Enhancing the college environment Strategic plan for a diverse teaching & learning community

Overview Start with instructors Review strategic goals Encourage learning-centered approaches Invite the community in

 Start with the instructors

Share ideas about teaching and learning  Brainstorm about engagement  Flip classrooms  Assess for learning

Provide resources to enrich learning  Professional Development  Online shells  Multimedia support  Expect continuous improvement

Encourage a learning-centered approach  Emphasize student learning, not instruction  Hold conversations on learning- centered approach  Foster discussion in teaching evaluations

 Review strategic goals  Establish measurable objectives for programs  Focus on learning-centered model/accreditation needs  Consider GTPathways

Foster good course design  Consult faculty on measurable course/module objectives  Emphasize real world applications  Help students with OER where possible

Include student support  Hold conversations with staff  How is SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress) going?  Review data on interactions with students

Measure student learning  Work with stakeholders on assessment  Have conversations about data and next steps

Assure continuous improvement  Institutional Assessment  Data-based  Conversation-based

 Continue to invite community in  Consider co-enrollment program  Keep up tradition of festivals, arts and lectures

Take advantage of the business sector  Seek faculty with real-world experience  Set up mentorship, internship programs

Recap  Start with the instructors  Provide resources to enrich learning  Encourage a learning-centered approach  Review strategic goals  Foster good course design  Revisit student support  Measure student learning  Assure continuous improvement  Continue to invite community in  Take advantage of the business sector

Tracey L. Trenam, Ph.D