Weave Online Making Connections Scott R Anderson Information

Weave. Online : Making Connections Scott R. Anderson Information Systems Librarian Specialist for Govt Resources, Biz, CS, Econ, Math Chair, Academic Outcomes & Assessment Committee Millersville University scott. anderson@millersville. edu Pa. LA, Annual Conference, Winning Strategies for Libraries Tuesday, Oct 4, 2011, Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center, State College, PA

Just a bit about MVS • Millersville University is …. . – a regional comprehensive – Established in 1855, just outside Lancaster, PA • Originally as a Normal School – 2010 FTE: 6, 975. 8 undergrad; 582. 7 grad – 55 BA/BS degree programs; 22 masters programs – 328 faculty or thereabouts – 54, 000 living alumni • Many more deceased alumni – 2 swans

Weave. Online (aka “WO”) • Anyone have WO ? – MVS obtained the service a year or so ago – Still working through all of it – not experts • What is Weave ? – REPORTING and TRACKING tool for activities dealing with planning & assessment – Primary market is higher education – Intended for use by the entire institution – Web based, hosted service

What does WO do? Helps with … • Assessment * – Could allow you to see what others are doing • Planning * – Your timeline, and other timelines • Mapping * – Where things happen in the curriculum, coherence • Program Review – Accreditation for academics; Tracking for services • Accountability – Can get data / activities in one place for a time period

How does WO do this? • You get to play “fill in the blanks” – WO provides “templates” • University builds out on adopted templates – Provides a structure for things like: • • • Assessment cycles Institutional priorities Strategic Plans (department, university, system) General Education Curriculum Standards (internal, external)

Assessment • Mission & Goals for “entities” – University; Library; School of X; Dept Y; Program Z • Library Goals – Outcomes : eg, student learning – Objectives : eg, service metrics • Measures & Findings – That go with the Goals Outcomes / Objectives • Track & Plan – Based on Measures and Findings • Report Out

Planning & Tracking • Using the Action Plan Tracking – Update results as necessary, and activity is: • Planned, In Progress, Finished, On Hold • Or even Terminated • Associated with Outcomes or Objectives – Cause you’re going to need to some • Measurements & Findings • Haven’t done this very well / yet

Mapping • “Connect the Activities” – Library has Outcomes & Objectives • That should be connected to: – University Mission, General Education, etc. – Outcomes & Objectives • Will have Measures & Findings • (Should have some sort of action plan as well. ) – So you have a sensical report • Your own report • Others around the university generate reports

Reporting • If you have mapped or connected things – When someone *else* runs a report for • Who is doing what for whatever • Could see the Library connected to whatever – – Strategic plan or priority Accreditation activity General Education : Information Literacy, Writing Etc. • When the report (query) is generated

Conclusion • Lots of up front work – Really need to think about what you are doing • Allows for you to appear in the right places – The mapping is critical • But assumes that others have your places ready • So the Library appears when people report – Who is doing what for whatever • Which demonstrates the value of the Library

Questions ? Scott R. Anderson Millersville University scott. anderson@millersville. edu