Ins$tu$onal  Buy-­‐In  Strategies

Mark  Cur(s-­‐Chavez,  Lone  Star  College  Carin  Gordon,  Valencia  College  Tom  Nielsen,  Bellevue  College  

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Outline  of  Session

Se@ng  the  stage  -­‐  each  colleges’  culture  related  to  implemen(ng  new  ac(vi(es/strategies?  How  CBE  was  implemented.  What  were  some  of  the  biggest  challenges?    What  would  you  have  differently?    

•  Inaugural winner of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

•  69,000+ students on 5 campuses •  Orlando, Kissimmee, Lake Nona, and Winter Park,

Florida •  A.A. + 34 A.S. + 83 Certificate programs + 3 B.S. •  60/40% PT/FT •  Ranked 4th among the nation’s colleges and universities in

the number of associate degrees awarded. •  Economic impact on the region over $1 billion/year. •  One out of four UCF graduates started at Valencia. •  3rd largest of Florida’s 28 community colleges in student

headcount 12/13 data

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About  Us • Community  College  legisla(vely    authorized  in  1966  

• Part  of  Washington’s  system  of    34  CTCs  

• Mission  includes:  •  Basic  Educa(on  for  Adults    •  Transfer  Educa(on  •  Professional-­‐Technical  including  BAS  degrees  •  Con(nuing  Educa(on  

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About  Us •  Students  

•  33000  headcount  in  all  programs  •  11000  FTES  in  credit  programs  

•  Faculty  •  200  full-­‐(me,  1100  total  headcount    •  Collec(ve  Bargaining  Agreement,  nego(ated  locally  •  Curriculum  Advisory  CommiYee    •  No  Faculty  Senate  •  Culture  of  self-­‐direc(on  and  ownership  

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About  Us •  Local  Board  of  Trustees  appointed  by  Governor  • New  Strategic  Plan  and  Academic  Master  Plan      

•  Founda(on  for  nontradi(onal  delivery  and  creden(aling  • Comple(ng  new  e-­‐Learning  Plan    

•  Improve  e-­‐learning  support  for  students  and  faculty  

•  “Reinven(ng  Governance”  underway  •  Large  college  “trapped”  in  small  college  structure  •  May  add  Cons(tuent  Councils    

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CBE  Implementa$on  Stories

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Competency-­‐Based  Projects •  Business  So*ware  Specialist  cer(ficate  

•  WGU  grant  for  development  and  implementa(on    •  32  quarter  credits,  nested  in  AA  Business  Technology    •  Business  Technology  Systems  program  faculty  and  Navigator  

• Web  Content  Management  cer(ficate  •  Bellevue  College  Founda(on  grant  for  development  •  BTS  faculty  ini(ated;  expands  ini(al  CBE  offering  •  Start  date  fall  2015  

•  State-­‐wide  Business  Transfer  Degree  •  System-­‐wide  “proof  of  concept”    •  8  par(cipa(ng  colleges  

•  High  School  21+    •  competency-­‐based  high  school  diploma  for  adults  

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Implemen$ng  CBE

•  Invita(on  from  WGU  •  Strategic  selec(on  of  program  to  par(cipate    •  Early  interest  and  buy-­‐in  from  faculty  

•  Engaged,  enthusias(c,  flexible,  crea(ve      • WGU  workshops  and  par(cipa(on  

•  Cross-­‐func(onal  team  builds  knowledge  and  strategies  

•  State-­‐wide  workgroup  •  Analyzed  wide  range  of  opportuni(es  and  challenges  

• Project  guided  by  Office  of  Instruc(on  

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Implemen$ng  CBE • Overall  philosophy:    minimal  disrup(on      

•  Engage  exis(ng  systems  whenever  possible  

•  Exis(ng  creden(al  and  courses      •  Credit  based,  quarter-­‐length  terms  

•  Exis(ng  faculty    •  Tradi(onal  roles,  not  disaggregated  •  Serendipity  –  mapping  program  and  course  competencies  and  assessments  

•  Faculty-­‐dean-­‐VPI  collabora(on,  generous  s(pends  • Navigator  posi(on    

•  PT  faculty  member  with  discipline  and  advising  exper(se  

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Biggest  Challenges?  

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What  to  do  Differently?