaching multi-section courses • More clarity on expectations in course sequences • For Faculty • Supports formative evaluation of INSTITUTIONAL effectiveness • For Institution

  28. Supports strategic planning and decision making

  29. Participation rates • Identifies where in institution there may be a lack of commitment to assessment • Evaluation of Assessment Plans • Identifies those with strong plans and those needing assistance – provides assessment of assessment office • Compiled Institutional Results & Outcome Status • Identifies large-scale strategic issues on which institution is either doing well or for which coordinated, concentrated focus beyond the individual unit might be needed • Response Plan & Resource Need Summary • Identifies commonalities in responses • Consolidates all budget/resource requests in one place, supporting prioritizing or combining • Alerts leadership when units are not considering resource implications of their responses

  30. Challenges

  31. Faculty may view assessment as indicator of their teaching • Potential for Inflated assessment scores • 100% success in all areas is not informative • Must address concerns over academic freedom • Assessment processes are difficult to establish • Need to establish consistency in embedded assessments and standards across course sections • Need to establish and adhere to timelines for submission of assessment results from courses • Need to build processes and provide time for compilation and consideration of results within academic disciplines and student affairs offices • Compiling and interpreting to the institutional level requires time.

  32. Thanks for your time and attention!Questions?

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