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ProcessPeoplePlanPurpose $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Wrap-up
Process $100 The 1 st part of the SACS process that looks at meeting standards
The 2 nd part of the SACS process that takes place over 5 years Process $200
Process $300 September 25-27
Process $400 Reviewing remaining compliance issues, interviewing, focusing on the QEP
Process $500 The report to SACS at the end of the QEP
Process $100 - Answer What is compliance?
Process $200 - Answer What is the QEP?
Process $300 - Answer What are the dates of the visit?
Process $400 - Answer What will the on-site team be doing?
Process $500 - Answer What is the 5-year report?
People $100 The regional accrediting organization who is coming to visit us in September
People $200 The SACS team that first looks at the compliance document
People $300 The SACS team that finishes looking at the compliance document and focuses on the QEP
People $400 The QEP Director, QEP Technology Coordinator, QEP Assessment Coordinator, and Faculty Champions
People $500 The committee that provides guidance to the QEP team
People $100-Answer Who is SACS?
People $200-Answer Who is the off-site team?
People $300-Answer Who is the on-site team?
People $400-Answer Who is the QEP team?
People $500-Answer What is the QEC?
Plan $100 Critical thinking
Plan $200 The active and systematic process of Communication, Analysis, Synthesis, Problem-solving, Evaluation, and Reflection both individually and in community to foster understanding, support sound decision-making and guide action
Plan $300 Classroom activities, ePortfolio, Rubrics, Student activities
Plan $400 Critical Thinking Institute, Train-the-trainer Faculty Champions, Academic Roundtables
Plan $500 Gateway website, RLOs, Instructional Portfolios, and Critical Thinking Resource Centers
Plan $100-Answer What is the focus of the QEP?
Plan $200-Answer What is SPC’s definition of critical thinking?
Plan $300-Answer What is the student success initiative?
Plan $400-Answer What is the professional development initiative?
Plan $500-Answer What is the critical thinking resources initiative?
Purpose $100 Employers, students, and society
Purpose $200 Space shuttle crash, Levee construction in New Orleans
Purpose $300 Better learning, Better grades, Better employability, Better citizens, Better decisions
Purpose $400 Selecting appropriate problem-solving strategy for word problems
Purpose $500 Employers want good critical thinkers and nationally students perform poorly on critical thinking tests
Purpose $100-Answer Who benefits from students having good critical thinking skills?
Purpose $200-Answer What are failures in critical thinking?
Purpose $300-Answer What are the benefits for students?
Purpose $400-Answer What are examples of critical thinking in the classroom?
Purpose $500-Answer Why focus on critical thinking?
Wrap-up What can you do to prepare for the visit? –Review the handout –Visit the website: –Help with QEP Awareness Students Support faculty in their efforts What can you do to help over the five years? –Support faculty in their efforts –Participate in campus critical thinking programs and training opportunities
Wrap-up (Sept 18 th ) What can you do to prepare for the visit? –Review the handout –Visit the website: –Help with QEP Awareness Show the video in class Support campus QEP awareness activities What can you do to help over the five years? –Participate in implementing the QEP Foster critical thinking in the classroom Participate in the Critical Thinking Institute (CTI) and Academic Roundtables (ARTs) Use and develop Critical Thinking resources