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Your Quality Your Quality Enhancement Plan Enhancement Plan

(QEP)(QEP)Administrative CouncilAdministrative Council

September 21, 2009September 21, 2009

Students will demonstrate:1. their ability to apply effective learning

strategies to core academic tasks.

2. increased academic success in key gateway courses.

3. their use of academic support services designed to enhance their learning outcomes.

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1. Faculty development2. Integration of learning strategies into the

curriculum3. Free study skills opportunities

a. Workshops for students in Nursing/Allied Health programs

b. Free, accelerated study skills course open to all students

4. Academic support services (Learning Center and Library)

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Strategies:◦Learning Styles Assessment◦Teaching Styles Assessment◦Online resources:

www.roanestate.edu/qep◦SAILS TIPs◦In-service workshops◦Inter- and intra-disciplinary workshops

◦Summer Academy

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2009 Activities: Selection of research-based learning

strategies Strategies will be selected to enhance student

learning in the following core concepts:Read to UnderstandListen ActivelyOrganize for Effectiveness

Development of rubrics for assessment

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Spring 2010 Activities:Faculty training for integration of learning strategies

Fall 2010 Activities:Begin integration of learning strategy instruction 6 gateway courses (4 sections each)7 non-gateway courses

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Beginning Summer 2010

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Year One (Fall 2009 – Spring 2010): Develop course curriculum; Student contest to name the course

Year Two (Fall 2010-Spring 2011): Implement first class sections: 1 section in Roane and 1 section in Oak Ridge each semester

Year Five (2013-2014): Expand to 10 sections across college

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Promote awareness-building visits Conduct active learning workshops Promote group study rooms Enhance web pages; make more interactive Develop information pathfinders Train staff and tutors in SAILS concepts

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Choose one learning concept: Read to understand Listen actively Organize for effectiveness

Choose 1 of 2 strategies selected for each concept.

Receive training in how and why to use the strategy.

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Directly teach the strategy to students through modeling.

Embed the strategy in authentic tasks or assignments.

Use the appropriate rubric to assess a minimum of two tasks or assignments.

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Learning Concept: Read to Understand

Select one of the following learning strategies:1)Generating questions2)Graphic representations

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Give students a reading assignment, for inside or outside of class.

Ask students to read the material and generate questions as they read.

Questions should include “How” and “Why” stems to go beyond literal meaning.

Ask students to answer the questions they have generated.

Students can work individually or in groups.

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Collect students’ questions and answers. Use the rubric to assess their work. Provide feedback and practice for students. Submit composite sheet reflecting scores to

Institutional Research. Require students to use the strategy; assess a

minimum of two times.

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For this learning strategy, faculty will teach students to construct a visual representation of the concepts within the reading assignment.

Examples: comparison/contrast chart, concept map, timeline, cause & effect, etc.

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Evaluates student’s ability to:

Identify the main idea and supporting details Understand key vocabulary in the text Draw appropriate conclusions based upon the

nature of the text&

Generate Questions/Graphic Representations

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www.roanestate.edu/sails

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Conduct Learning Styles Assessment for Students

Conduct Teaching Styles Assessment for Faculty

Select Learning Strategies and Rubrics for

Listen Actively & Organize for Effectiveness

Enlist faculty to teach strategies

Conduct Workshops for Students (Learning Center)

Student contest to name COLS 1010

Curriculum development

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Train Faculty to Use Strategies and

Rubrics

Recruit Students for Summer Workshops

and COLS 1010

Continuation of academic support service

initiatives

Develop Summer Academy

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Integrate learning strategies into the curriculum

Recruit Students for COLS 1010

Conduct COLS 1010 and Workshops

Continuation of faculty development

Continuation of academic support service

initiatives

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SAILS Total SAILS Total ResourcesResourcesSAILS Total SAILS Total ResourcesResources

Total SAILS BudgetYear One: $133,913Year Two: $136,442Year Three: $143,478Year Four: $147,578Year Five: $153,567Five Year Total: $714,978

Total New Monies Budget Year One: $62,538Year Two: $65,067Year Three: $72,103Year Four: $76,203Year Five: $82,192Five Year Total: $358,103

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Key DeliverablesKey DeliverablesKey DeliverablesKey Deliverables

Year 2 700 gateway and non-gateway students 200 Allied Health & Nursing students 120 COLS 1010 students1,020

Year 31,100 gateway and non-gateway students 255 Allied Health & Nursing students 210 COLS 1010 students 1,565

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Key DeliverablesKey DeliverablesKey DeliverablesKey Deliverables

Year 41,500 gateway and non-gateway students, 305 Allied Health & Nursing students _ 240_ COLS 1010 students2,045

Year 52,400 students, gateway and non-gateway 330 Allied Health & Nursing students 300 COLS 1010 students3,030

Be informed

Encourage students to attend workshops, go to website, participate in SAILS contest, etc.

Explore student website: www.roanestate.edu/sails

Get in the boat!

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