RESOURCES
SLOAC COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SOCIAL SCIENCES/ CREATIVE ARTS
- Music-- Jude Navari
- Philosophy-- Carlos Colombetti
- Photography-- Arthur Takayama
- Administration of Justice- Steve Aurelio
LANGUAGE ARTS
- English/ Reading-- Lucia Lachmayr, Ariel Vigo, & Karen Wong (Chair of SLOAC Committee)
- Foreign Languages-- Luciana Castro
- Speech-- Michael Bishow & Phyllis Taylor (Flex Coordinator)
SCIENCE, MATH, AND TECHNOLOGY
- Science-- Nick Kapp
- Math-- Rick Hough, Vanson Nguyen, & Soodi Zamani
- Respiratory Therapy- Ray Hernandez (Accreditation Co-Chair)
BUSINESS
- CAOT-- Christine Roumbanis (Curriculum Chair)
- Cosmetology-- Regina Pelayo
PHYSICAL EDUCATION-- Jan Fosberg
COUNSELING- Virginia Padron
LEARNING CENTER- Felix Perez
LIBRARY/ INFORMATION LITERACY-- Tom Hewitt
RESEARCH AND PLANNING-- Rob Johnstone
ADMINISTRATION-- Victoria Morrow (President); Regina Stanback-Stroud (VP Instruction); Lori Adrian (VP Student Services)
BOOKS AVAILABLE IN THE SKYLINE LIBRARY, COURTESY OF JOSSEY-BASS/ WILEY
- Angelo and Cross' Classroom Assessment Techniques
- Barkley, Cross, and Major's Collaborative Learning Techniques
- Bean's Engaging Ideas
- Branche's Diversity Across the Curriculum: A Guide for Faculty in Higher Education
- Brookfield's The Skillful Teacher: On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom (2nd Ed.)
- Chism's Peer Review of Teaching: A Sourcebook
- Garrison and Vaughan's Blended Learning in Higher Education: Framework, Principles, and Guidelines
- Palloff's Building On-line Learning Communities
- Vella's On Teaching and Learning: Putting the Principles and Practices of Dialogue Education into Action
- Walvoord and Anderson's Effective Grading
- Walvoord's Assessment Clear and Simple
- Wiggins' Educative Assessment
- Schuh, Upcraft & Associates' Assessment Practice in Student Affairs
- Komives, Woodard & Associates' Student Services
WORKSHOP HANDOUTS
FEBRUARY 2008 FLEX WORKSHOP WITH JERRY RUDMANN ON STRATEGIES, TIPS, AND TOOLS FOR FACILITATING LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT
- Powerpoint Presentation for Instruction
- Powerpoint Presentation for Student Services
- Handouts for both presentations
- Handouts for Student Services
SEPTEMBER 2005 SLOAC WORKSHOP HANDOUT, LED BY BAKERSFIELD CC FACULTY
AUGUST 2005 SLOs FLEX WORKSHOP (At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: (a) describe the SLOAC and its purpose; (b) differentiate between goals, objectives, and outcomes; (c) explain the assessment cycle; (d) enumerate the potential benefits of the process; (e) cite Skyline's actions thus far, and what more needs to be done. )
SLOAC WEB RESOURCES
SKYLINE COLLEGE'S OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND PLANNING
RUBRICS PRESENTATION BY COASTLINE CC PRESENTERS
This Powepoint presentation is an informative and accessible introduction to rubrics. The second slide lists other relevant website links.
Assess coursework-- essays, performances, porfolios, projects-- using rubrics that articulate evaluative criteria. Build rubrics using their "Rubrics Studio" feature. Access others' rubrics and post your own on their "Rubrics Gallery."
CALIFORNIA ASSESSMENT INSTITUTE RESOURCES
The California Assessment Initiative is intended for faculty and staff, administrators, research and assessment professionals, and policy makers interested in promoting the practice of assessment in higher education in general, and in the California Community Colleges in particular. It is intended to provide quick access to a wide variety of principles, resources, materials, tools, organizations and points of contacts dealing with assessment in higher education. On this website are resources on conducting course, program, and GE level assessments, as well as rubrics, portfolios, and embedded assessment.
CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS OF THE RESEARCH AND PLANNING GROUP
The Center for Student Success (CSS) was established in July 2000 by members of the Research and Planning (RP) Group for California community colleges. This section of the website includes the latest literature and practical examples to assist the practitioner in developing, implementing and assessing student learning outcomes in the classroom, as well as in the course, the program or major, and in general education. Information and tools span from basic skills coursework to student development services, with particular attention paid to examples of how assessment of learning can help to engage students for improved learning.
STUDENT SERVICES ASSESSMENT POWERPOINT
This Powerpoint presentation is a useful overview of how to generate SLOs and means to assess them.
CABRILLO COLLEGE ASSESSMENT AND ACCREDITATION WEBSITE
Cabrillo College's websites has resources to assess on the institutional as well as course level.Some of their methods have been adapted by Skyline.
BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE'S ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING IN HIGHER EDUCATION
This website was designed as a resource to train and equip faculty to do assessment in their own classrooms and programs.
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The underlying philosophy of this website is that assessing learning should be a faculty-driven activity. Learning occurs at many levels and in many venues in higher education, this training specifically targets course and program assessment and to a lesser degree addresses student services assessment.
This handout provides a helpful overview of program level SLOs and the benefits and drawbacks of various assessment methods.
RECOMMENDED READINGS ON ASSESSMENT, TEACHING, AND LEARNING
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES IN THE CSU
CAMPUS UPDATES
ACCREDITATION AND FACULTY EVALUATION
FEBRUARY 2007 CAMPUS E-MAIL: ROLLOUT SCHEDULE AND SURVEY RESULTS
OCTOBER 2005 CAMPUS E-MAIL: WORKSHOPS, NEW COURSE OUTLINE TRAINING TEMPLATE, PILOTING POSSIBILITIES
MAY 2005 CAMPUS E-MAIL: SLOAC PHILOSOPHY, SLOAC STEERING COMMITTEE, WORKSHOP