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