Assessment is an important
part of our mandate to provide excellence in education for everyone.
Currently attention is focused on two major assessment thrusts,
Program Review and the Dialog on Learning.
Pedagogy 101
Pedagogy 101 is a group hosted by the TLC dedicated to providing new faculty (both part-time and full-time) a monthly space to talk about and apply issues of teaching and learning. Designed as a “community of learners,” Pedagogy 101 is open to all faculty with its focus being to support new faculty. Interested in participating? Email Jane Lister Reis at jreis@sccd.ctc.edu for schedule and program details.
Program Review
The goal of Program Review is to provide a regular
opportunity for self-reflection among faculty
at the program level to act in concert to enhance student learning.
The Program Review process creates opportunities for dialog and a written
report documents the process of reflection. It provides a "snapshot" of the program for review by the Curriculum and Academic Standards Committee,
the Vice President for Instruction, and participating and other interested
faculty at a later time.
Program review is not intended to provide
data for budgetary allocations or program termination. The Committee is looking
for evidence of a meaningful dialog among faculty addressing the integration
of courses and the generation of ways to improve student learning.
Program Review provides the opportunity
for a collaborative reflection by faculty examining current knowledge about
outcomes, generating questions to be answered, and determining actions to
be taken in collaboration with each other. The possibility exists for faculty
to confidently ensure they are doing everything possible to help students
succeed.
Master Course Outlines
The college's Master Course Outline (MCO) is your course's assessment blueprint. As the instructor, you are responsible for teaching to and assessing the General Education outcomes listed on your MCO, as well as the outcomes specific to your course (which also should be listed on your MCO). To review a copy of your MCO, go into Microsoft Word, open up “M” drive, click on “Webshares” and then MCO. Look for the abbreviation of your course (for example, CMN for Communication) and the specific course number.
