Instructional Planning Yearly Update
Digital Media Digital Publishing Program & Web Media Program
8 May 2014
Division VAPA
Goals and Recommendations from Program Plan
Goals / Recommendations from
2010 five-year plan
In
progress
Goal Met
(identify source
of funding)
Comments
1) Address the inadequate conditions that currently
exist in 1303.
Relocating
to 1097
and 317
Yes
SIE
• Both rooms will accommodate 30 students
2) Maintain the currency of software and equipment
needed for quality of programs.
No
Yes
Base/Lottery
• All College Adobe CC software will be replacing CS software
3) Increase Distance Education Offerings.
In progress
• DM 4 still needs to be developed for online delivery; cuts to TUs
has made it difficult to offer degree/cert classes in sequence
4) Faculty Software Upgrades for Course Planning
Yes
• Faculty now have access to work at home licenses for all Adobe
software
5) Strengthen course sequences and transferability
Yes
• Web Publishing sequence
• Special studies for Video approved, DM 190V; exploring Extension
options for advanced video
• DM 134A is has been updated to DM34
5/8/14: DM 36 added to replace DM 190V (alternate years offering
DM 35 and DM 36)
6) Develop high school ROP articulation agreements.
Yes
• DM 1 articulates with 6 HS ROP classes.
• DM 34 articulates with 4 HS ROP classes.
7) CTE Basic Skills Contextual Teaching and Learning
communities
Yes
BSI addressed in
SLO assessment
• Program faculty have identified major deficiencies that need to be
addressed; contextualized basic skills instruction.
• Explore learning communities with course combinations that foster
intensive comprehensive, integrated instruction.
8) Develop the business side of graphic design and
communication arts in K-14 curriculum.
Yes
9) Advisors recommend “boot camps,” in
entertainment media arts; internships
Yes
New Goals and Recommendations
Goal/Recommendation
1) Embed digital design core competencies
Creative Arts Entrepreneurship is seen as the way to help students
start their own design businesses. Use SPICE initiative as a way to
launch program
Internships in
progress
Instruction in mobile applications through CIS Department; DM
teaches design aspects of mobile delivery. Seek mentors and
internships for students. Creative entrepreneurship project addresses
some of these needs.
List any new goals and recommendations identified by the department
Cost
Explanation/Evidence of Need
None
Second year students need reinforcement in typographic principles, color, and design.
throughout curriculum; encourage portfolio
development for both print and web
Faculty sharing rubrics across courses.
2) CSUMB articulation agreement for BS in
Communication Design
None
This was developed in collaboration with CSUMB and approved 11/19/13.
3) Encourage faculty participation in the
Academy of Art University Teacher Grant
Program
$100 pp
application fee
Faculty can enroll in one online class or one online and one on-campus class for just
the cost of the application fee.
4) Increase opportunities for faculty skill
development in new software releases
$1,500
annually
Four premium memberships to Lynda.com training resources with unlimited access to
all videos and project files.
SLO Assessment: List SLO assessments, dialogues, and analyses completed in the last two semesters. (See Revolving Wheel of Assessment for
recommended schedule).
Core Competency, Course SLO, or CTE
Program SLO Assessed
Date of meeting
where analysis /
dialogue took place
Priorities identified for program as a result of assessment
Core 4 and Course SLOs evaluated.
8-26-11, 10-7-11, 114-11, 2-4-12, 10-512, 11-7-12 (Advisory
mtg), 12-7-12 DM
Meetings
• DM SLO assessment current in all but 4 courses. Those are scheduled for spring
2013 flex week
• Information about Program and Certificate SLOs is explained.
• DM faculty become involved with checking and editing the revised outlines.
Ongoing discussion of course effectiveness and
possibilities of learning communities and linked
courses to meet SLOs.
8-26-11, 10-7-11, 114-11, 2-4-12, 10-512, 11-7-12 (Advisory
mtg), 12-7-12 DM
Meetings
• Second year students need reinforcement in typographic principles, color, and
design.
• Faculty sharing rubrics across courses.
• Faculty team teaching courses provides opportunity for cross-training and
calibration of core competencies
Ongoing discussion of course effectiveness and
possibilities of learning communities and linked
courses to meet SLOs.
2-6-13, 5-3-13, 10-413, 11-8-13, and 1213-13 DM Meetings.
Advisory meeting 1114-13.
• Continue to include writing competency in assessments; reinforce typographic
principles, color and design
• DM 1 & 4: Course calibration
Problem: Activities and exercises can vary between courses depending on who is
teaching the class. Challenge: Calibrating what is taught while respecting a faculty
member’s academic freedom. Strategy: Wally will provide his updates for DM4 for
Margaret to review/compare. Beth will provide her documents for DM4. Most issues
were worked out last semester, and this is a good time to make sure what we are
asking students to learn/do is aligned with DM’s competencies in both typography and
design. Wendy will work with group on DM1 pre-req testing.
• DM 1 & 4: Pre-requisite challenges
Scenarios to address this semester. Continuity in how we handle students who want
to skip DM1, skip both DM1 and DM4, or skip DM4 and go directly to DM12.