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Office of Curriculum Development and CADRE: Stewardship of Curriculum

Adjunct Faculty Conference Spring 2018

Intended Outcomes

• Identify the college resources involving curriculum development.
• Who can help you
• Online resources available to you
• Locate your official course outline.
• Explain the Curriculum Review & Update process.
• Discuss the faculty role in the curriculum lifecycle
• Discuss the role of CADRE in curriculum development

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Executive Director, Curriculum and Transfer Holly Craider x2006 Curriculum Office Assistant Tani Ali x4794 CADRE CADRE Chair Natalie Belle x5047 Associate Director, Curriculum Development Cheryl Kovach x4892 CADRE Subcommittees Campus-Based

VP, Learning & Engagement Lisa Williams

Office of Curriculum Development

Curriculum Development CADRE Curriculum and Degree Requirements Committee Provost EVP, Access, Learning & Success Description: Governance Committee that reviews and recommends final approval of all new academic programs and changes to existing programs; to recommend for approval all new courses and changes in course numbers, titles, descriptions, credit hours, and prerequisites; to review and recommend policies and procedures for the development of degree requirements for all college credit programs.

The Curriculum Development Office provides leadership and support for all credit curriculum development, and approval, in a responsive and friendly manner while ensuring curriculum integrity and availability.

Vice President Access, Learning & Success

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Curriculum Development: Quality Program and Course Development

• 1. Program development
• a. New program planning meeting
• b. Research/environmental scan
• c. Outcomes session
• d. Program mapping
• e. Assessment planning
• 2. Course development
• a. Curriculum research
• b. Outcomes development
• c. Assessment planning

Curriculum and Assessment Life Cycle: Who Is Involved?

Faculty Curriculum Office Instructional Designers Deans Advisory Boards & Committees

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7 Exploration, Research, & Planning Executive Approval

Curriculum Development & Assessment Planning Curriculum Review & Approval

Instructional Design

Teach/ Delivery Assess Stop Revise Course Outline/ Program Sequence Submit for Review Development Stage Review Curriculum Technical Review Faculty Counterpart 2nd Review Associate Dean Recommend approval CADRE Review/ Approval EVP approval/ report to Board

• f Trustees

Assess

New Program Development Curriculum Review & Approval

Curriculum Development Process - New Programs

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New Program Exploration New Program Development Approval & Review Process New Program Assessment Planning Supported by Assistant Dean, Curriculum & Transfer Supported by Assistant Dean & Associate Director, Curriculum Development Supported by Assistant Dean, Curriculum Supported by Associate Vice President & Coordinator, Learning Outcomes Assessment

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Curriculum Revision Process: Regular Cycle of Review & Update

• Curriculum Review Plans:

Access via My Tri-C Space, Faculty Tab, Teaching, Curriculum and Assessment Resources Tab, Curriculum Review Plans Link

E-mail Notification Review & Determine needed changes Submit & get updates approved Plan Assessments Implement changes

Curriculum Review Plan

• All plans reside on the Curriculum and Assessment Kweb site located at:
• https://kweb.tri-

c.edu/curriculum/Lists/Curriculum%20Review%20Plans/Allitemsg.aspx under Lists/Curriculum Review Plans.

• The plans can be easily accessed via My Tri-C Space
• Faculty Tab
• Teaching, Curriculum and Assessment Resources Tab
• Curriculum Review Plans Link.

Once you have accessed the master list of Curriculum Review plans, Click the subject area dropdown menu and select the desired discipline.

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Curriculum Review Plan

• Living document that is reviewed and updated annually by faculty

counterparts.

• Documents the current status of all the courses in the discipline/program.
• Documents the plan to review and update according to an established cycle.
• Decisions on the year to review, who will update and the general education
• utcomes as well as additional notes are recorded electronically.

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Where we were…

As of 8/1/2017:

• 1,036 = were last updated prior

to 2014

Of the 1,036:

• 683 = were last updated prior to

August 2010

Of the 683:

• 184 = were last updated in 1998

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Where we are headed…

As of 1/2/2018:

• 715 courses remain outdated
• Review Checklist:

Active or archive? Course Description ELO Mapping/Assessments Course outcomes and objectives Course Content Resources Pre-reqs Potential impact

Reviewing & Updating Curriculum

• Course Description - verify that it still accurately describes course/update any

terminology as appropriate

• Essential Learning Outcomes - The College’s Institutional Outcomes
• Determine if it is appropriate to map the course to an Essential Learning

Outcome (discuss with counterparts - CLOA to provide more detail on ELOs)

• Course Outcomes & Objectives
• If last update was prior to 2005, course outcomes will need to be

developed

• Update terminology as appropriate
• Update to reflect any changes in the industry/accreditation standards
• Update to reflect any changes in how course is being taught
• Update to use measurable language (avoid understand/appreciate)

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Reviewing & Updating Curriculum

• Course Content
• Update to include sufficient detail to ensure consistency of

instruction

• Update to reflect changes in industry/accreditation
• Update to reflect changes in terminology
• Prerequisites
• Includes prerequisite that ensure student success – consider

what level of math, English, science or technical coursework students should have mastered prior to enrolling in the course.

Important Curriculum Sites

How to find:

• Official Course Outline
• Curriculum Development Kweb site
• Curriculum Review Plans
• CurricUNET
• Toolkit via Blackboard

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Where do I find course outlines?

• To revise an existing course outline, or to view historical/pending course outlines, Full-time

Faculty can log in to CurricUNET at http://tric.curricunet.com.

• To view or print active course outlines/program reports without logging in to CurricUNET, go to

http://www.tri-c.edu/student-resources/curriculum/. This is on the public website and is accessible for students and adjunct faculty to view and print course outlines/program reports as well.

• Quarter course outlines are available on the Curriculum KWeb site located at https://kweb.tri-

c.edu/curriculum/Course%20Outlines%20%20Quarter%20System/Forms/AllItems.aspx or they can be obtained by contacting the Curriculum Office.

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Curriculum Toolkit in Blackboard

• Includes resources, videos, & learning activities around developing curriculum
• How to self-enroll:
• Log-in to Blackboard via My Tri-C Space
• Select Courses Tab within Blackboard
• Enter “Curriculum” into Course Search box
• Select the [SE] Curriculum Tool Kit site
• Right Click, select enroll.
• Enter password toolkit (all lower case)

This will add the toolkit to your dashboard so it will appear in your My Courses list when you login to blackboard.

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Office of Curriculum Development

Name Position Phon e Holly Craider Executive Director, Curriculum and Transfer Executive Officer, CADRE X2006 Cheryl Kovach Associate Director, Curriculum Development X4892 Tani Ali Office Assistant, Curriculum Development X4794

CADRE INTRODUCTION

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CADRE 2016-2017 Membership Natalie Belle (Chairperson); Kira Seaton (Secretary) East Subcommittee West Subcommittee Metro Subcommittee Westshore Subcommittee Anna Lauer Marianne Buccini Cheryl Beswick Jeannette Davis Natalie Bell Kimberly Ochs Kira Seaton Rhonda Fabrizi Chandra Arthur Samantha Posey Norma Gatica Anne Marie Yunker Todd Williams Denise McCory Ormond Brathwaite Marvin Richards Kristine Walz

CADRE Purposes & Standard Charges

• To review and recommend any academic programs and

additions/deletions to existing programs

• To recommend new courses and changes in course numbers,

titles, descriptions, credit hours, and prerequisites

• To review and recommend policies and procedures for the

development of degree requirements for all college credit programs *Subcommittees meet weekly; full CADRE meets once a month

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CADRE 2017-18 Special CHARGES

• Examine the current curriculum deadlines to determine

potential changes to support publication of the online catalog in April, when Fall registration opens.

• Examine the transfer module issues caused by moving the

History courses from Social Sciences to Humanities in the 2012 degree requirements change and determine if some

• r all of the History courses need to be moved back under

Social Sciences.

College-wide CADRE ROLES

• Participates in orientation and/or training regarding the role of

CADRE, curriculum development and review, outcomes, and any related curriculum subject area.

• Encourages the development of new courses and programs.
• Provides leadership in curriculum areas.
• Reviews and recommends any academic programs and

additions and deletions to existing programs.

• Reviews and recommends new courses and course revisions

(i.e. changes in course numbers, titles, descriptions, essential learning and course outcomes and supporting objectives, course content, credit hours, and prerequisites).

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College-wide CADRE ROLES

• Reviews and recommends policies and procedures for the

development of degree requirements for all college credit programs.

• Ensures that curriculum meets the mission of the College,

instructional integrity, and does not duplicate existing curriculum.

• Collaborates and mentors initiators with developing curriculum and

ensures compliance with recommended changes to curriculum.

• Establishes appropriate subcommittees and/or other working

groups to accommodate operational tasks.

• Works on special charges assigned by the Executive Vice President
• f Access, Learning and Success that affect curriculum.

CADRE Process

Proposal Assigned to CADRE Subcommittee Subcommittee Reviews & Communicates any need for change to faculty initiator Initiator sends agreed upon changes to Curriculum Office Curriculum Office Updates/Subcommittee Recommends approval Full CADRE Meets & votes approval

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CADRE:

Type of Review 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 Degree Revisions: 68 17 4 18 69 Certificate Revisions: 11 7 6 20 32 New Degrees/ Majors: 3 1 5 New Certificates: 13 5 17 6 8 Course Proposals: 302 376 323 256 354 Total Reviewed: 397 405 351 300 468

5-year Workload Summary Current Projects / Priorities:

• Online Catalog Implementation
• New Curriculum Management System
• Faculty Stewardship: Facilitate Curriculum Review Plans
• Streamline the CADRE / Curriculum Approval Process
• Increased Marketing / Utilization of the Curriculum Online Toolkit.

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Questions, comments, ideas, etc.? Thank you!