1. Outcomes Assessment Committee 2014-15 Monday September 29, 2014 (4 pm) Kulshan 226
Tresha
Print copies of instructions - Ashley?

2. Goals for today
Introductions and welcome new members: Hilary Engebretson and Ashley Nichols
Review committee charge
Review accomplishments
Review goals
Review workplans and OAC work groups
Time to meet in subcommittees
Tresha

3. The outcomes assessment committee
…is charged with promoting excellence in teaching and learning at the course, program, and college levels.
Specifically, the OAC
coordinates and monitors the college, program and course outcomes assessment work as outlined in the College’s assessment plan.
provides outcomes assessment resources to faculty and staff
provides educational forums to discuss assessment, teaching, and learning td

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5. accomplishments AM

6. Course outcomes accomplishments in 2013-14
96%
of fall 2014 courses have approved course outcomes.
100+
back-logged courses’ outcomes approved.
of syllabi had course outcomes listed on the first or second page of the syllabus in winter 2014.
80%
(30 of 72) of full-time faculty submitted a course outcomes report.
42% AM
Teachable moments by design (full session, fall & spring)
Making the grade and writing learning outcomes (mini, fall)
Using student success data (full session, winter)
Work-shops

7. Program outcomes accomplishments in 2013-14
program outcomes, curriculum maps, and outcomes plans.
Refined
Listed
program outcomes on syllabi (most programs).
formally one program outcome (except CIS and cybersecurity).
Assessed AM

8. Core learning ability (CLA) accomplishments in 2013-14
information literacy posters in classrooms and student meeting spaces.
Posted
information literacy in PIP/DIP disciplines/ programs (except IDS) that had IL mapped.
Assessed
Refined
prof-tech CLA curriculum maps. AM
critical thinking for ; refined definition and selected rubric.
Selected
CurricUNET for management of curriculum and mapping CLAs and program outcomes and capturing course outcomes.
Used

9. Services outcomes accomplishments in 2013-14
Met
individually with many service directors.
learning outcomes for some services, including some student services and the library.
Identified
Submitted
SIP reports. AM

10. 2014-15 goals (assessment plan)TD
A website: talk about how we create an annual 20 page plan and an annual 20 report

11. Course outcomes goals for 2014-15
of spring 2015 syllabi will have revised course outcomes listed.
95%
100%
of spring 2015 courses will have approved course outcomes.
100%
of course outcome backlog will be approved.
100% of full-time instructors and 20% of adjunct instructors will submit a course outcomes report assessing one course outcome. TD
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Conduct a teachable moments (version 2.0) full workshop and a few mini-sessions though out the year.
100%

12. Program outcomes goals for 2014-15
100%
of program outcomes will be listed on syllabi.
of programs will submit a program outcomes report assessing one program outcome.
100% TD

13. CLA goals for
critical thinking posters in classrooms and student meeting spaces. 
Post
List
CLAs on at least 80% of syllabi by spring 2015.
Select
CLA (refine the definition, create rubric).
Review
IL assessment data from and determine next steps. TD
Educate
faculty about information literacy.
Draft
curriculum maps for AST, AAST, ALS degrees and assign CLAs to pre-college courses (ESL, math/ENGL, ABE).
Assess
information literacy and critical thinking (PIP/DIP cycle).

14. 2014-15 workplans Tresha and Anne Marie OAC member workgroups Ashleyam

15. Tresha’s and AM’s 2014-15 workplan
Draft
curriculum maps for AST, AAST, ALS degrees & assign CLAs to pre-college courses (ESL, math/ENGL, ABE). those in PIP/DIP cohort with IL or CT report. prof-tech coordinators with program outcomes report. teaching/learning workshops*. approval of course outcomes. with honors program, international courses, co-op and learning contracts on course outcomes. with faculty and chairs about missing syllabi and missing outcomes on syllabi.
Assist
Assist
Conduct am
Ask OAC about timing of mini-workshops
Finalize
Work
Follow-up

16. Tresha’s and AM’s 2014-15 workplan (continued…)
Coordinate
with curriculum committee (e.g., new courses, program curriculum maps). and implement syllabus generator. reports through CurricUNET. and assist faculty submitting a course outcomes report. services with identifying one learning outcome. (possibly) a services learning outcome workshop. an assessment conference.
Finalize
Develop
Train am
Assist
Conduct
Attend

17. OAC members workgroups
Information literacy ( CLA)
CLA
Course outcomes approval
Services outcomes td

18. 1. Information literacy (2013-14 CLA)
Review
assessment data from
next steps.
discipline-specific teaching, learning and assessment strategies.
a plan for educating faculty about IL and, preferably, present at February professional development day.
Implement
Research
Create TD

19. 2. 2015-16 CLA Select next year’s CLA.
and compare AACU definition and rubric with current WCC definition and current rubric.
a definition and rubric for approval by OAC by January 2015.
discipline-specific teaching, learning, and assessment strategies.
Review
Propose TD
Research

20. 3. Course outcomes approval
Continue working on back-logged course outcomes submitted for approval. TD

21. 4. Services outcomes
Assist services on campus to identify one learning outcome, where appropriate, to be included in their SIP plan. TD

22. Ashley’s workplan
all syllabi for course outcomes, program outcomes, and CLAs.
course and program information into CurricUNET.
...
Check
Enter
etcetera AM
(Goal: By spring 2015, ensure at least 95% of syllabi have course outcomes listed, 100% have program outcomes listed, and 80% of syllabi have CLAs listed).
CN software to assist the outcomes assessment committee and curriculum committee in managing and tracking outcomes assessment and curriculum processes.

23. Questions and time to meet in subcommitteesTD