Emphasizing the Dialog at Monterey Peninsula College

1. Emphasizing the Dialog atMonterey Peninsula College • Fred Hochstaedter • Academic Senate President • SLO Coordinator • Monterey Peninsula College What we do, What we emphasize, And why

2. Our Philosophy • We hope that SLOs can provide a formal framework for faculty to converse, as professionals, about teaching, learning, pedagogy, and curricula. • Professional teachers talking to each other about teaching and student learning is a primary characteristic of a vibrant academic institution. • We hope that the result of these conversations is more insightful pedagogy that improves student learning in MPC courses. -MPC SLO Committee, 2007

3. What We Wanted • A process that is simple (Keep it Simple Sweetheart) • A process that is sustainable in a variety of budget environments • A process that fit with our existing processes such as resource allocation Led to Three Principles…

4. Three Principles • All SLOs (program, institutional, general education) must be evaluable at the course level. More info: http://www.mpcfaculty.net/senate/FacultyHandbook/FacultyHandbookSLOs.pdf

5. Three Principles SLOs: Information for the Program Grades: Information for the Student Leads to… Evaluation of student work • 2. Instructors regularly evaluate student learning. The result of this effort is valuable information for quality improvement for the program. More info: http://www.mpcfaculty.net/senate/FacultyHandbook/FacultyHandbookSLOs.pdf

6. Three Principles • 3. We need to give faculty members time to engage in the dialog. More info: http://www.mpcfaculty.net/senate/FacultyHandbook/FacultyHandbookSLOs.pdf

8. Monterey Peninsula College Planning and Resource Allocation Process (simplified version) • 1. Planning • 3-year Institutional • Educational Master Plan • 2. Program Review • 6-year Cycle • Annual Report with Action Plans • 5. Evaluation • Institutional • Area • 3. Institutional Review • Administration • Faculty-led advisory groups • 4. Resource Allocation • Infrastructure • Equipment • Personnel

9. Monterey Peninsula College Planning and Resource Allocation Process SLOs live here • 1. Planning • 3-year Institutional • Educational Master Plan • 2. Program Review • 6-year Cycle • Annual Report with Action Plans • 5. Evaluation • Institutional • Area • Data driven • Dialog • 3. Institutional Review • Administration • Faculty-led advisory groups • 4. Resource Allocation • Infrastructure • Equipment • Personnel

10. Code word for SLO Instructor Reflections on Student Learning • 2. Program Review • 6-year Cycle • Annual Report with Action Plans Program Reflections on Student Learning • These Forms/Processes are the Heart of MPC’s SLO Efforts. • They are designed to prompt • Dialog • Collaboration • Improvement Efforts • Action Plan Rationale

11. 2. Program Reflections on Student Learning 3. Action Plans 1. Instructor Reflections on Student Learning

12. Instructor Reflections … …leads to…

13. Program Reflections … …Two hours during each flex day… …leads to…

14. …Annual Report / Action Plans PRSL = SLO

15. 2. Program Review • 6-year Cycle • Annual Report with Action Plans

16. From the Student Learning Section…

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19. And finally… SLOs are fully integrated into the 6-year program review guidelines

20. Integration of Student Learning and Program Reflections into *all* resource allocation processes.

21. 1. Faculty Position Requests 2. Classified Position Requests 3. Foundation Grant Proposals

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29. At MPC, the Program Reflections are • The heart of dialog during flex activities • Cited as rational for action plans • Well integrated into the Program Review Process • Well integrated into all resource allocation processes • Viewed as the basis for dialog • Visited at least once per semester • and most importantly…

30. At MPC, the Program Reflections are A grass-roots, bottom-up, approach to evaluating student learning and using the results to inform plans to improve.

31. Our Philosophy • We hope that SLOs can provide a formal framework for faculty to converse, as professionals, about teaching, learning, pedagogy, and curricula. • Professional teachers talking to each other about teaching and student learning is a primary characteristic of a vibrant academic institution. • We hope that the result of these conversations is more insightful pedagogy that improves student learning in MPC courses. -MPC SLO Committee, 2007

32. From the ACCJC • The primary purpose of an ACCJC-accredited institution is to foster learning in its students. • An effective institution ensures that its resources and processes support student learning, continuously assesses that learning, and pursues institutional excellence and improvement. • An effective institution maintains an ongoing, self-reflective dialogue about its quality and improvement.” • -ACCJC, • “Introduction to the Accreditation Standards”