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Leadership is Learning: Leadership is Learning: Documenting student Documenting student learning in leadership learning in leadership
opportunitiesopportunities
Amanda CapobianchiAmanda CapobianchiDirector of Student Life & SGA AdvisorDirector of Student Life & SGA AdvisorCentral Piedmont Community CollegeCentral Piedmont Community College
Some background…Some background… Establishment of division Establishment of division
assessment task force… assessment task force… The “A-Team”The “A-Team” 3:15 today, Sheraton Hannover II3:15 today, Sheraton Hannover II
Overcoming the Improbable: Overcoming the Improbable: Developing and Implementing a Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive Student Affairs Comprehensive Student Affairs Assessment PlanAssessment Plan
CPCC’s adoption of Core CPCC’s adoption of Core CompetenciesCompetencies CommunicationCommunication Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking Information Technology & Information Technology &
Quantitative LiteracyQuantitative Literacy Personal Growth & Personal Growth &
ResponsibilityResponsibility
Phase I: “Tell us what you Phase I: “Tell us what you learned.”learned.”
We prompted We prompted students with leading students with leading questions & asked questions & asked them to journal.them to journal.
We thought we knew We thought we knew what students were what students were learning… but we learning… but we wanted to make sure.wanted to make sure.
Captured common Captured common themesthemes
Common themes…Common themes… LeadershipLeadership TeamworkTeamwork Social skillsSocial skills Communication skillsCommunication skills Time managementTime management Organizational skillsOrganizational skills Appreciation for Appreciation for
diversitydiversity ProfessionalismProfessionalism Compromise & flexibilityCompromise & flexibility Problem-solving skillsProblem-solving skills PatiencePatience
““What now?”What now?”Phase II: Student Self-Phase II: Student Self-
AssessmentAssessment Create an end of Create an end of
semester self-semester self-assessment based on assessment based on themes we collectedthemes we collected
Students & advisors Students & advisors reflect at the end of reflect at the end of each semestereach semester
Go over assessments Go over assessments togethertogether
Reflections from studentsReflections from students
““I have really focused this year on being a more effective I have really focused this year on being a more effective communicator and biting my tongue in certain situations. I communicator and biting my tongue in certain situations. I still feel like I need more improvement in the area of still feel like I need more improvement in the area of refraining from some comments at inappropriate times.”refraining from some comments at inappropriate times.”
““I was never less than tolerant to the thoughts and opinions I was never less than tolerant to the thoughts and opinions of others. I embrace diversity and enjoy different cultures. of others. I embrace diversity and enjoy different cultures. Leadership conference gave me the opportunity to further Leadership conference gave me the opportunity to further my changes to explore diversity and how to work in diverse my changes to explore diversity and how to work in diverse groups.”groups.”
““This semester I made it a point to be on time to meetings This semester I made it a point to be on time to meetings and I did not miss a meeting this semester.”and I did not miss a meeting this semester.”
““I did not improve when it came to responding to my emails, I did not improve when it came to responding to my emails, but I felt like my advisors saw me in the office a lot more.”but I felt like my advisors saw me in the office a lot more.”
““I think I have come to peace with my own shortcomings and I think I have come to peace with my own shortcomings and will ask others with strengths in those areas for their help.”will ask others with strengths in those areas for their help.”
Phase II: Student Self-Phase II: Student Self-AssessmentAssessment
Again, affirmation of our Again, affirmation of our experiencesexperiences
Led us to Led us to intentionalintentional conversations with conversations with students.students.
Maybe this is a way to Maybe this is a way to predict who might stay predict who might stay or leaveor leave
Some trouble in Some trouble in paradiseparadise
6 advisors on 6 6 advisors on 6 campuses… Surprise! campuses… Surprise! We assess our We assess our students differently…students differently…
““So we must be done So we must be done NOWNOW, , right?”right?”
On to Phase III: Adjustments & On to Phase III: Adjustments & ImprovementsImprovements
Assessment tool needed Assessment tool needed revisionrevision
Refine timelineRefine timeline Tell students up front about Tell students up front about
the assessmentthe assessment Ensure enough time to Ensure enough time to
meet with studentsmeet with students Develop a rubric to gain Develop a rubric to gain
consistency among staff consistency among staff evaluations & to establish evaluations & to establish clear expectations with clear expectations with studentsstudents
Where are we now?Where are we now? Holding steadyHolding steady Students seem to like Students seem to like
the processthe process Gives us some direction Gives us some direction
in planning training for in planning training for studentsstudents
Promotes collaboration Promotes collaboration among staffamong staff
Students have an Students have an increased awareness of increased awareness of their skills & abilities – their skills & abilities – and they give evidence!and they give evidence!
Some points to considerSome points to consider Sometimes it’s difficult for Sometimes it’s difficult for
students to understand students to understand that that this is not a gradethis is not a grade
The assessment is a The assessment is a platform to jump-start platform to jump-start important conversationsimportant conversations
““Objective Tool” vs. Objective Tool” vs. advisor-student advisor-student personality conflictspersonality conflicts
Importance of continuous Importance of continuous improvementimprovement
Record of what students Record of what students are learningare learning
Handouts to leave you:Handouts to leave you: Copy of rubricCopy of rubric Copy of self-assessmentCopy of self-assessment
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