MAY 1, 2020

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR ART...Framing Outcomes for Creative Students

Holly Herrera, PhD

Associate Provost for Transfer Initiatives & Academic Partnerships

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AGENDA FOR THIS SESSION• Survey of the room• Who I am • Definitions• Rumor has it: Truth-telling and

myth-dispelling• Framing outcomes

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WHO IS COLUMBIA?

Private, nonprofit, urban college in the heart of Chicago

Unique curriculum that blends creative and media arts, liberal arts, and business

- Generous admission policy to extend educational opportunity

- Welcoming and inclusive campus climate- Practical application of subject matter- Just under 7,000 students

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• An artist (but not narrowly defined). They see and interact with the world differently.

• An individual. They are often called iconoclasts and rebels. • A thought leader. They influence others through their gifts and talents

WHO (WHAT) IS A CREATIVE?

Their creative pursuits live at the center of their

world-view.

• They create art for the love of the process• They color outside of the lines on purpose• They break the rules so that others can follow.

WHAT DO THEY DO?

https://goinswriter.com/what-is-a-creative/

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WHAT IS AN OUTCOME?So many definitions, so little time.

• Instructional – Did the student acquire the knowledge, skills, and/or habits we expected?

• Educational – Did they earn the credential that they were pursuing?

• Societal/Life Outcomes – Did the education received have an impact on the person and their community?

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SCENARIO TIME

Your student wants to study biology…

VALUE OF THE PROGRAM OF STUDY• How does our industry and our overall culture value differentiated fields of interests?

• Do you know the programmatic outcomes of your degrees? What are the transferable skills that folks are learning?

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26.2%

39.6%

24.0%

22.2%

11.7%

8.0%

APPRECIATIVE ADVISING

https://www.appreciativeadvising.net/

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26.2%

39.6%

24.0%

22.2%

11.7%

8.0%

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE INDUSTRY?

- What questions can you ask of the student to deepen your own understanding of their field of interest?- Do you know living artists? Who is your

favorite director? But who edited your favorite movie?

- Ask your student about their creative process. What excites them? When did they first realize this is what they wanted to do?

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FRAMING OUTCOMES

- Understand that these are real things that people do

- Be honest- In every industry there is failure and movement

and adjustment and reflection and perspiration.

- Center the conversation on them- We may be thinking of transferable skills or the

likelihood of winning the Pulitzer – but share your pragmatic excitement with them.

- Plant seeds of other opportunities to complement their program of study.

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THANK YOU!

Video l ink : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4RHRBdpvZY&feature=youtu.be

Hol ly Herrera , hher rera@colum.edu