-complete one form for each outcome- PROGRAM: General Studies – Social/Behavioral Sciences
Defined Outcome:
Course completion (with a C or higher) by students in online sections will increase by 5 percent (excluding drops and withdrawals) by the end of 2012- 13.
Perkins? no
Responsibility Timeline Resources
Action Plan/Action Items:
1. Identify faculty lead to collaborate with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and with faculty team to:
a. Define course completion for online courses to better differentiate between actual non-completion and those who simply stop attending.
b. Assess completion rates by such variables as the number of courses each instructor is teaching online during that semester and/or student
characteristics (Accuplacer reading score?).
c. Determine whether the completion rate trends are statistically significant from semester to semester, course load, and other variables.
d. Design responses to data. e. Create implementation plan.
2. Request that at least one beginning computer course of opportunity for individual learning (credit, The Learning Commons, Con. Ed.) be available to students every semester and Summer Session.
3. Implement mandatory student Blackboard orientation.
4. Ensure that all online teachers participate in external training and bring back best practices.
a. Identify appropriate external training. b. Attend training.
c. Share best practices.
1a-c. Faculty team, faculty lead, dean, & Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
1d. Faculty team and dean.
2. Faculty via divisional dean.
3. Online Task Force. 4a. Online Task Force, Blackboard mentors, Human Resources, faculty dean. 4b & c. Faculty.
1a-c. Fall and Spring 2011-12 1d. 2012-13 2. Fall 2011 3.2011-12 4.Continous, starting Fall 2011 1a-c.Support for lead faculty member, support from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness. 1d. Time 3.Faculty on Online Task Force/Blackboard mentors. 4.Professional development and travel budgets. WTCS QRP Indicator Name & Number: (from those potential solutions selected from the
WTCS QRPDS Analysis)
Update: (A mid-year and year-end update will be required each year during implementation.) First Mid-Year Update, December 1, 2011
1. The Social/Behavioral Sciences Faculty Team and Dean will meet with Research and Planning Coordinator Jennifer Kunselman during the Assessment Day on January 6, 2012, to define data collection and to establish a timeline for action items.
2.-4. The Online Orientation Group is implementing a Blackboard training module that will be uploaded into online courses. Each student will be required to complete this training module before access is given to course assignments. The Social/Behavioral Sciences Faculty Team will revisit whether this module, SmarterMeasure, Quality Matters, Blackboard Version 9, Student Services Online, The Learning Commons, and other internal initiatives support an increase in course completion rates with a C or higher in online sections of Social/Behavioral Sciences courses.
End-Year Update, May 14th, 2012
1. Non-completers will be defined as students who quit submitting assignments prior to the final withdraw date. Social/Behavioral Sciences Faculty Team will request statistical data of completion rates for each academic term to determine statistical significance. Action item 1.b. has been deleted. Action item 1.c. has been amended to remove course load and other variables. Social/Behavioral Science Faculty Team will issue student referrals at midterm for all students earning a C- or lower.
2. Academic Dean of Social/Behavioral Sciences requested at least one beginning computer course of opportunity for individual learning (credit, The Learning Commons, Con. Ed.) be available to students every semester and Summer Session.
3. Social/Behavioral Sciences Faculty Team requested the creation of Blackboard 9 instructional videos from the Senior Director of Teaching and Learning.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT PLAN
(For implementation in years 2011-12 & 2012-13)
PROGRAM: General Studies – Science Defined Outcome:
At least 80% of students will earn a B- or better in the two Anatomy & Physiology courses (806-177 and 806-179), and therefore the “WTCS Course Completion” indicator will increase to at least 70.
Perkins? no
Responsibility Timeline Resources Action Plan/Action Items:
1. Move toward having all science courses across the college consistently supported by Blackboard for course-support, grade-book and other tools (if consistently present in all classes, this could work to enhance success rates in classes that were online).
2. Strive for consistency in student “C or better” rates, and comparability in course outcomes across all delivery modes for the science courses
a. Each semester/year, evaluate success rates across delivery modes b. Strive to enhance C or better rates across all delivery modes
3. Implement instructional or other changes in the delivery of the General Anatomy & Physiology course – based upon the recommendations that are derived from the course assessment that was conducted in the 2010-11 year.
4. Conduct course assessment for Advanced A&P a. Assessment conducted
b. Implement improvements in course design/delivery
5. Initiate some form of mid-term warning for students on the edge – and encourage them to avail themselves of the additional support services across the college.
(Dropped 9/20/2011 – agreed by faculty to not be necessary)
6. Strengthen communication and involvement with the ADN program faculty to enhance connections with the students, and allow stronger alliance and collaboration (mutual insights/benefits) among program faculty and science faculty members.
1. Lead: Jodie Karr
All health science faculty members 2. Lead: Lori Cypher Health Science faculty and dean 3. Lead: Mary Goldsmith Health science faculty and dean 4. Lead: Dave
Stanley Health science faculty and dean 5. Health science
faculty and dean 6. Lead: Ted May
Science and ADN faculty and deans 1. 2011-12 2. 2011-12 – and on through 2012-13 3. 2011-12 for Gen A&P; progress from there 4. 2011-12 assess; 2012-13 improvements
5. Science faculty and Student Services 6. 2011-12, then assessed and further in 2012-13 1. Blackboard mentors 2. Academic Affairs Assist. 3. Time 4. WITC Assessment Committee 5. Student services 6. ADN dean and
WTCS QRP Indicator Name & Number: (from those potential solutions selected from the
WTCS QRPDS Analysis)