Student Learning Outcomes Committee Meeting
March 18, 2008
Room 302, 12-2pm
Present: Dr. Norma Ambriz, Chad Mark Glen, Gloria Meads, Barbara Ogman, Michelle
Sherry, Stephen Small, Dr. Ronald Taylor, Bernadette Zermeno
1. Create a Mission Statement for the SLOAC Committee
Barbara opens the meeting by discussing the importance of having a mission statement to
direct the path of the Chabot College’s SLOA cycle. Barbara asks committee members if
they have anything to add to the agenda.
Steve recommends that the achievements of the SLOA committee be added to our
outline.
A rubric on the SLOA progress was given to each committee member to discuss the next
steps the SLOA committee will be taking.
Barbara gives her views about the Faculty Senate meeting by stating that it was an eye
opening experience because it reminded her to include the important different
perspectives and take into account how faculty members and staff may perceive the
SLOA cycle. She believes there needs to be follow through and a clear road map so the
SLO committee will not be on same path as other committees on Chabot College campus.
The SLOA committee needs to be ready for opposition on the Faculty Senate.
The committee agrees that it does not want to marginalize the opposition, but expect
them. By anticipating and understanding the challenges faculty members will face, the
committee will be better prepared to face any problems.
Dr. Ambriz discusses that many people do not understand the Accreditation and the
Accreditation process. Steve would like to see a general checklist to understand what
Accreditation will be checking when they visit Chabot College. Colleges are penalized
for SLOs and for Program Review. The college cannot afford the negative image and a
negative reputation based on what happens on Accreditation.
Barbara reminds committee members that Karen Wong recommended Chabot gets a pilot
group to complete the whole SLOA cycle. The cycle for the pilot group would include
creating SLO, assessment, and rubric, uploading date and then using the data to make
changes. Faculty members targeted would be those have turned in an original SLO.
Barbara reminds the committee that she does not want the Elumen program to take over
the learning and reflective process for faculty members. However, there needs to be a
way to collect the data, while saving idiosyncratic and original work of professors.
Gloria gave the example of the Nursing department’s SLO and how it will be difficult to
fit into the Elumen program. It would be beneficial to have other faculty members look at
a colleague’s SLOA because it would help encompass all necessary information.
Chad and Dr. Ambriz reminded the committee that a mission statement was created in
Spring 2007. This mission statement was approved for original charge by the Faculty
Senate. It was recommended to revise the mission statement just in case any changes are
needed. The mission should state that the committee is welcoming any controversy that
may rise and the need for continuous dialogue.
The committee decided to focus on the guided principles to push where we are going as a
committee and how we will move forward. As a committee, we need to remember how
to improvement of educational experiences for students, staff and employees. Also, the
committee needs to understand the effectiveness of the SLOA cycle and reflect about
what is working and what is not.
2. Our Guiding Principles:
-Create opportunities for reflection on the education process for students, faculty and
staff.
- Affirm the autonomy, integrity and individuality of the teaching process.
-Maintain open and continuous dialogue about the SLOA cycle.
-Make expectations/competencies/procedures for students transparent
-Through the SLO cycles, every aspect of the college community ultimately contributes
to student success.
-Build a flexible documentation system that can incorporate both quantitative and
qualitative information.
-The SLO cycle is embedded throughout the college and informs and improves multiple
systems.
Dr. Taylor asked what do we need to make sure we will be able to complete the SLOA
cycle. What tools do we need to make it work and achieve some fast changes? This is
something that will later be discussed.
Barbara clarified that Elumen will not be given up as a way to document. How can we
figure out alternate and flexible ways for all faculty to document?
The committee wants to build the SLOA cycle into something meaningful.
SLOs must become embedded and tied to everything, especially budget and planning.
There needs to be specific grants to make the SLOA a whole institutional goal which
cross pollinates among all areas of the campus. Open dialogue and interface will be a
campus wide goal.
3. Plan of Action:
We wanted people to create assessment, rubric and use them.
The goals for Fall 2007 and Spring 2008:
-Spring 2008 one SLO per discipline, then assessment for the same SLO.
How does the Program Review view the SLOs? How do they want to assess SLO? Will
ask Wayne Philipps.
The committee wants to focus on the disciplines that have created an SLO to implement
the cycle to move forward. Dr. Ambriz believes that we cannot ignore those who have
not turned in an SLO, need to still focus on those who need extra support.
It was mentioned that our degree level SLOs are now posted on the web, but as a whole
institution, our numbers are low
The committee believes a chart/spreadsheet with:
Discipline /course SLO / Number with the ones that don’t / Assessment Created/ Lesson
learned/ attention needed
This has already been created.
Dr. Taylor has asked for a rough plan of action that includes a master list. Dr. Ambriz
has asked for a course or program that has been passed by the Program Review.
4. Rough Plan:
The committee will contact those faculty members who have turned in a SLO:
The SLOAC Committee will offer two workshops: April 8 and April 22 12:00-1:00
LUNCH PROVIDED:
COMPLETE THE CYLCE: ASSESSMENTS AND SCALES. Participants will be asked
to bring their SLO to the workshop and will learn how to create an assessment, or use one
they already have, and to develop a scale that will evaluate how their students did on the
SLO.
The committee is thinking about asking John Mitchell to present a workshop on rubrics at
a Faculty Senate meeting and encourage college-wide attendance.
4. Spending $$$, paying ourselves:
Bernadette will be asking Cristina about budget related questions and will be looking into
how the committee can pay members to individually contact the disciplines that have not
turned in any SLOs. A stipend would be offered to those committee members.
A current update on the SLOs turned in:
SLO Submitted
By Division, Discipline, and Course
07-08
Applied Technology and Business
Automotive Technology (2)
ATEC-68 California BAR Basic and Advanced Clean Air Car Course
ATEC-71 Powertrain and Vehicle Performance
Business (3)
BUS-12 Introduction to Business
BUS-10 Business Law
BUS-1A Principles of Accounting
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Computer Application Systems (1)
CAS 50 Introduction to Computer Application Systems
Design Technology (0)
Electronics and Computer Technology (0)
Engineering Technology (0)
Fire Technology (0)
Industrial Technology (0)
Machine Tool Technology (0)
Real Estate (0)
Welding Technology (0)
Work Experience (0)
Total SLOs Received: 6
Arts and Humanities
Architecture (0)
Art (4)
ART-3A Figure and Composition I
ART-7A Introduction to Watercolor Painting
ART-16 Ceramics
ART-56 Graphic Design I
Art History (1)
ARTH-4 Art History - Ancient to Gothic
Digital Media (0)
Humanities (0)
Interior Design (0)
Mass Communications (0)
Music (2)
MUSL-1 Introduction to Music
MUSL-4906 Music Recording & Technology
Philosophy (0)
Photography (1)
PHOT-50 Introduction to Photography
Religious Studies (1)
RELS-64 The Nature of Islam
Theater Arts (1)
THTR-12 Film as Art and Communication
Total SLOs Received: 10
Health, Physical Education and Athletics
Dance (0)
Dental Hygiene (6)
DHYG-82A Clinical Experience Seminar I
DHYG-82B Clinical Experience Seminar II
DHYG-80B Advanced Clinical Topics
DHYG-57 Expanded Functions for the Dental
DHYG-60 Dental Anatomy and Morphology
DHYG-61 Head and Neck Anatomy
Hygienist
Health (3)
HLTH-1 Introduction to Health
HLTH-4 Women and Health
HLTH-8 Human Sexuality
Health Information Technology (0)
Nursing (1)
NURS-55 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
Nutrition (0)
Medical Assisting (1)
MEDA-75 Administration of Medications for the Medical Assistant
Physical Education (1)
PHED-3F07 Fitness, Heart, Health Fat Loss
Total SLOs Received: 12
Language Arts
English (1)
ENGL-102 Reading, Reasoning and Writing – Accelerated Course
English As a Second Language (1)
ESL-110B Reading and Writing: The Paragraph
Foreign Languages (5)
CHIN-50A,1A Conversational Chinese and Culture I
FREN-1A Beginning French
ITAL-1A Beginning Italian
JAPN-1A Beginning Japanese
SPAN-1A Beginning Spanish
Sign Language (0)
Speech (0)
Tutorial (0)
Total SLOs Received: 7
Psychology Counseling
Psychology Counseling (0)
Total SLOs Received: 0
Science and Mathematics
Astronomy (0)
Biological Sciences (2)
PHSI-2 Pathophysiology
BIOL-10L Introduction to Science of Biology Laboratory
Chemistry (1)
CHEM-31L Introduction to College Chemistry Laboratory
Computer Science (4)
CSCI-8 Computer Literacy
CSCI-10 Introduction to Programming Using Visual BASIC.NET
CSCI-14 Introduction to Structured Programming in C++
CSCI-41 Introduction to UNIX
Engineering (1)
ENGR-43 Engineering Circuit Analysis
Geology (0)
Mathematics (1)
MTH-65 Elementary Algebra
Physical Science (0)
Physics (1)
Physics 4A
Total SLOs Received: 10
Social Sciences
Administration of Justice (1)
ADMJ-50 Introduction to Administration of Justice
Anthropology (2)
ANTH-1 Physical Anthropology
ANTH-3 Social and Cultural Anthropology
Early Childhood Development (1)
ECD - 50
Economics (0)
Geography (1)
GEOG-1 Introduction to Physical Geography
History (1)
HIS-7 U.S. History Through Reconstruction
Political Science (1)
POLI-1 Introduction to American Government
Psychology (1)
PSYC-2 Introduction to Psychological Methodology
Recreation and Rehabilitation Therapies (0)
Sociology (1)
SOCI-1 Principles of Sociology
Total SLOs Received: 10
Summarized by Division
Division
Applied Technology and Business
Arts and Humanities
Health, Physical Education and Athletics
Language Arts
Counseling
Science and Mathematics
Social Sciences
Grand Total Received
Total Received
6
10
12
7
0
10
10
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The meeting closed with Stephen and Gloria offering to mentor faculty members.
Next meeting will be April 15.