Transformative Learning: An Integrative Approach to Student Success and Assessment (288383307)
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Transformative Learning: An Integrative Approach to
Student Success and Assessment EDUCAUSE Annual Virtual Conference 2015
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Sonya Watkins | Jeff King | Sharra Hynes University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma
Takeaways • Collaborations and partnerships are essential.
• Key stakeholders at the table from the start. Yes, IT is a key stakeholder.
• Leverage existing systems, processes, methods that are working – start where you are.
• Leadership buy in + support = results.
Polling / Questions
• Are you assessing high impact practices? – Yes
– Somewhat
– No
– What are high impact practices?
• Rate the level of collaboration at your institution – Scale of 1 – 10; 10=High, 1=None, we operate in silos
UCO’s Transformative Learning Path
Mezirow (2000)
Transformative educational development of adult learning
Learning Reconsidered (2004, 2006)
UCO Central Six Tenets Transformative Learning (2007)
• Discipline Knowledge • Leadership • Research, Creative &
Scholarly Activities • Service Learning & Civic
Engagement • Global & Cultural
Competencies • Health & Wellness
UCO Central Six Tenets
1. Discipline Knowledge
2. Leadership
3. Research, Creative & Scholarly Activity
4. Service Learning & Civic Engagement
5. Global & Cultural Competencies
6. Health and Wellness
Kuh’s High-Impact Practices • First-Year Seminars; 1,2,3,4,5,6 • Common Intellectual
Experiences; 1,3 • Learning Communities/
Internships; 2,3,6 • Service Learning; 4 • Capstone Experiences; 1 • Writing-Intensive Courses; 3 • Collaborative Assignments &
Projects; 2,3,5 • Undergraduate Research; 1,3 • Study Abroad & Other
Diversity Experiences; 5
STLR has gained the financial support of:
• Department of Education: $7.8M Title III Strengthening Institutions Program 5-year grant
• Educause-led/Gates Foundation-supported Breakthrough Models Incubator 2015 Cohort
• NASPA-AACRAO-led/Lumina Foundation-supported Beyond-the-Transcript Initiative
Transformative Learning at UCO The Central Six …guided by the mission of helping students learn by providing transformative experiences so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders contributing to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities they serve.
Transformative Learning @ UCO Defined Transformative Learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experiences. Transformative Learning: • develops beyond-disciplinary skills and • expands students’ perspectives of their relationships with self, others,
community and environment.
At UCO STLR Needs to…
• Work for any student population
• Engage all student types
• Have diverse alignment: cultural, socioeconomic
Average Student
Age 24
50%+ First Generation
College
90% Commuter
Collaborative Effort to Meet These Objectives
• Assessment model for curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities.
• Capture, document, and assess these TL activities.
• Allow students to monitor and direct their own active learning via an online “badge” system.
• Connect to an ePortfolio to showcase achievements.
Academic Affairs
Information Technology
Student Affairs
Integrative Approach
STLR Project Committee
Training • Participants • Content
Rubric Assessment
Transformative Learning Committee
Employer/Workforce Relations
Development Office
Faculty/Staff/Students
Academic Affairs
Information Technology
Student Affairs
Vendor
Integrative Solution for
LMS
CampusCard
Analytics
ePortfolio
Platform for STLR: Assignments Assessment STLR Record
Artifacts Presentation
Activities
Reporting Trends
Start with where you live. • What systems are
already in place? • What are students and
faculty accustomed to using?
How Works
Create assignment or co-curricular
activity
Associate to Appropriate
Central Six Tenet
Assess TL Achievement
using STLR Rubric
Student exhibits STLR
Achievement in ePortfolio
Create Assignment or Activity Using D2L Learning Environment
• Faculty create assignments that facilitate transformative learning opportunities
• Student Affairs and other professional
staff track participation and assess co-curricular activities.
Impact/Results/Data
22%
14%
23%
41%
Undergrad participant breakdown
Freshmen
Sophomores
Juniors
Seniors
Impact/Results/Data
134 Classes
11%
16%
4%
13%
56%
Curricular STLR Assignment Tenet Use - Fall 2015
HW GCC LEAD RCSA SLCE
Next Steps for STLR
Proliferation of STLR • Training
• Student Transformative Learning Projects
• Assignments and Event Participation
Analytics Enhancements • Individuals | Cohorts |
At Risk
• Assessments
• STLR Training Effectiveness
Student Agency Process • Part of STLR
ePortfolio
UCO Research Projects • Retention
Improvement Research
• Peer-to-Peer Mentoring
Thank You Contacts
Sonya Watkins Asst. Vice President, Information Technology
Email: [email protected]
Jeff King, EdD Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Transformative Teaching & Learning
Email: [email protected]
Sharra Hynes, PhD Executive Director, Experiential Learning
Email: [email protected]
Links Transformative Learning @ UCO
uco.edu/tl
STLR
uco.edu/stlr
STLR Assessment Rubric
uco.edu/central/tl/stlr/STLR Assessment Rubric.asp