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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3
4
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10
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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