ACADEMIC COLLABORATION JULY 18, 2013 TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association

ACADEMIC COLLABORATION

JULY 18, 2013 TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

The Day – No Formal Agenda

 Introductions

10:10 - 10:30

 Background

10:30 - 11:00

• National Trends
• State Landscape
• Governor’s Agenda

 State Initiatives Update & Discussion 11:00 - 12:30  Discussion of Sector Response

12:30 - 2:30

 Next steps

2:30 - 3:00

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Meeting Goals

To explore the level of engagement that is reasonable for the sector. To delve into how the sector moves forward as we engage in the state’s initiatives and programs. To consider how TICUA can best facilitate the sector’s engagement.

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National Trends

 Workforce Development vs. Humanities  Grant-funders Determining Policy Priorities  European Process

• The Bologna Process
• European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)

 HEA Reauthorization  Immigration Reform

• Dream Act

 Financial Aid

• Title IV

 State Authorization

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 Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation that requires

the two state systems of higher education, The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) and the University of Tennessee (UT), to develop seamless transfer pathways that permit community college students to complete curricula in associate’s degree programs that lead directly to majors in all public universities effective fall 2011.

 Outcomes-based Formula Funding Model that rewards

institutions for the production of outcomes that further the educational attainment and productivity goals of the state Master Plan.

Complete College Tennessee Act 2010

State Landscape

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 Complete College TN 2010  Race to the Top  Common Core/Partnership for Assessment of Readiness

for College & Career (PARCC)

 Pathways to Prosperity/Tennessee Pathways  Teacher Evaluation/Licensure/Preparation  Legislative Involvement / “Meddling”  Accreditation

Governor’s Agenda

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 Drive to 55 by 2025  Governor’s Higher Education Advisory Committee

• Randy Boyd, Special Advisor to the Governor

 Tennessee Promise/Student Aid Funding  Labor Education Alignment Program (LEAP)  Partnership with Coursera (TBR/UT)  WGU-TN

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Drive for 55 by 2025 – Randy Boyd

State Initiatives

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Dual Credit Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Credentials Competency-Based Education Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Dual Enrollment Online Education Adult Learner 3-Year Baccalaureate Tennessee Transfer Pathways (TTPs) Reverse Transfer TN Longitudinal Data System-TLDS (Measure Tennessee) Workforce Development vs. Humanities Regional vs. National Accreditation Teacher Preparation Program Evaluation Teacher Credentialing Teacher Evaluation

High School-College Credit

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• Dual Credit
• A high school course aligned to a postsecondary course that is

taught at the high school by high school faculty for high school credit.

• Students are able to receive postsecondary credit by successfully

completing the course, plus passing an assessment developed and/or recognized by the granting postsecondary institution.

• Dual Enrollment
• Dual Enrollment is a postsecondary course taught either at the

postsecondary institution or at the high school by the postsecondary faculty (may be credentialed adjunct faculty) which, upon successful completion of the course, allows students to earn postsecondary and secondary credit simultaneously.

PARCC/Common Core

 New Common Core State Standards will enable

colleges and universities to align college admissions standards with high school graduation requirements

• http://www.corestandards.org/
• http://tncore.org/
• http://parcconline.org/
• http://www.parcconline.org/tennessee

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Tennessee Promise

 Free Community College for TN residents  tnAchieves https://www.tnachieves.org/

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Tennessee Pathways

 Tennessee Transfer Pathways are advising tools designed

to help community college students plan for transferring to a Tennessee university to complete their baccalaureate degree

• http://www.tntransferpathway.org/

 Unique Tennessee Transfer Pathways, unlike the public

colleges and universities TICUA member institutions have the ability to offer UNIQUE Pathways that the public institutions cannot.

• Examples: American Sign Language and Deaf Studies American Sign

Language-English Interpreting, Film, Graphic Design, Fine Art, Religion, Interior Design, Photography, Writing Communication, Philosophy

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New Transfer Program Developments

 Dual Admission allows a student to be dually admitted

to both a community college and a four-year institution. The student has two academic advisors to ensure seamless transfer. Often the student receives a student ID from each campus and has access to all social, athletic, and learning support services on both campuses.

 Reverse Transfer provides for a credit review of

students transferring from a community college to a four year institution prior to receipt of the associate’s degree to determine, if and when, the students complete the associate’s degree requirements and, if so, to award them an associate’s degree

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Online Education

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Campus-Specific Programs are a series of courses or requirements resulting in the awarding of a degree or certificate that is taught entirely or predominately through the use of online courses

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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are online courses aimed at large-scale interactive participation and

• pen access via the web. In addition to traditional course

materials such as videos, readings, and problem sets, MOOCs provide interactive user forums that help build a community for the students and faculty

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Citation: 2013@mathplourde-#digedcon#mocposter

 Competency-based Education

• Although competency-based education is an old concept, Western

Governors’ University (WGU) and Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) are redefining the concept

• In a competency-based model, students earn course credit for skills

and knowledge they have gained through life experience(s). This is assessed by standardized tests and is in direct contrast to receiving credit based upon seat time.

• http://tennessee.wgu.edu/

Credentialing

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ACT/SAT

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Advanced Placement

 CLEP 

Course Challenge

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DSST (Dantes)

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Excelsior College Examinations

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IB (International Baccalaureate)

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Thomas Edison State College Examination Program

 Workforce-based  Assessment of

Licensure/Apprenticeship Programs

 Locally-assessed Training  National College Credit

Recommendation Service (PONSI)

 Prior Military Credit  Portfolio-based Assessments  Dual Credit  Dual Enrollment

Prior Learning Assessment is a method of evaluating learning gained outside a traditional academic environment

CAEL Council for Adult & Experiential Learning ACE American Council on Education

Credentialing

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Accreditation

 Regional vs. National  Financial Aid Issues  State Authorization

• State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) – Western

Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)

• http://www.wiche.edu/sara

 Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) Reauthorization

• The legislation authorizes (as opposed to funds) Pell Grants, Stafford

Loans, Federal Work-Study, and an array of important institutional grant programs, including TRIO, GEAR UP, Title III-A, Title IV, federally designated minority serving institutions, and international education

• The HEA was last reauthorized in 2008

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Success Measures

 Tennessee Longitudinal Data System (TLDS)

• Measure Tennessee

 Student Achievement Measure (SAM) Project

• 6 National Higher Education Associations
• http://www.studentachievementmeasure.org

 College Measures:

• With the support of the Lumina Foundation, College Measures is

assisting state agencies in their efforts to make information about the earnings of graduates from their higher education programs publicly accessible

• http://esm.collegemeasures.org/esm/tennessee/

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Workforce Development vs. Humanities

• Securing America’s Future – The Campaign for Liberal Arts

Education

• Council of Independent College (CIC) campaign to promote liberal

arts and the effectiveness of independent higher education

• Pillars of Knowing and Learning
• The Heart of the Matter Report, June 2013
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commission on the Humanities

& Social Sciences

• http://humanitiescommission.org/
• 41% of adult Americans say the percentage of graduates

who are able to find a good job is the most important factor in selecting a college (Gallup Poll July 1, 2013)

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Teacher Education Reform

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 Teacher Evaluation: In July 2011, Tennessee became one of the

first states in the country to implement a comprehensive, student

• utcomes-based, statewide educator evaluation system
• The act required 50% of the evaluation to be comprised of student

achievement data

• 35% of the evaluation is based on student growth as represented by the

Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) or a comparable measure

• 15% of the evaluation is based on additional measures of student

achievement adopted by the State Board of Education and chosen through mutual agreement by the educator and evaluator

• The remaining 50% of the evaluation is determined through

qualitative measures such as teacher observations, personal conferences and review of prior evaluations and work

 Teacher Licensure: The Department of Education has

recommended changes to the current licensure system and will vote on these July 26, 2013

• The proposed changes streamline license types, introduce more

rigorous entry requirements, and connect licensure to performance data.

• Links to additional information concerning Teacher Licensure
• State Department of Education Proposed Licensing Changes Website

http://www.state.tn.us/education/lic/policy.shtml

• State Board of Education June 21 Meeting Agenda

(http://state.tn.us/sbe/2013June.shtml) has documents concerning the Licensing Changes (see item IIA.)

Teacher Education Reform

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 Teacher Preparation Program Evaluation

• The Report Card on the Effectiveness of Teacher Training Programs

contains information designed to inform the public of the effectiveness of teacher training programs and to provide preparation programs with the opportunity to improve the quality of programs through the use of data as set forth in the Tennessee Code Annotated

• http://tn.gov/thec/Divisions/fttt/report_card.shtml
• Produced by THEC

Teacher Education Reform

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TICUA Involvement

Governor’s Higher Education Advisory Committee Teacher Education Advisory Committee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) Advisory Committee Reverse Articulation & Transfer Council

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Naomi Larsen – Carson Newman University

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Kelli Hefner – Christian Brothers University

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Susan Galbreath – Lipscomb University

Reverse Transfer Committee

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Susan Galbreath – Lipscomb University

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Matt Toy – Trevecca Nazarene University

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Jayson VanHook – Lee University

PLA Committee

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Teresa Clark – Lipscomb University

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Renee Dower – Union University

Tennessee Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (TACTE) Tennessee Transfer Pathways Committee

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17 Member Campuses

PC 967 Faculty Work Group (Dual Credit)

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• Dr. Howard Miller, Lipscomb University

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• Dr. Stephen Nordtrom, Lipscomb University

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• Dr. Arthur Yanushka, Christian Brothers

University

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• Dr. Cara Anderson, King University

Nashville Chamber Dual Enrollment PARCC TLDS

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Governance

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Work Group

Tennessee College Access & Success Network

What About TICUA Member Institutions?

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What are TICUA member institutions currently doing?

 3-Year Baccalaureate  Adult/Non-traditional Learners – Online and On

ground, completions programs

 Population-specific Scholarship – Minority,

Community College, Adult, Veteran What’s Next?

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Questions to Consider

What level of engagement is reasonable for independent colleges and universities? How does the sector move forward to engage in the state’s initiatives/programs? How can TICUA facilitate the sector’s engagement?

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Next Steps?

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A very special thank you to Trevecca Nazarene University for your gracious hospitality in hosting the Academic Collaborations meeting! Thank you -- Dr. Dan Boone, President

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