AGENDA

Friday, October 18, 2013

8:10 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Counseling Conference Room

Welcome Steve Lytle – Replacing Wendy Berry for Math Science Division

• Minutes from September 6, 2013 (5 Minutes)
• Overview of the Student Success Conference (Vicki)

• SLO Sustainability Report  Executive Summary of SLOs on Annual SLO Report

3. COR for Course Improvement Evidence –

• Develop a 5 year plan for COR revision to be given to Division Chair by October 2013. A 5 year plan has been developed for Comprehensive Program Review.
• Authentic Assessment Methods. (Hand out showing methods to choose from in the eLumen drop down feature.
• Follow up on Curriculum & Gen. Ed. Committee discussion regarding the memo attachment epicting SLO assessment results and changes/improvements to the course.

2. Signature Assignment Check to see if any General Education SLOs are linked to the Community/Global Awareness ISLO. Continue discussion on creating a Signature Assignment for spring 2014 inservice.
3. SLO Webpage for Students Discuss any recommendations regarding outline that was emailed to committee members on September 23, 2013.
4. Student Services

Student services learning outcomes will be a standing agenda item at each meeting

from now on. Joe’ll will research what other schools are doing with SLOs and student services.

6. Old Business – Status Update Vicki will discuss training for faculty at the next Division Chairs meeting. Training is for Authentic Assessment and SLO validity and the hope is to have this ready for January inservice 2014.
7. Next Meeting Time

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1. Develop a 5 year plan for COR revision to be given to Division Chair by October 2013.

2. Discuss the new SIP question. Assessment Methods.

3. Signature Assignment (10 Minutes)
Action Item from 8-23-13:

The committee will revisit this agenda item at the next meeting. It was suggested that the faculty committee members bring sample assignments to review and the committee will work together to formulate the signature assignment for assessment.

4. New Business – Quick Status Update (10 Minutes)
Action Item from 8-23-13

1. A section for students on the SLO webpage will be outlined this fall semester and will be ready to publish live spring 2014.

2. Vicki will discuss this at the next Division Chairs meeting and the goal is to provide training to faculty during the January inservice 2014.

5. Student Services (10 Minutes) Action Item from 8-23-13:

1. Student services learning outcomes will be a standing agenda item at each meeting from now on. Joe’ll will research what other schools are doing with SLOs and student services.

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Friday, August 23, 2013 1:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Counseling Conference Room

1. Minutes from May 17, 2013 (5 Minutes)
2. COR for Course Improvement Evidence – Status Update (5 Minutes)

Action Items – What has been done to date? Establish a due date/timeline.

• The development of a schedule for COR revision and course improvement will be presented to Mark and brought back to this committee at the first meeting in the fall.
• The Section Improvement Plan will be updated with the new assessment method question.
• The idea of eLumen data and student achievement data will be combined in a format so that it can be reviewed at the same time for program review. This will be worked out with the IR office.
• COR webpage – Are they up to date?

3. Signature Assignment (5 Minutes)

Action Item – Establish a due date/timeline date.

• The committee agreed to create the signature assignment, but it was not stated when the idea would be presented to the campus. Focus will be on an ISLO or GE SLO.

4. Meeting Date and Time for 2013/2014 (5 Minutes)

Action Item:

• Committee members will email their fall schedules to Brandy and a date and time for next year will be decided on.

5. New Business (20 Minutes)

• Establish goals for 2013/2014 with timeline/date of completion.
  • Section on the SLO webpage for students.
  • Set date for Authentic Assessment training.
  • CSLO Revisions/Updates – Outline and due dates.

6. Other – From 5/17/2013 – Comments or Questions (10 Minutes)

• Vicki informed the committee that Mark Williams, the new VP of Instruction has agreed to designate Carl Perkins funds for SLO workshops for instructional programs. Training should focus on Authentic Assessment methods and SLO validity/effectiveness.

Action Item – Status

• Vicki will send out the template created by the Applied Technology division that displays the SLO, assignment and method of assessment in a table format. Once this is approved by the committee, it will be placed on the SLO webpage for all faculty to utilize.

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10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Cougar Room
1. Documentation From Divisions – Course and Program Improvement
a. Send meeting notes or minutes to Brandy
b. Email
2. Mapping SLOs
a. Standards
b. Generates reports – linkage
3. Staff Development – Work shop Authentic Assessment
4. Resources on SLO Website
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MINUTES

Friday, January 25, 2013

9 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Cougar Room

Present: Jennifer Altenhoffel, Brandy Cramer, Geoffrey Dyer, Vicki Herder Michelle Oja, David Reynolds, David Layne

Absent: Joe’ll Chaidez

1. Documentation From Divisions – Course and Program Improvement

• Vicki discussed the ACCJC standards and the necessity of documentation showing course and program improvements made across the institution. Currently faculty have been using eLumen to document changes or improvements to their courses in Section Improvement Plans. The committee discussed the difference between using eLumen as the repository for documentation as opposed to other options such as agendas, meeting minutes, FIG notes and emails. It was decided that a centralized repository (a shared drive) would be a great way to share and document discussions that take place as well as provide a location to upload and download forms or other tools. eLumen will still be used to document SIPs and CIPs, and the shared drive would be a place to house the back up for those plans.

2. Mapping SLOs

• The eLumen mapping tool will be used to map course SLOs to program SLOs. This tool will help to point out discrepancies between course SLOs and program SLOs. It will also provide reporting features that aggregate course SLOs and program SLOs.

3. Staff Development

• Faculty training for Authentic Assessment will be provided spring 2013. A date has not been set yet.

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4. Resources on SLO Website

• The updated SLO How to Guide was handed out for review. The updated version is available on the TC website and will be included in the adjunct faculty binder.

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MINUTES

Friday, March 15, 2013

9 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Cougar Room Present: Jennifer Altenhoffel, Brandy Cramer, Geoffrey Dyer, Vicki Herder Michelle Oja, David Reynolds, David Layne

Absent: Joe’ll Chaidez

** The Annual Report was discussed in depth for the majority of the meeting. **

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MINUTES

Friday, April 19, 2013

9 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Counseling Conference Room

Present: Jennifer Altenhoffel, Brandy Cramer, Geoffrey Dyer, Vicki Herder Michelle Oja, David Reynolds, David Layne

Absent: Joe’ll Chaidez

1. Minutes from March 15, 2013 – Annual Report

• Went over the changes made to the report before submission.
• Discussed integrity, honesty, and being accountable for the correct numbers. Discussed how other schools are generating their numbers and how eLumen has helped TC.
• Discussed Westec and how the numbers are improving in SLO assessment – mainly in Court Reporting
• Discussed the challenges with Westec and assessment of SLOs.
  • Westec students are about 10,000. The way students are entered into Banner is a problem. Working on assessments is a challenge when the data upload is not accurate. How do we assess the classes that are being offered but are not in the data upload? For instance the Passport class is offered many times throughout the semester, but is not in eLumen because of the issues with Banner and the data upload process. It is hopeful that once the new VP arrives a process can be developed.
• Invite Bill and Randy from Westec to join SLOASC.
• If we are asked by the Commission we will explain to them why Westec SLOs are not being fully assessed.

2. Mapping SLOs – Status Update from Divisions

• Vicki gave a brief summary why we need to map SLOs to PSLOs and ISLOs and how it works.
• Vicki explained how the mapping tool will help in reporting assessment scores at the program level.
• The English department has started mapping their SLOs.  Vicki has met with the following program leads to explain the mapping process:
  • Kanoe Bandy
  • Kamala Carlson
  • Jennifer Altenhofel
  • Michelle Oja
  • Sonja Swenson
  • Becky Roth
  • Stacey Eastman
• All mapping should be completed by June 30, 2013.
• All fall 2012 and spring 2013 SLO assessment should be completed by June 30, 2013.

3. Mission Statement for the SLO Webpage

• Vicki gave a brief summary on the changes to the SLO webpage. Page 1 – Mission statement, Page 2 – Quick Links and Resources, Page 3 – SLOs.
• A finalized version of the SLO webpage mission statement was approved.

“The Student Learning Outcomes team assists faculty and staff in the development of student learning outcomes and effective authentic assessment and analysis of data with thoughtful considered improvements to courses, programs, and services with a culture of evidence and on-going dialogue. The SLO team values the culture of inquiry, integrity of the data, and the academic freedom of faculty to determine the best method for student learning. The SLO team houses and coordinates the assessment efforts as described by each unit, division, program, service, and course area.”

4. COR for Course Improvement – Accreditation Evidence

• Vicki asked if a COR could be interpreted as evidence for course improvement.
• Geoffrey stated that the ACCJC wants to see improvement of courses by SLO assessment.
• Substantive change is a factor; need for evidence to show change because of SLO assessment.
• This item will be added to the next meeting agenda for further discussion and clarification.

5. Program Review Focus – Program Level Instead of Course Level

• The reasons why a June 30^th deadline is necessary:
  • Program reports can be generated in July and August.
  • Packets with all accumulated data can be given out to program leads during fall inservice.
  • A program review summary can be written using fall 2012 and spring 2013 SLO data.

6. Other

• Future agenda items:
  • COR for evidence of course improvement
  • Signature Assignment
  • Confirm meeting date and time for next year

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