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Title III Strengthening Institutions Program

Monthly Status Report

Project Name: Student Engagement and Student Learning Prepared By: Sherry Marlow, Activity and Learning Engagement Coordinator Date: March 11, 2013 Reporting Period: February 2013

Executive Summary Overall Status: Green

Green (Controlled)

Yellow (Caution)

Red (Critical)

Reason for Deviation

Budget

Schedule

Scope

Comments:

Controls Issue Status:

• The Learning Commons renovation is slightly behind schedule due to switching of vendors to construct the walls. Additionally, construction was pushed back to occur during spring break to minimize the student services disruption.

Change Status: None Risk Status: None


Budget

Budget Status as of 02/28/13

Total Budget (Over)Under

Budget Line Item February Expenses YTD Expenses 2012-13 Budget A. Personnel $ 16,627.60 $ 63,863.39 $197,431.00 $133,567.61 B. Employee Fringe Benefits $ 5,309.69 $ 22,137.64 $71,720.00 $49,582.36 C. Travel $ 1,110.00 $ 7,834.93 $30,707.25 $22,872.32 D. Equipment $ - $ 66,893.00 $150,520.00 $83,627.00 E. Supplies $ 109.11 $ 41,326.15 $78,539.48 $37,213.33 F. Contractual $ - $ 9,478.90 $25,000.00 $15,521.10 H. Other $ 4,809.89 $ 5,607.44 $22,050.00 $16,442.56

Totals $ 27,966.29 $ 217,141.45 $ 575,967.73 $358,826.28

Budgetary Comments: Last month, $10,920 was moved into the Title III budget to pay for the learning coaches in the Humanities lab. This amount reflected the entirety of the adjuncts salary and not the hours spent in the lab. However, this mistake was quickly corrected. An amount of $2,276 this month reflects the learning coaches expenses for Oct, Nov and Dec 2012 as well as Feb 2013. Expenditures:

• Personnel and Benefits expenses cover the Title III supported employees. • Travel: Conference registration fees, travel costs • Supplies: Office supplies for grant staff, copies and phone charges • Other: Service-learning project support


Scheduled Milestones / Deliverables

Year One

Milestone Target Date Completed Progress Status

Hire Title III staff Jan-12 02/01/12 5 Complete

Train new staff Feb-12 02/01/12 5 Complete

Interim report Apr-12 04/09/12 5 Complete

Develop program policy/ procedure handbook Jul-12 08/01/12 5 Complete

Project web-site Sep-12 02/28/13 5 Complete

Endowment Fund Challenge Match Sep-13 On Hold

Develop faculty mentoring handbook Jul-12 4 In progress

Develop service learning handbook Aug-12 On Hold

Train faculty mentors Aug-12 On Hold

Implement service learning projects- campus wide Ongoing 4

In Progress

Train faculty on service learning Aug-12 8/17/12 5 Complete

Produce service learning video Dec-12 4 In Progress

Update database with new community partners Sep-12 9/30/12 5 Complete

Designate courses with service learning component Apr-12 4/05/12 5 Complete

Develop community partner handbook Sep-12 On Hold

Redesign writing curriculum Jun-12 02/01/12 5 Complete

Redesign reading curriculum Jun-12 02/01/12 5 Complete

Order and install computers, workstations for nursing lab Jul-12 7/31/12 5 Complete

Order and install equipment for technology lab Jul-12 10/15/12 5 Complete

Purchase equipment and supplies for learning studio Aug-12 9/30/12 5 Complete

Design academic research rubric Aug-12 08/01/12 5 Complete

Schedule and conduct staff training on research rubric Aug-12 08/17/12 5 Complete

Program evaluation and data collection Dec-12 01/24/13 5 Complete

Annual Report Jan-13 01/24/13 5 Complete


Year Two

Milestone Target Date Completed Progress Status

Train new staff Feb-13 Feb-13 5 Complete

Update program policy/ procedure handbook Jul-12 08/01/12 5 Complete

Project web-site Sep-12 02/28/13 5 Complete

Endowment Fund Challenge Match Sep-13 On Hold

Develop faculty mentoring handbook Jul-12 4 In progress

Develop service learning handbook Aug-12 On Hold

Train faculty mentors Aug-12 On Hold

Implement service learning projects- campus wide Ongoing 4

In Progress

Continue training faculty on service learning Sep-13 4 In Progress

Produce service learning video Dec-12 4 In Progress

Update database with new community partners Sep-13 4 In Progress

Develop community partner handbook Sep-12 On Hold

Revise Learning Support Reading and Writing curriculum, as necessary Sep-13 4 In Progress

Integrate ePortfolio program into curriculum campus wide Dec-13 4 In Progress

Support faculty in curriculum redesign On-going 3 In Progress

Conduct monthly faculty development workshops On-going On Hold

Assist faculty in master syllabi completion On-going On Hold

Order and install computers, workstations for nursing lab Sep-13 4 In Progress

Transition to online testing in evening Nursing Program Sep-13 02/28/13 5 Complete

Order and install equipment for technology lab Sep-13 4 In Progress

Open Library Commons and Learning Studio Jan-13 3 In Progress

Continue faculty training on research rubric Aug-13 5 Complete

Program evaluation and data collection Dec-13 On Hold

Annual Report Jan-14 On Hold

Note: Bold denotes project objectives


Note: Progress rating is based on 5 point Likert scale with 1= no progress, 2= unsatisfactory achievement, 3= needs improvement, 4= satisfactory achievement and 5= complete. Those milestones with an “On Hold” status are dependent upon earlier milestones being completed and will not receive a progress rating.


Accomplishments & Plans

Accomplishments during this Reporting Period: • Library Commons- PC and iMacs have been set up in Studio Connect. Continued to work on iPad

implementation. Serving on ePortfolio workgroup and First Year Seminar Development committee. Challenges: Difficulty finding time for everyone to discuss iPad implementation roadblocks.

• Health/ Wellness- Used Swift River individual simulation program for 50 night nursing students. Continued offering unit exams online for all nursing courses. Provided dosage calculation exam online 202 freshman day, 76 sophomore day and 100 sophomore evening students. 335 simulation experiences provided for nursing students in February. Challenge: Weekend tech support for online components of the courses for students.

• Reading/Writing Redesign- LS writing students began using My Writing Lab in conjunction with Turnitin. Began pilot with Bedford Materials. Working on summer and fall scheduling. Learning Support Reading has begun implementing new strategies to make the program run more smoothly and best meet individual’s skill needs. Continued gathering book recommendations for purchase. Challenges: Continued uptick in numbers of plagiarism. A better way to notify advisors of the specific course student needs based on readiness test. MRT cost issues and trying to negotiate with Pearson and the Testing Center.

• Service Learning- Attended Gulf South Summit with four faculty members and two presenters. Completed taping for Service-Learning video. Assisted Service-Learning Champions identify projects and apply earned stipends. Challenges: Identifying/ installing service-learning data tracking system.

• Technology- Continuing to research equipment options to develop equipment specifications for the capital purchase.

• Provided oversight on implementation of Title III activities. Collaborated on process for purchasing. Prepared Title III documents to be placed on Title III website. Held Title III staff meeting. Updated all project documents for the month. Continued providing guidance on Title III purchases. Participated on Academic Council and FYS Development and Assessment committees. Conducted ePortfolio workgroup meetings. Attended GoClass training session. Assisted with faculty mentoring program for service-learning.

Plans for the next Reporting Period: • Library Commons- Construction on Studio Connect begins March 11, 2013. Continue making progress

with ePortfolio implementation including obtaining faculty buy-in. Continue promoting research rubric to faculty. Work with CSCC marketing to develop internal and external marketing plans for Studio Connect. Develop student workshops for Studio Connect. Select furniture for Studio Connect.

• Health/ Wellness- Installations of additional computers and tables.

• Reading/ Writing Redesign –Determine if necessary to replace MyReadinessTest from Pearson for a more inexpensive product. Need to find a computerized lab for summer classes due to renovations. Working with Instructional Redesign to research other program platforms. Providing book request list from student interest.

• Service Learning- faculty mentoring program, SL recruitment video, AmeriCorps VISTA application and Carnegie Classification application.

• Technology- Complete equipment specification and request for bid package. Submit package for bids.

• Continue work on ePortfolio initiative and faculty mentoring program. Organize and archive all project materials.

• Continue to maintain the project control practices – steering committee meetings, status reporting, issues management, change control, work plan, budget management, document management and risk management.


Project Objectives Project Description

The project will have three components that will focus around a Center of Learning Engagement consisting of: Library Commons and Learning Studio, Instructional Redesign and Service Learning.

Component 1- The Library Commons and Learning Studio will create an active and collaborative learning environment for students, faculty and staff.

Component 2- Instructional Redesign will improve student engagement through the redesign of remedial and development reading and writing programs.

Component 3- Engaging students and faculty in experiencing classroom applications through enhanced Service Learning.

All components will involve faculty development for redesign curriculum in developmental and gateway course, for developing “real world” experiences through service learning and technology applications in Nursing and Technology curriculum.

Project Objectives– Year Two

2.1 By September 2013, incorporate service-‐ learning into the overall program, by having 35% faculty members incorporate community service activities at all campus sites.

2.1 Percentage of faculty members that state their amount of service-‐learning in the annual in-‐service survey.

2.2 By September 2013, 80% of faculty members will attend additional service-‐learning training or workshops.

2.2 Number of faculty members that attend a one-‐half day Cleveland State Service-‐Learning training sessions or workshops.

2.3 By September 2013, increase the database of service-‐learning partnerships to 60.

2.3 Number of individuals and partnering organizations in database with contact information, service-‐learning project and other relevant information.

2.4 By September 2013, increase use of technology in the classroom by 1%.

2.4 Increase student use of technology in the classroom combined with the learning outcomes of the LS (W) course syllabi by 1% as measured by pre-‐ and post-‐test methodology.

2.5 By September 2013, at least 1% more students will complete LS (W) courses with grades of C or better than in the baseline year.

2.5 Increase the proficiency at which these students complete and master the LS (W) courses by 1% from baseline as measured by course grades. In baseline year, 67% of students received a C or better.

2.6 By September 2013, students’ ability to use level 3 of reading comprehension to resolve situations at academic, personal, and professional levels will increase by 2% with grades of C or better in baseline year.

2.6 Students’ ability to use level 3 of reading comprehension to resolve situations at academic, personal, and professional levels will increase by 2% from baseline as measured by course grade. In baseline year, 65% of students earned a C or better. Level 3 reading comprehension would be obtained by earning a C or better.

2.7 By September 2013, the number of online tests and remediation offered in the nursing lab will increase by 25%.

2.7 Number students completing tests and remediation online will be measured by on-‐line testing software reports.


2.8 By September 2013, the percentage of simulated clinical experiences will increase from 5% to 10%.

2.8 Number and success of simulated clinical experience since the redesign will be measured by lab sign-‐in sheets.

2.9 By September 2013, the success rate of students using the updated robotics machines and operating systems will increase by 5% over year 1 as measured by department tests

2.9 Compare the success rates of students with previous equipment and software to new equipment and software. The test target will be 77.9/100).

2.10 By January 2013, 100% of Commons software will be completed and learning space fully functional.

2.10 Documentation that 10% of campus FTE students will be introduced via training and in-‐service sessions to the facility.

2.11 By September 2013, 100% research e-‐portfolio process implemented and available to be used by students.

2.11 1% of total FTE will have begun research e-‐portfolios

2.12 By September 2013, LS and 40% of Gateway courses will have included some component of the research rubric and assessment into course syllabus.

2.12 Survey of faculty teaching LS and Gateway courses will assess and document course inclusion.