Los Angeles Harbor College
Staff Development Committee
and
Accreditation Steering Committee
Incorporating Student Learning Outcomes into Course Outlines
August 11, 2004
Dear Colleague,
This year Los Angeles Harbor College will be gearing up for our 2006 accreditation.
As part of the accreditation process, the accrediting association, Western
Association of Schools and Colleges (WASH), is requiring that “Student Learning
Outcomes (SLOs)” be incorporated in all aspects of the campus organization. A
major aspect of this requirement is to determine what we want our students to learn
and how do we measure if they’re learning it.
In an attempt to assist instructors as to what student learning outcomes are, how
SLOs might be incorporated into the course outline and how we might continue to
increase our updated, online course outlines, the staff development committee will
be presenting a workshop during the MANDATORY FLEX DAY, AUGUST 27TH.
Your assistance is vital for the success of this activity.
What have we done? Your division chair has selected a course outline for you to
work on. Your course is;
On Opening day, August 27th, please bring your text and syllabus for this course.
Thank you for your cooperation