Fast breaking slo news

The results from a team of faculty involved in assessment of Institutional SLOs (ISLO) #1 and #2 are reported in the November 2011 Student Success Newsletter (pages 7-8).  The ISLO Team will be expanded this semester to again assess Critical Thinking and Written Communication using a common rubric.

 

WELCOME  BACK TO THE FALL 2011 SEMESTER.  We will continue to assess SLOs at all levels and make improvements based on analysis of results.  Courses have been targeted for Fall 2011 for SLO assessment.  A Checklist for SLO Addendum to Course Outline of Record was approved in May 2011 to assist faculty in completing the SLO Addendum form.  The form will also be used for technical review of submitted SLO Addenda.

 

The most recent and updated master listing of course SLOs can be accessed here.

• A total of 18 LASC faculty, staff, and administrators attended the first LACCD SLO Symposium that was held at LATTC and included a panel of SLO experts and poster presentations.  Our own La Shawn Brinson  and Angela Jenks presented posters on authentic assessment and mapping courses to programs.
• 2010 Strengthening Student Success Conference was held in Costa Mesa from October 6-8, 2010.  SLO-related presentations can be viewed and downloaded.
• Our Academic Senate approved 3 SLO-related motions on 9/14/10 that revised our SLO Completion Timeline and established a 6-semester SLO cycle.  A SLO Addendum to the Course Outline of Record was also adopted and will be used to identify/modify course SLOs.
• Beginning Fall 2010, two additional faculty mentors (G. Ramos and K. Wright) with reassigned time have joined the SLO Coordinator (G. Yoshida) to assist with SLO assessment and completing SLO cycles.
• On October 14, 2010 (Thursday), teams consisting of all academic departments and student services staff  participated in program-level SLO assessment training by the BRIC-TAP facilitators.  Check the schedule to see the time/location of each group.  Over 70 participants developed/refined their SLO assessment strategies using a BRIC-TAP Inquiry Guide on SLO assessment and are making plans for assessment.

 

 

SLO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP 

 

Glenn Yoshida, Faculty (Chairperson), Biological Sciences

Erika Miller-Washington, Faculty (FT & Student Services Rep), Counseling

Catherine Azubuike, Faculty (FT), Nursing

Marcia Braun-Carranco, Faculty (FT), ESL

Gail Amos, Faculty (PT), Child Development

La Shawn Brinson, Faculty (FT), Child Development

Oscar Cobian, Dean, TRIO Programs

Patrick Jefferson, Dean of Student Services

Nouha Toure, Faculty (FT), Business

Michael Sutliff, Dean of Academic Affairs

Dan Walden, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and ALO

Nedra Wheeler, Faculty (PT), Music

Leonard Apenahier, Faculty (FT), Psychology

Guadalupe Ramos, Faculty Mentor* (FT), Mathematics

Robert Sneed, Faculty (PT), Psychology

Lisa Ford, Faculty (FT), Counselor & Articulation Officer

Kristine Wright, Faculty Mentor* (FT), Sociology

LaVonne Hamilton (Institutional Research)

Blanca Rodriguez, Counselor

Robert Klier, Student Services Administrative Intern 

D'Joy Robinson (ASO Representative)

 

PT = part-time

FT = full-time

*Faculty Mentors