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Enhancing and Integrating Whole Enhancing and Integrating Whole Student Learning and Engagement Student Learning and Engagement Through a Through a Comprehensive Student Portfolio Comprehensive Student Portfolio Program Program
A Proposed QEP Topic Huston-Tillotson University
SLIDE 2 A Comprehensive Student Portfolio
Directly contributes to student learning,
defined here broadly as growth in skills, critical thinking
and knowledge that the university’ s academic and student life curricula aim to foster, within the context of an individual student’ s whole experience, interests and life goals;
Begins with first enrollment and continues to graduation
(and possibly beyond);
Encourages students to be active learners
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A Comprehensive Student Portfolio
Addresses the University’ s strategic
plan:
Goal IV: The University will create and
maintain innovative student programs to foster development of the whole person to prepare students for positions of leadership in the community, the workplace, and the world.
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upports the institution S upports the institution’ ’ s historic s historic mission and current mission statement mission and current mission statement
Values the student as a whole person Enhances student learning Integrates student learning with
professional development
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Addresses student retention, learning
& engagement
52%
- f HT students drop out after the 1st
year
4%
- f HT students graduate in 4 years
(2005)
SLIDE 6 The red bar is HT, the green bars are other Texas HBCU’s
HBCU's Graduation Rates
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Spelman College Bennett College Morehouse College Howard University Tuskegee University Talladega College Fisk University North Carolina State University Louisiana State University-Shreveport Grambling State University Voorhees College Barber Scotia College Shaw University Savannah State University Dillard University Jackson State University Morris College Bowie State University Virginia State University Tougaloo College Pairie View A & M University
Cheyney University of PA Norfolk State University Wiley College Alabama State University Miles College HBCU's Graduation Rate (%) http://www.blackexcel.org/grad- rts.htm
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Documents student learning
a formative and summative assessment
Contributes to a “ culture of evidence”
- Collects evidence of student learning
Collects evidence of student learning
Collects evidence of teaching and curriculum
effectiveness
- Collects evidence of student experience
Collects evidence of student experience
Collects evidence of campus life, mentoring, counseling
and advising effectiveness
- Collects evidence of student engagement
Collects evidence of student engagement
Collects evidence of institutional effectiveness
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Focuses and facilitates student interaction with faculty, staff and administration, and all in support
Requires students and teachers to interact in its
development;
Requires student and staff to interact in its development; Requires students to use critical thinking in its
development;
Requires students to reflect on their own learning; Requires the institution to support student learning with
effective and efficient technology, facilities, activities and
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A Comprehensive Student Portfolio
Acculturates to college-life, provides strategies for academic and professional success, and creates community for students Who are first generation Who are non-traditional (over half) Who enter academically challenged Who live off-campus Who are enrolled in an academic program (100% ) Who need self-marketing strategies and materials (100% )
SLIDE 10 Typical Student at HT?
Most Typical Student at HT in Fall 2005
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Female Freshman African-American 19 to 20 Years of Age Texas Resident Resident of Travis County Business Administration Major Full-time Student Characteristics of The Typical Student
What information is missing?
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Is a campus-
wide initiative
Involves students Involves faculty Involves staff
S tudent support staff Technology staff Facilities staff Administrative staff
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Facilitates COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION between between students, faculty and staff students, faculty and staff
Centralizes the collection of non-confidential student profile information S tudent portfolio development requires communication among and is helpful to all offices serving students
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Facilitates S
TUDENT ENGAGEMENT S TUDENT ENGAGEMENT in their
S tudents evaluate and select evidence from their learning experiences S tudents reflect consciously on their own learning and make connections among experiences and fields of knowledge S tudents are made aware of their progress, development, strengths and needs
SLIDE 14 Student Engagement indicated by Student Desires
Criteria to Show Student Involvement in Their Education, 2006 and 2007
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Above 3.0 GPA in major Attended Campus Career Fair Attended Campus Internship Fair Had Internships Employed in Area of Interest Desire for Computer Services Desire for Computer Labs Desire for Library Hours Desire for Library Resources Desire for Course Variety Categories from Senior Survey
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A Comprehensive Student Portfolio
Facilitates EFFECTIVE TEACHING
Encourages instructors to recognize evidence of learning in a variety of forms Encourages instructors to engage actively with students on course assignments Encourages academic support staff to engage actively with students on course assignments Encourages faculty and staff to refresh knowledge in current teaching strategies and assessments.
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A Comprehensive Student Portfolio
Facilitates S
TUDENT MENTORING, TUTORING and INTERVENTION
Provides samples of student work from a
variety of courses, giving a fuller picture
Provides a sampling of student work and
interests that can be accessed at multiple points in the student’ s program
Profiles the student as a whole person.
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S
upports S TUDENT GRADUATE, CAREER AND PROFES S IONAL DEVELOPMENT
Facilitates the creation of showcase portfolios Facilitates the creation of resumes Facilitates the composition of personal statements Encourages students to connect academic and
- ther learning experiences as professional
development
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A Comprehensive Student Portfolio
Focuses INS
TITUTIONAL INFRAS TUCTURE on student learning support
Requires cross-campus support and communication Requires technology support Classrooms with appropriate technology Instruction using and on using technology Technology resources for portfolio maintenance
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A Comprehensive Student Portfolio
Impacts S
TUDENT RETENTION
By increasing student engagement By enhancing student learning By supporting faculty and staff mentoring,
advising and instruction
By building a community that
acknowledges each individual student
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Builds on current HT initiatives
Courses at HT use portfolios Maj ors at HT use portfolios Current initiative to portfolio assessment
- f the core curriculum and of student
writing
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A Comprehensive Student Portfolio
Is a demonstrated model for improving
student learning, engagement and retention
HT S
urvey Results on Portfolio-use
S tudents pro-portfolio Faculty pro-portfolio S tudent support staff pro-portfolio
Existing models in higher education
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Is a demonstrated model for student,
program, and institutional assessment
Portland S tate University Portfolio Proj ect S pelman College-wide S pEL.Folio Florida S tate University Career Portfolio Bowling Green S tate University
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Is a demonstrated model for student,
program, and institutional marketing and advancement, and so presents
Opportunities to increase community interaction Opportunities to increase funding and other resources Opportunities to promote and present HT strengths Opportunities to recruit students to HT programs
What int erest s st udent s?
S t udent st ories.
SLIDE 24 CSP as a QEP Topic
Focuses on S
tudent Learning
Fosters campus-wide involvement & communication Responds to demonstrated needs Corresponds to HT’ s Mission Addresses HT’ s S
trategic Plan Goals
Builds on current initiatives and interests Can be implemented over 10 years Based in current research and demonstrated models
for student success
Uses and focuses current resources Requires reasonable financial outlay
SLIDE 25 CSP Topic Team
- Dr. Katherine Durham Oldmixon, topic team leader
Associate Professor of English and Director of the Writing
Program
chwab
Professor of Biology
Professor of Political S
cience
Director of Graduate, Career and Professional Development
Coordinator of S
upplemental Instruction and S tudent Advising
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A Comprehensive Student Portfolio
Includes life learning experiences
Family life Religious life Hobbies and special interests Art and culture
Favorite books, movies, music, art
Work life
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Includes samples of academic work of
different types and from a wide variety of courses, such as
Writing Research findings Critical inquiry and problem solving Performance Presentations Teamwork Exams Use of Technology
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A Comprehensive Student Portfolio
Includes extracurricular learning
experiences
Campus leadership roles Participation in campus organizations Athletics Community service Civic engagement
