Bb Outcomes - the first 18 months

BbWorld2015 Presentation on our first 18 months with Bb Outcomes.

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1. Blackboard Outcomes - The first 18 months Pat Schmohl Dean of Distance Learning & Professional Development
2. Quinsigamond Community College • One of 15 Community Colleges in Massachusetts – Located in Central Massachusetts – 5,150 FTE students Fall 2014 – 690 FTE students enrolled in online courses • LMS – Web CT until August 2013 – September 2013 moved to Learn 9.1 SP12 – Current: 9.1 October 2014 CU2 • Last 3 years implemented Bb Learn, Bb Outcomes, Bb Collaborate
3. About Me
4. About me • Alumni of Quinsigamond Community College – Fire Science, Paramedic Technology & Nursing • Former Tenured Professor of Fire Science and Emergency Medical Services – Fire Science Program Coordinator – Online faculty member at QCC • Developed 7 courses for online delivery • Former Faculty Senate President
5. What we will cover today Starting with the selection of Bb Outcomes and next 3 semesters End with screen captures of the User Interface April 2013 – Demonstration of Bb Outcomes to Faculty First Semester - Spring 2014 Second Semester - Fall 2014 Third Semester – Spring 2015
6. Bb Outcomes Selection April 2013
7. April 2013 Bb Outcomes - Selection • General Education Student Learning Outcomes Committee Demonstration of June 2013 Bb Outcomes to Faculty • Understanding we would pilot evidence collection • Faculty liked how faculty could align easily in course • Faculty liked how assessment of artifacts was inside Bb Learn Faculty selected Bb Outcomes
8. Bb Outcomes First semester Spring 2014
9. Spring 2014 Bb Outcomes - Implementation • Planned for training in January 2014 • Invited 30 faculty & professional staff Planning started in Fall 2013 • 20 faculty & professional staff members attended 3 day training • Entire agenda shared and everyone was welcome to attend • General Education, Program & Course SLO’s • Signature assignment January 2014 – Blackboard Training onsite
10. Spring 2014 (after Implementation Training)
11. Bb Outcomes Second Semester Fall 2014
12. Fall 2014 (Multi-State Collaborative) • MSC (9 state pilot assessment project) only collected artifacts from students (over 45 credits) from 1 of 3 student learning outcomes • Written Communication • Critical Thinking • Quantitative Literacy Three evidence collections college wide • Assignment & instructions • Creation of assignments in Bb Faculty “navigators” assisted other faculty
13. Fall 2014 (Multi-State Collaborative Lessons Learned) Artifacts were not collected from entire class Multiple collection methods proved to be a challenge Thumb drive Paper copy Aligned assignment using Bb outcomes Easiest collection method was via Bb Outcomes Will require use of Bb aligned assignment Provide sample assignments prior to start of semester No local assessment of artifacts
14. Bb Outcomes Third Semester Spring 2015
15. Spring 2015 Request for assessment projects sent to program coordinators Human Services project involved collection of evidence • Capstone course has an assignment • All 4 faculty members agreed to participate Blackboard workshop • Assignment & student instructions loaded into each faculty course • Faculty needed to make assignment available • Grading in course demonstrated
16. Spring 2015 (Early summer 2015) Assessment of collected artifacts Five faculty participated in norming session Colleagues reported it was a “wonderful experience” Results guiding curriculum changes and future assessment projects “As this was a pilot assessment conducted by the Human Services Department, and one of the first departments to do so at the college-wide level, it appeared to run smoothly!” Human Services Department, Academic Program Assessment Pilot Project Report, Spring/Summer 1 2015, Jean Kennedy, MA LMHC, HS-BCP
17. Bb Outcomes The user interface https://www.flickr.com/photos/dskley/
18. Evidence Assessment Dashboard
19. Create Projects
20. View & Manage Evidence
21. Randomly Sample the Evidence Randomize Your Sample
22. Rubric-based Evaluation Rubric-based Evaluation
23. Assessment Project Reporting
24. Our next steps Piloting the collection of Bb portfolio artifacts Piloting course level assessment of evidence collection Participating in Multi-State Collaborative 2015-2016 Assessment Assignment collection in Bb Will work with programs/ disciplines to have a second evidence collection of same artifacts
25. Questions, Comments, Concerns: Pat Schmohl pschmohl@qcc.mass.edu