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SAVVY ABOUT THE SLOAC
Sandra Stefani Comerford, CSM Professor of EnglishRay Lapuz, Cañada
Professor of MathematicsKaren Wong, Skyline Professor of English
At the end of this presentation,
you will be able to…
• Describe the Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment Cycle
• Explain its purpose
• Enumerate the ways that the three colleges have responded to the initiative
THE CYCLE
Develop, modify, or review a curriculum, course, program, or service.
Develop Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Design & Measure Student Learning as a result of the Curriculum, Course, or Program
Collect, discuss, and analyze data.
Determine refinements based on outcomes data.
Closing the Assessment Loop
Visual Courtesy of Bakersfield Community College
2002 W.A.S.C. Requirement
• October site visitsAwarenessDevelopmentProficiencySustainable Continuous Quality
Improvement
Motives of Faculty and Staff
• Improve Student Learning• Increase dialogue among colleagues• Employ a systematic means of assessing
student learning• Validate how well we are teaching and
serving our students• Make data driven decisions about
teaching, learning, serving our students, and allocating resources
• Meet accreditation standards
SLOAC Philosophies
• Vehicle for continuous educational improvement
• Central role of faculty and staff
• An integral part of decision making to improve institutional effectiveness.
SLOAC Implementation at All Three Colleges:
Articulation and Integration of SLOs
• SLOs being articulated at the course level• SLOs being articulated at the instructional program
(department) level• SLOs being articulated at the program level for
student services • Development and approval of institutional SLOs• Integration of SLOs into campus processes
– Program Review– Course outlines of record
• SLO’s on course syllabi
SLOAC Implementation at All Three Colleges:
Beginning Implementation of SLOs
• Dialogue about SLOs– Assessment committees– Within departments– Across campus
• Conversations about assessment (tools & techniques)– Workshops– Best practices of assessment– Instruments such as rubrics, surveys, embedded
assessment techniques
• Collaboration among the chairs for each college.
District-wide Collaboration
District-wide Collaboration
• Collaboration among the chairs for each college.
• District-wide workshops2005, September 23: Student Learning Outcomes
by Bakersfield CC Group
2006, February 3: SLO’s and Assessmentby Mary Allen
Spring 2008: February 29: More on Assessmentsby Jerry Rudmann
District-wide Collaboration
• Collaboration among the chairs for each college
• District-wide workshops
• Involvement in the Bay Area Consortium and other statewide agencies
• Involvement in the Bay Area Consortium and other statewide agencies
Subscribed to Learning Outcomes Listserv Summer Institute: August 2005 -- Berkeley Northern California SLOAC Alliance Meeting:
March 2007 – Mission College Strengthening Student Success Conference:
October (annually) Jossey-Bass Associates
District-wide Collaboration
• Collaboration among the chairs for each college.
• District-wide workshops
• Involvement in the Bay Area Consortium and other statewide agencies.
• Linked websites
SLOAC Websites
• District Linkhttp://www.smccd.net/accounts/sloac/
• Cañada Collegehttp://www.smccd.net/accounts/canslo/
• College of San Mateohttp://www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/SLOAC/
• Skyline Collegehttp://www.smccd.net/accounts/skysloac/index.htm