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SLO 102: On-going SLO Assessment. Spring 2011 Flex Week PD Session Devon Atchison and Micah Jendian January 18, 2011. Objectives. Clearly convey the Spring 2011 SLO Assessment Outline & Assignments. briefly review the “at your fingertips” web SLO resources. reinforce that the
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SLO 102: On-going SLO Assessment Spring 2011 Flex Week PD Session Devon Atchison and Micah Jendian January 18, 2011
Objectives Clearly convey the Spring 2011 SLO Assessment Outline & Assignments briefly review the “at your fingertips” web SLO resources reinforce that the SLO Assessment Process is and should be simple, doable, and meaningful
Semester / Syllabus Essentials PLEASE NOTE: There is no new SLO related work that is required to be submitted during Spring 2011 AND Micah and Devon are delighted to be of any support Course Outcomes and Assignments • Conduct simple, “doable,” and meaningful SLO Assessments in accord with your department’s six year SLO Assessment Plan. Engage in “closing the loop” discussions with department colleagues based on the gathered results from the assessments. Continue positive progress toward 2012 “Proficiency” Goal
Semester / Syllabus Essentials Extra Credit Opportunities • Get a jump start on your Annual 2011-2012 SLO Report Consider assessing an SLO not up for assessment according to your 6-year SLO Plan
Semester / Syllabus Essentials primary SLO-Related Web Resources • http://www.grossmont.edu/devonatchisonhttp://www.grossmont.edu/student_learning_outcomesSLO BLACKBOARD SITE: http://bb.gcccd.edu/[SLO-GC]
ASSESSING SLOS “The purpose of assessment is to improve learning” (Angelo, 2000). “Assessment is a dynamic pedagogy that extends, expands, enhances, and strengthens learning” (Driscoll, 2001). ACCJC defines assessment as: the systematic collection, review, and use of information about educational programs undertaken for the purpose of improving student learning and development.
Creating an SLO Assessment out of an existing Assignment • Volunteers who want to share an SLO that they’re having trouble creating an Assessment for? • What’s the Course? • What’s the SLO? • What Assignments currently exist for this Course? • Brainstorm on how to use an existing Assignment as the Assessment… • Which of our ideas seem the most simple, doable and meaningful? • How will we collect/compile the data?
Creating an SLO Assessment out of an existing Assignment ECON 121, SLO 1: Students will be able to articulate the inter-workings of the market system including how the interaction of supply and demand answers the three economic questions of what to produce, how to produce, and who to produce for. • What Assignments currently exist for this Course? • Brainstorm on how to use an existing Assignment as the Assessment… • Which of our ideas seems the most simple, doable and meaningful? • How will we collect/compile the data?
Creating an SLO Assessment out of an existing Assignment GEOL 104, SLO 1: Students will be able to identify and describe the relationship between energy transformations and natural phenomenon • What Assignments currently exist for this Course? • Brainstorm on how to use an existing Assignment as the Assessment… • Which of our ideas seems the most simple, doable and meaningful? • How will we collect/compile the data?
Creating an SLO Assessment out of an existing Assignment MUS 001, SLO 1: Students will be able to recognize and analyze the elements of musical notation. • What Assignments currently exist for this Course? • Brainstorm on how to use an existing Assignment as the Assessment… • Which of our ideas seems the most simple, doable and meaningful? • How will we collect/compile the data?
Creating an SLO Assessment out of an existing Assignment SPAN 141, SLO 1: Students will be able to recognize the impact that the history of the Hispanic culture has brought to our society • What Assignments currently exist for this Course? • Brainstorm on how to use an existing Assignment as the Assessment… • Which of our ideas seems the most simple, doable and meaningful? • How will we collect/compile the data?
Troubleshooting: We don’t all want to use the same exact assessment tool • How do you conduct an assessment when instructors who teach the same course do not want to use the same exact assessment tool? • Brainstorm: What can we do that is similar but still allows us to collect meaningful data?
SLO Assessments Successes Expected or Unexpected? Stubborn Challenges Developing or Implementing a Particular Assessment?