Assessment Committee Meeting Report for April 3, 2007
Attendees: Terry Coleman, Jay Jacquest, Anne Vinson, Randy Storms, Teri Kofod, Robert Slabodnick, Kate Peresie
Kate called and conducted the meeting.
TOPIC
DISCUSSION
ACTION STEPS
PERSONS
RESPONSIBLE
TIME-LINE
Course Syllabus
Template
Proposal
The Committee discussed the template proposal and agreed on
changes – to incorporate core outcomes as a simple checklist under
“M.”.
Kate
End April
Assessment
Process
For 5 Column and Core Outcomes (WAC, SpAC, CAAP) Assessment
Reporting Process: The Committee agreed that the Department Chairs
will work with the programs to facilitate assessment reporting; that
reports will be forwarded to Kate; Kate will send to Tom Prendergast
for generating summary reports and will keep the Student Success
Plan web page updated.
Window is 4/30 – 5/12 to be administered in capstone courses. Tom
suggested distribution of tests. ( ) indicates who will select courses
and contact faculty. 6 education (Teri), 17 business (Jay), 21 RN
(Janet Boeckman), 21 public service (Anne), 16 allied health (Robert),
11 digital media/CIS (Randy), 8 engineering (Randy).
The Committee agreed to incorporate CCSSE results in core outcomes
assessment.
Make changes to
template proposal,
send to Committee, if
approved send to
Faculty Caucus
none
Select course, notify
faculty
DCs as
indicated
Next week
Update assessment
plans, notify core
team leaders
Contact IT about
requirements, intro
team members and
show web site.
none
Kate
End April
Terry
4/20
Spring Quarter
CAAP Critical
Thinking
Assessment
Core Outcomes
and CCSSE
4/20
Convocation
The Committee decided to have Core Learning Outcomes Team
members stand upon introduction and to do a brief demonstration of
the Student Success Plan web site.
Report on OBR
Workshop
Terry and Teri reported on the 3/20 Student Success OBR workshop.
 A database with core outcomes linked to courses (to keep
updated ProActive Learning Outcomes Inventory/Report)
would be good. Some colleges are doing that now.
 We’re in good shape compared to other colleges.
 About 5 out of 6 colleges are using or planning to use e-
Core Outcomes
Teams
Project/Budget
Proposals
portfolios.
 Other colleges were impressed with our course syllabus
template with linked outcomes and assessment methods.
Paul Sukys (Culture and Community) Core Outcomes Team is the
only team to submit a project proposal. As a result, consideration of
team proposals was postponed until next meeting.
Contact other Core
Team leaders to
request proposals.
Kate
This week
Schedule/plan next
meeting
Kate
This week
Terry volunteered to complete the proposal for the Critical Thinking
Team.
Next Meetings
PAC will probably need proposals by the end of the month.
Meetings will be at 3:00 on Tuesdays, 4/17, 5/1, 5/15, and 5/29.
Next meeting topic will be consideration of Core Team Project
Proposals.
Subsequent meetings will address planning for core outcomes
assessment, to discuss assessment days, e-portfolios, a core outcomes
transcript, embedded assessment in capstone courses, etc.