Update on Higher Education Initiatives

This presentation covers updates on Tuning, Degree Profile, and LEAP Meeting of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, discussing various aspects such as access, completion, competitiveness, quality of student learning, recent discussions, immediate contexts, origins, milestones, and postsecondary scope of these initiatives.

• Higher Education
• Update
• Tuning
• Degree Profile
• LEAP Meeting

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1. Update on Tuning, Degree Profile, and LEAP Meeting of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education March 11, 2011 University Place Conference Center, IUPUI 1

2. Broad Context for Discussion Access Completion/Competitiveness Low graduation rates Lumina s work on international competiveness Complete College America NGA s Complete to Compete Initiative Quality/Student Learning 2

3. Recent Context for Discussion Tuning Tuning Indiana (2009-10 pilot to the present) Tuning USA Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Liberal Education and America s Promise (LEAP) Initiative Degree Profile (January 2011) 3

4. Immediate Context for Discussion February 25, 2011 Conference, Focusing on Student Learning Outcomes in Indiana Weldon Conference on April 15, 2011, Defining College Success: Learning Outcomes Matter Faculty Leadership Conference on April 29, 2011 4

5. February 25 Conference Held at the Indiana History Center Presentations on Tuning, Degree Profile, LEAP 100 registrants Administrators and faculty Registrants included 20 individuals from ten ICI institutions 5

6. Origins/Milestones of the Initiatives Tuning Europe - first phase of Tuning Educational Structures in Europe (2001-02) DP Europe - Overarching Qualifications Framework adopted by the European Higher Education Area in 2005 (roots of DP) USA - Draft Degree Qualifications Profile issued by Lumina in Jan. 2011 LEAP USA - AAC&U launches Liberal Education and America's Promise in 2005 (IUPUI one source) 6

7. Postsecondary Scope of Initiatives Tuning Europe primarily baccalaureate to doctoral IN Chemistry associate, baccalaureate IN Elementary Ed. baccalaureate IN History associate to doctoral DP Associate, baccalaureate, master s LEAP Undergraduate 7

8. Student Learning Outcomes Tuning Europe generic and subject specific competences, with more emphasis on subject specific competences Indiana Pilot general and subject matter competencies, with a common set of general competencies across all three disciplines DP Five basic areas of learning LEAP Four areas of Essential Learning Outcomes 8

9. Tuning Competencies Competencies are detailed E.g. the bachelor s degree in chemistry had 38 subject matter competencies, such as Identify and handle hazardous materials Use computational tools to manage data State the properties of elements, compounds Organize data for meaningful interpretations Discern and correct causes of experimental error 9

10. Degree Profile Basic Areas of Learning 1. Broad, Integrative Knowledge 2. Specialized Knowledge 3. Intellectual Skills 4. Applied Learning 5. Civic Learning Deliberate effort to ratchet up skills in each of the five areas of knowledge 10

11. Degree Profile Spiderweb Applied Learning Civic Learning Intellectual Skills Assoc. Baccalaureate Master s Broad, Integrative Learning Specialized Knowledge 11

12. LEAP Essential Learning Outcomes Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World Intellectual and Practical Skills Personal and Social Responsibility Integrative and Applied Learning 12

13. Related Activities in Each Initiative -1 Tuning Additional states are piloting Tuning: Texas (engineering) and Kentucky History is undergoing Tuning at the national level Possibility of additional work on Tuning in the Midwest, including Indiana DP Beta version of the Degree Profile will be refined 13

14. Related Activities in Each Initiative -2 LEAP High Impact and Effective Educational Practices, e.g. First-year seminars Learning communities Writing-intensive courses Internships Capstone courses and projects Project VALUE: Assessment of Learning Outcomes Using e-Portfolios Employer surveys 14

15. LEAP Colleges/States The LEAP Campus Action Network includes: 4 public campuses (ISU, IPFW, IUPUI, VU) 8 ICI campuses (Butler, Earlham, Franklin, Goshen, St. Joseph s, U of E, Valpo, Wabash) All regional campuses are considering joining There are six LEAP States: CA, ND, OR, UT, VA, WI 15

16. Summary All three initiatives focus on: Identifying specific student learning outcomes associated with degree programs Establishing a common vocabulary for talking about student learning outcomes across degree programs and levels and institutions Assessment of learning outcomes Implications for program quality, transferability 16