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Tri-County Technical College Quality Enhancement Plan. What is a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)?. SACS requires Tri-County to have a plan for increasing the effectiveness of some aspect of our educational programming related to student learning - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Tri-County Technical College Quality Enhancement Plan
What is a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP)? SACS requires Tri-County to have a plan for
increasing the effectiveness of some aspect of our educational programming related to student learning
provides an opportunity for Tri-County to enhance overall institutional quality and effectiveness
What is a QEP?
focuses on an issue(s) considered important to student learning
5-year initiative that has significant (even transformational) impact
How does SACS define student learning? changes in students’ knowledge, skills,
behaviors, and/or values
must be attributable to the college experience
Phase I Phase II Phase III
Phase 1: Accomplishments
Brainstorming sessions with faculty, staff, students, and administration determined factors that affect student learning identified top 12 factors related to student learning
Literature review on top 12 factors
Phase 1: Accomplishments
Consolidated top 12 factors into 6 higher level factors based on literature review
Analyzed the College’s Institutional Plans to determine how the 6 factors match
Determined how the factors interrelate
Integrated all the steps by answering a common set of questions for each factor
Phase 1: Accomplishments
Three topics emerged
Starting Now: The Transition to College Integrating General Education into Technical
Programs Aligning Expectations: Building a Foundation for
Success
Phase 1: Accomplishments
After a general faculty/staff meeting where individual feedback was solicited, the Executive Staff selected TCTC’s QEP theme:
Starting Now: The Transition to College
What will the QEP do?
Complement Tri-County’s commitment to enhancing student learning
Serve as an important phase of an on-going initiative ─ the QEP is not an episodic event
Why this QEP theme?
TCTC’s cultural migration is focusing on student learning
Need to address success rates in gatekeeper courses
Theme recommended by faculty, staff, and administration
Potential impact on large numbers of students and utilization of best practices
What are TCTC’s primary QEP goals? Improve student success rates in gatekeeper
courses that have traditionally high unsuccess rates
Improve our students’ transition to college advising, placement, orientation, learning styles campus engagement, personal responsibility, success
skills, individualized learning plan
Reduce non-productive behaviors that affect student success in gatekeeper courses withdraw rates, multiple changes of major, low grades, etc.
Phase I Phase II Phase III
Phase II: QEP Design Team
Charged with selecting a focus (topic) for the QEP under the guidance of the SACS Leadership Team must stay true to the theme preferred by the
faculty and staff and selected by the ES
Topic must be based on empirical data and focused on student learning
Phase II: QEP Design Team
Broad enough to have a significant impact on the institution
Narrow enough so there is a clear framework for development and implementation
Learning Excellence Initiative
Learning Excellence Initiative Smart Start
traditional orientation information and skills preparation for success in the first term
learning outcomes
Learning Excellence Initiative Learning Communities
freshman seminar course serves as the hub of the community freshman seminar course is a reconceptualization of
COL 103 developed by faculty who will be teaching the course
Learning Excellence Initiative Learning Communities (continued)
Two additional courses are linked with the freshman seminar course 2 credit courses 2 developmental courses
Courses will have 3-4 points of intersection Courses will have some shared measurable
student learning outcomes
Why is the TCTC QEP beneficial for students? The first year of the college experience is critical for
future academic success
The QEP is focused on our students’ transition to college, a topic of major concern for faculty and staff
The QEP learning communities will provide an increased opportunity for students to engage with faculty, other students and the subject matter in an exciting and challenging way
Why is TCTC’s QEP beneficial for faculty? Draws on the expertise of TCTC’s faculty Encourages an environment of high student
performance Enables faculty to gain access to proven best
practices Develops a community of practice that
benefits all faculty and their students
Why is TCTC’s QEP beneficial to staff? Focuses on student success; streamlines
several processes Improves and enhances student engagement
(campus resources and activities) Provides staff with access to best practices Increases student participation and
satisfaction with College services and their transition experience
How will the QEP make the College better? The QEP will contribute significantly to
improving student learning and success, which will ultimately impact the College’s… vision to be a role model commitment to continuous improvement and
innovation strategic plan (enhancing opportunities for student
success, promoting a collegial environment, and expanding educational opportunities)
Communication and Feedback QEP Initiative group portal on Campus
Pipeline provides a window into the project Today’s presentation Background information Discussion group Updates Outcomes assessment results (eventually)
Information on the Quality Enhancement Plan is now available on the “QEP Initiative” group section of Campus Pipeline. The group is open to everyone, but you will have to “join” before you can access the information for the first time. Here’s how:
Click on tab for “Groups” (top right of your CP screen)Click Groups Index
Click “Academic”Click “QEP Initiative” and “Join” (You only have to join once; the group will automatically appear on your personal list when you click on the tab for Groups.)
Phase I Phase II Phase III
Phase III: Implementation
Should begin in August 2006
Naming of the implementation team and key personnel
Design-to-implementation should be seamless
More information to follow…