Making the Pieces Fitwith

Course Outcomes

College Student Success

Instructor Training

August 2011

How do you envision learning?

• Are you engaged?• Are your students engaged?• Our purpose is found in what “spins off”

…..what transfers from the classroom toThe home

The workplace

The community

Future learning experiences

Course outcomes begin with one question…..• What do our students need to be able to DO “out

there”…..in their rest of life experiences…that we are responsible for in the classroom?

• In outcomes based

learning….this

question guides

course design.Work

Home

Community

Outcomes Based Learning

• Content no longer comes first• Outcomes justify the content• Focus on what students need to

understand…and what skills they need to master

• Process skills are those things the student needs to master in order to achieve the outcomes

Process Skills

• Are used across every discipline….• Need to show up in every program and

course• PROCESS SKILLS

– Apply communication skills to gain assistance with goal specific planning– Develop and utilize basic educational skills– Participate in service activities that promote commitment to lifelong learning and

personal engagement– Complete a variety of self assessment techniques to support personal

engagement– Identify priorities , barriers and time management opportunities through

journaling– Identify opportunities for education in diversity

Four Questions for Outcomes Assessment1. What are the intended outcomes?

2. What are the concepts and issues students must understand?

3. What are the process skills they must develop?

4. How do we ask our students to show evidence of the outcomes—collectively or individually?

OUTCOMES ASSESSMENTS

Participate in social, group, individual and facilitated activities through the lifespan

Goal development PortfolioAcademic Advisory Session

Communicate effectively with peers, educational professionals, and family members the importance of educational preparation and career planning

Goal development PortfolioAcademic Advisory Session

Monitor personal expectations by applying concepts of personal engagement to daily decision making

Goal development , JournalingAssessment and Goal DocumentationAcademic Advisory Session

Understand how supplemental activities and diversity training learning and success in education, community and professional settings

PortfolioAcademic Advisory SessionJournaling

Developing and utilizing basic educational skills such asWriting, Reading, Research, Communication

Goal development , JournalingAssessment and Goal DocumentationPortfolioAcademic Advisory Session

Old OUTCOMES New OUTCOMES

Participate in social, group, individual and facilitated activities through the lifespan.

Demonstrate effective interaction and communication skills in personal, educational and professional settings.

Communicate effectively with peers, educational professionals, and family members the importance of educational preparation and career planning.

Develop a career plan based on organized and orderly educational preparation.

Monitor personal expectations by applying concepts of personal engagement to daily decision making.

Prioritize goals and practice time management skills.

Understand how supplemental activities and diversity training learning and success in education, community and professional settings.

Analyze how participation in out-of-class activities leads to learning and success in multiple settings with diverse people.

Developing and utilizing basic educational skills such asWriting, Reading, Research, Communication

Developing and utilizing basic educational skills such asWriting, Reading, Research, Communication

So how do we design a course?

• Rather than focus on the content we want to cover……

• We let that content emerge from a vision of what students need to be able to do beyond our classroom.

Course Outcomes Activity

• Divide into 5 teams as assigned• Each team receives ONE learning

outcome• Teams will brainstorm ideas for getting our

students to the intended outcomes• Utilize note cards to map • Learning Outcome Activity Theme

How do we get them there?

Demonstrate effective interaction and

communication skills in personal, educational and

professional settings.

Portfolio of Activities

Volunteerism

Involvement in Student

Government, PTK, etc.

Service Learning

Goal Development Activities

Teambuilding Activities

Course Themes:• My.Ozarka• Ozarka Online

• Calendars• Forms Listing• Financial Aid• Degree Audits• Transfer• Student Services

• Goal Development• Library Tour• Financial Aid• College Catalog• How to be a College Student• Academic Advising• Know Yourself• Exploring Careers• Time Mgmt.• Stress Mgmt.• Relationships• Diversity• Academic Skills

Week Lesson Assignment Outcome Link

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

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12

13

14

15

Shared Curriculum Items• Strategic Planning Items

– KUDER Assessment and Report– Goal Statement Development– Advising Activity/Program of Study– Library Instruction– MyOzarka and Ozarka Online

• Some Other Ideas– Use the 13 themes and link to outcomes

13 Themes of College Success

13 Themes of College Success

My.Ozarka and Ozarka Online

Goal

Development

Library tour

Financial Aid

College Catalog

How to Be a College Student

Academic AdvisingExploring Careers

KUDER

Time Mgmt

Stress Mgmt

Relationships

Diversity

Academic Skills

Course Assessment Techniques and Tools• Course Assessment Form

– Timeline and Process• CATs• Learning Audits• Muddiest Point• CIQ surveys• Other ideas?

Wrap Up

• Website• Session Assessment