MCCA Summer ConferenceTraverse City, Michigan2014

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A, B, C, D, & FCarnegie Unit 62 Credit HoursAssociates Degree

http://www.capella.edu/

Issues of Validity and Reliability

Issues of Validity and Reliability Important to engage with employers & transfer institutions; Clarity to employers regarding what they are getting; Clarity to students about attainment of specific skill sets; and Develop a crosswalk document and clearly define credentials

received on transcripts.

Measurable, observable behavior. “The student can…”analyze sources of financing for business;identify and define the main forms of business organizations;define and use marketing terminology and concepts;use Total Quality Management practices to address a

problem;convey information by creating charts and graphs...

What Competencies ?

Competency Based “Report”

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/files/Competency%20Transcript%20Draft%20v12.pdf

College for America’s efforts…

Role of Faculty in CBE

“Faculty typically have a different role in competency-based programs than in a more traditional classroom setting…They don’t lead courses, but rather serve as mentors or points of contact when students have content-related questions.”

- Dorothy Wax, Associate VP for Operations at the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning.

Jackson College’s Direction…

Time as a proxy for learning Competencies define learning

Faculty centered Student centered

Expert teaching model Expert coaching model

15 week semesters OE/OE

Transcript Credential of learning

ADOs Granular competencies

Broad assessment of knowledge

Captures prior knowledge

CBE at Jackson College

Establish required competencies; Repackaging; Incoming credentials assessment;

Direct Assessment Model; Competency transcript; Independent study; Project-based work;

CBE at Jackson College

All courses with documented competencies and assessments in fall 2016 and full course-level implementation in fall 2017.

Developing a methodology to monetize this undertaking…creating a new, sustainable business model.

CBE at Jackson College

CBE at Jackson College

Jackson Preparatory and Early College, a competency-based public charter school located on JC’s campus is opening fall 2014;

http://www.jacksonpec.org/index.html

Community Colleges as Providers of Learning & Credentials