How do your students demonstrate they are learning

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How do your students demonstrate they are learning? TEACHING AND LEARNING CONVERSATIONS

How do your students demonstrate they are learning? TEACHING AND LEARNING CONVERSATIONS

Reflection Questions Consider one course that you have taught recently when answering the questions

Reflection Questions Consider one course that you have taught recently when answering the questions below. § 1. How do your students demonstrate their learning? § 2. What do you do when your students aren’t learning? § 3. How well do you think your actual course learning outcomes encapsulate what students learn in your class?

Background Accreditation mid-cycle report The institution will provide two representative examples of how it

Background Accreditation mid-cycle report The institution will provide two representative examples of how it has operationalized its mission and core themes progressing from objectives to indicators to outcomes to mission fulfillment. These examples should be regarding student learning either at the institutional, program or course level. They should illustrate how you are “closing the loop” on student learning assessment. Strategic plan Goal 2, Objective A Develop a robust mechanism for ongoing student learning outcomes assessment at the course, program, and institutional level

What needs to be in place for change to happen? Who needs to be

What needs to be in place for change to happen? Who needs to be involved? Are the proposed changes feasible? Act Change WHAT or HOW or both What are the data telling us? What needs to be changed? Review Reflect Develop outcomes, curriculum, & content Interpret results Who needs to be part of the conversation? DIRECT assessments: In-course assessment Licensing exam Standardized assessment What do we expect students to be able to do? OUTCOMES Assess Design methods; collect Data INDIRECT assessments: Questionnaires Reflections Focus groups How will students learn these things? CURRICULUM COURSE CONTENT Are these the right outcomes? Societal trends Transfer agreement Advisory boards How do we know students are learning?

Approach § Building on existing work § Professional Learning § Providing space, time, and

Approach § Building on existing work § Professional Learning § Providing space, time, and resources § Administrative support § Facilitation § Documentation, Data Collection, Data Analysis § Forum for Sharing: Shoreline Teaching and Learning Conference

Where do I Start? § Student Learning Outcomes Assessment, Part 2 § Monday, 11

Where do I Start? § Student Learning Outcomes Assessment, Part 2 § Monday, 11 am, Room 1522 § Monday, 1 pm, Room 1522

Moving Forward § 3 – 5 Assessment Projects § Course level assessment § Stipends

Moving Forward § 3 – 5 Assessment Projects § Course level assessment § Stipends available for faculty involved § Applications available Sept. 28, due October 19 § Interested? Questions? Contact Bayta Maring bmaring@shoreline. edu X 6949

Complete your Evaluations! § On the back, please answer, “ 5. What else would

Complete your Evaluations! § On the back, please answer, “ 5. What else would you like to learn about outcomes assessment? ”