Self Study Workshop

Plenary V

Self Study Report Considerations

Philosophy and Tone

February 2, 2007 Sonya Christian

Tone

Is NotIs

Academic

Rigorous

Factual

Evidence based

Meticulous

Pedantic

Boring

Sterile

Anecdotal

Fussy

Self-study

Your Story

Your Values

AccreditationStandards

Self-study

“Both”“And”

An Example

Lane’s Story

Learning-centered principles

Core values

Initial Work: An Example

4.A.5 The institution provides for regular and systematic evaluation of faculty performance in order to ensure teaching effectiveness and the fulfillment of instructional and other faculty responsibilities. The institution's policies, regulations, and procedures provide for the evaluation of all faculty on a continuing basis consistent with Policy 4.1 - Faculty Evaluation, page 66.

Eval Scale: 3—Strong Compliance to 0—No Compliance

Evidence:What evidence/ data do we have?

What data do we need to collect? Indica

tor based

with

one-to-one m

apping.

AnalysisWhat conclusions should we draw from the evidence?What is the data telling us about how well we are doing in relation to our embedded College Values: the Learning-centered College principles, as well as the College’s Vision, Mission & Core Values?

Strengths (Provide Examples):

Challenges (Provide Examples):

Recommendations for Improvement - Alignment to Vision, Mission, Core Values, Learning CollegeWhat are we going to do as a result of this analysis to improve our practice?

Initial Work: An ExampleIndicator based with one-to-one mapping.

It is your story …Collective Story

All the groups have their roles

Self-Improvement

Leads to improving every aspect of the institution

… and not merely to respond to NWCCU