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Assessing Transformative Learning Beyond the Classroom
Sonya Watkins |Kathryn Wullstein | Jeff King | Sharra HynesUniversity of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma
Sonya WatkinsAsst. Vice PresidentInformation TechnologyUniversity of Central Oklahoma Email: [email protected]
Agenda
• UCO Transition to D2L• Leveraging Brightspace to Achieve UCO’s
Strategic Learning Objectives• Future Plans • Q&A
Why UCO switched LMS providers
One tool to support
LMS PlatformEnd of Life
Outgrown
LMS Task Force
Students
Faculty
Faculty Support Units
Information TechnologyCo-Project Lead
(Technical)
Faculty Senate
Co-Project Lead (Functional) Advisors
• Library• Disability Support
• Enrollment
• Purchasing
What UCO looked for in a new LMS
•*Course content migration* (#1)•Improved grading •Robust feedback tools•Stable system•Increased vendor support
Faculty
Students
What UCO looked for in a new LMS
•Mobility/Email/Alerts•Better feedback methods•Want faculty to use an LMS and use it effectively
•Stable system•Increased support
What UCO looked for in a new LMS
•Scalable•Flexible•Robust•Industry proven•Support learning at UCO for next 5-10 years.
LMS Task Force
Student/Faculty Survey
Technology Discovery:
LMS
Write and Submit Specifications for
RFPSelect LMS
Implement SystemTechnical Training
Test, Test, Test
Pilot Group Training Course Conversions
Spring 2012Pilot Course
Go Live
Feedback & Evaluation
Campus-wide Training
Summer 2012Campus-wide
Go Live
Ongoing Training and Course Conversions
Outline of LMS Project Plan
Lots and lots
of training
Collaboration
is key!
Input from
all
stakeholders
Technology
DiscoveryCo
mm
unica
tion
Tips &
Tricks
Results
Spring 2011 Old LMS
Spring 2013 D2L
Spring 2015D2L
Active Courses: 1,361 2,548 3,360Total Courses : 3,663 4,047 4,303Percentage of courses using LMS: 37% 63% 78%*
*89% Percent of Faculty Used D2L Spring 2015
Jeff King, Ed.D.Executive Director, Center for Transformative Teaching & LearningUniversity of Central Oklahoma Email: [email protected]
Transformative Learning occurs in many different forms of student engagement.
How do you capture, connect, and assess these experiences?
UCO’s Transformative Learning Path
Mezirow (2000) Transformative educational development of adult learning
Learning Reconsidered (2004, 2006)
UCO Central Six Tenets Transformative Learning (2007)
• Discipline Knowledge• Leadership• Research, Creative &
Scholarly Activities• Service Learning & Civic
Engagement• Global & Cultural
Competencies• Health & Wellness
UCO Central Six Tenets1. Discipline Knowledge2. Leadership3. Research, Creative &
Scholarly Activity4. Service Learning & Civic
Engagement5. Global & Cultural
Competencies6. Health and Wellness
Kuh’s High-Impact Practices•First-Year Seminars; 1,2,3,4,5,6•Common Intellectual Experiences; 1,3 •Learning Communities/ Internships; 2,3,6•Service Learning; 4•Capstone Experiences; 1•Writing-Intensive Courses; 3•Collaborative Assignments & Projects; 2,3,5•Undergraduate Research; 1,3 •Study Abroad & Other Diversity Experiences; 5
STLR has gained the financial support of:
•Department of Education: $7.8M Title III Strengthening Institutions Program 5-year grant•Educause-led/Gates Foundation-supported Breakthrough Models Incubator 2015 Cohort•NASPA-AACRAO-led/Lumina Foundation-supported Beyond-the-Transcript Initiative
Sharra Hynes, Ph.D.Executive Director, Experiential LearningUniversity of Central Oklahoma Email: [email protected]
Transformative Learning at UCOThe Central Six…guided by the mission of helping students learn by providing transformative experiences so that they may become productive, creative, ethical and engaged citizens and leaders contributing to the intellectual, cultural, economic and social advancement of the communities they serve.
Transformative Learning @ UCO DefinedTransformative Learning is a holistic process that places students at the center of their own active and reflective learning experiences. Transformative Learning:•develops beyond-disciplinary skills and•expands students’ perspectives of their relationships with self, others, community and environment.
How do you measure it?
At UCO STLR Needs to…
•Work for any student population •Engage all student types•Have diverse alignment: cultural, socioeconomic
Average Student
Age24
50%+ First Generation College
90% Comm
uter
A C A D E M I CT R A N S C R I P T
4 Ways Students Can Engage in STLR
e.g., Melton Gallery exhibit opening, International Festival
e.g., reflection paper on service learning project
e.g., American Democracy Project, Health & Wellness Peer
Mentors
e.g., Oklahoma Lynching Project, Black Male Initiative, STEM-STEP
Official STLR Student Events
2
STLR Class Assignments
1
Student Organization or Group with STLR
Reflection
3
STLR TL Student Projects
4
Assess Achievement Using STLR Rubric
Collaborative effort to meet these objectives
• Assessment model for curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities.
• Capture, document, and assess these TL activities.
• Allow students to monitor and direct their own active learning via an online “badge” system.
• Connect to an ePortfolio to showcase achievements.
Academic Affairs
Information Technology
Student Affairs
Kathryn WullsteinDirector, Technology Resource Ctr.Information TechnologyUniversity of Central Oklahoma Email: [email protected]
How Works
Create assignment or
co-curricular activity
Associate to
Appropriate
Central Six
Tenet
Assess TL
Achievement using STLR
Rubric
Student exhibits
STLR Achievement in ePortfol
io
Integrative Solution for
LMS
CampusCardAnalytics
ePortfolio
Platform for STLR: Assignments Assessment STLR Record
Artifacts Presentation
Activities
Reporting Trends
Brightspace Tools For STLR
Student
Instructor
Valence/API
Rubric
ePortfolio
Dropbox
Dashboard
Competency/Learning ObjectsAdmin
STLR Event Process
Student Captures and Exhibits STLR Achievement in D2L ePortfolio
Student view of Dashboard
Sonya WatkinsAsst. Vice PresidentInformation TechnologyUniversity of Central Oklahoma Email: [email protected]
RESULTS
Impact/Results/Data
23%
14%
23%
41%
Undergrad participant breakdown
FreshmenSophomoresJuniorsSeniors
Impact/Results/Data
Impact/Results/Data
Impact/Results/Data
134 Classes
11%
16%
4%
13%
57%
Curricular STLR Assignment Tenet Use - Fall 2015HW GCC LEAD RCSA SLCE
Impact/Results/Data
Results
STLR Classes
ComparableNon-STLR
Course Completion Rates FA2014+SP2015 91% 80.4%
RetentionFA2014 to FA2015 71% 68.1%
Total Credits Earned on Average FA2014 10.8 9.9
Overall GPA FA2014 + SP2015 3.052 2.691
Future Plans
Next Steps for STLR
Proliferation of STLR • Training• Student Transformative Learning Projects• Assignments and Event Participation
Analytics Enhancements• Individuals | Cohorts | At Risk• Assessments• STLR Training Effectiveness
Student Agency Process• Part of STLR ePortfolio
UCO Research Projects• Retention Improvement Research• Peer-to-Peer Mentoring
Looking Forward….Improving Brightspace functionality and usability
Analytics– Insights – Learning Object Analytics– Student Success Module
Resources– Learning Object Repository– Pulse
Q&A
Brightspace.com/trial
Thank You
Sonya WatkinsAsst. Vice President, Information Technology Email: [email protected]
Kathryn WullsteinDirector, Technology Resource CenterEmail: [email protected]
Jeff King, EdDExecutive Director, Center for Excellence in Transformative Teaching & Learning Email: [email protected]
Sharra Hynes, PhDExecutive Director, Experiential Learning Email: [email protected]
uco.edu/stlr
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