Institute H: The Road to Becoming a Center of Excellence
Thursday, October 8, 9:00 am - 12:00 p.m., Executive C D
Lisa D'Adamo-Weinstein, Director, Academic Support
Northeast Center of SUNY Empire State College
Elaine Richardson, Retired Director, Academic Success Center
Clemson University
Laura Sanders, Assistant Dean, Student Success, College of Engineering
Valparaiso University
The purpose of the Centers of Excellence Designation Program is to:
promote professional standards of excellence for learning centers;
encourage centers to develop, maintain and assess quality programs and services to enhance student learning;
honor the history of established and unique learning centers; and
celebrate the outstanding achievements of centers that meet and exceed these standards.
This post-conference institute will walk participants through the rationale for the creation of the designation program;
review the criteria for evaluation and discuss the steps for completing an application. We will also share insights
gathered during the first two rounds of applications reviews to assist participants in developing a clear plan for how
they can best put together their own application
Building a Global Center of Excellence | Antonio Espinoza – Director of Digit...Conductor
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Building a Global Center of Excellence | Antonio Espinoza – Director of Digit...Conductor
Developing a winning SEO program and daily management process is tough. Developing this for a $20B corporation, with over 300 legal entities, while operating in all parts of the globe is a true challenge. Over the past few years Danaher has partnered with Conductor to build a winning Digital Marketing Center of Excellence for our top Operating Companies. View this presentation by Antonio Espinoza, the Director of Digital Marketing at Danaher, to learn the steps they took and the knowledge they gained in the process.
Building an Analytics CoE (Center of Excellence)Rahul Saxena
This deck is from a workshop I conducted at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) on 20th July, 2013.
Agenda:
* What does the organization want to do with analytics? What is the role of the CoE that they envision?
* What is the organizational context? Current providers of analytics? Leadership support?
* What will the Analytics CoE need to be like (now and in the future, up to the planning horizon)?
* Where do we stand with analytics capabilities now, compared to what we need?
* How will we evolve the CoE? Set expectations, drive the evolution, establish the value.
The ROI of KaiNexus and the Workout MethodologyKaiNexus
- How one organization saved over $800,000 in 100 days using the KaiNexus WorkOut Methodology
- The background, process, and ROI of the KaiNexus WorkOut Methodology
- Brief demo of the KaiNexus Platform
Modern agile - tools for successful agile transformationKaroliina Luoto
Modern agile is a new approach to agile principles. In this presentation we build a modular model for how to turn it to action and how to do a take a step by step change towards agile. Originally presented in J. Boye Aarhus 2018 conference.
Benefits realisation management is one of the most important things than an organisation needs to do... but not at any cost
presented by Steve Parker
Tuesday 28th June 2016
APM Value Management SIG
Critical linkages between value and benefits
Common factors for managing successful change
Presented by Elisabeth Goodman
Tuesday 6th September 2016
North West branch and Enabling Change SIG event
University of Central Lancashire, Westlakes campus
Evolution of Shared Services - IAOP 6 February 2013Stuart Snowden
Presented at the IAOP Sydney meeting Feb. '13. An overview developed by Accenture of the evolution of Shared Services. It talks to
- geographic, Operating Model and Organisation trends;
- characteristics of the different models
- sourcing models
- High performance characteristics
On 24 July 2009, I was fortunate enough to speak at the BA World conference in Wellington, to talk about Centres of Excellence for business analysis, how aiming for excellence would help us overcome some of our challenges, on what those first steps would look like. This was the first public airing of the early stages of what would evolve to become my practice development approach.
Outsourcing and Managed Services - Developing a Common Language Between Suppl...Alan McSweeney
Describe at a high-level a structured approach to implementing outsourcing/managed services from both service provider and end-user organisation
Provide a high-level view of a common set of processes to be used by service providers and end-user organisations to implement and operate an outsourcing/managed services arrangement
Successfully establishing a SOA Center of ExcellenceKelly Emo
This presentation was delivered by HP in a public webcast. It details out the effectiveness of establishing a Center of Excellence to accelerate SOA adoption and the role of SOA Governance to support the CoE
Establishing a Business Process Management Center of Excellence - Impact 2012Prolifics
Speakers: Benny Higdon, Prolifics; Howard Webb, Prolifics
Description: Introducing a new technology in to an enterprise may be fraught with problems. The same is true for Business Process Management (BPM), which are both a technology and a methodology. Establishing a properly staffed and empowered Center of Excellence (CoE) can improve your chances of success. Learn the considerations for setting up a BPM CoE in your organization.
In modern project management, the specific tasks that fall to the PM Center of Excellence varies from organization to organization. However, there are trends and best practices that define the high-level function of the COE in the Project or Program Management Office. In this complimentary one-hour webinar, Cadence Vice President and COO Connie Plowman will provide a framework for where to begin building your own Project Management Center of Excellence today.
Building an Analytics CoE (Center of Excellence)Rahul Saxena
This deck is from a workshop I conducted at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) on 20th July, 2013.
Agenda:
* What does the organization want to do with analytics? What is the role of the CoE that they envision?
* What is the organizational context? Current providers of analytics? Leadership support?
* What will the Analytics CoE need to be like (now and in the future, up to the planning horizon)?
* Where do we stand with analytics capabilities now, compared to what we need?
* How will we evolve the CoE? Set expectations, drive the evolution, establish the value.
The ROI of KaiNexus and the Workout MethodologyKaiNexus
- How one organization saved over $800,000 in 100 days using the KaiNexus WorkOut Methodology
- The background, process, and ROI of the KaiNexus WorkOut Methodology
- Brief demo of the KaiNexus Platform
Modern agile - tools for successful agile transformationKaroliina Luoto
Modern agile is a new approach to agile principles. In this presentation we build a modular model for how to turn it to action and how to do a take a step by step change towards agile. Originally presented in J. Boye Aarhus 2018 conference.
Benefits realisation management is one of the most important things than an organisation needs to do... but not at any cost
presented by Steve Parker
Tuesday 28th June 2016
APM Value Management SIG
Critical linkages between value and benefits
Common factors for managing successful change
Presented by Elisabeth Goodman
Tuesday 6th September 2016
North West branch and Enabling Change SIG event
University of Central Lancashire, Westlakes campus
Evolution of Shared Services - IAOP 6 February 2013Stuart Snowden
Presented at the IAOP Sydney meeting Feb. '13. An overview developed by Accenture of the evolution of Shared Services. It talks to
- geographic, Operating Model and Organisation trends;
- characteristics of the different models
- sourcing models
- High performance characteristics
On 24 July 2009, I was fortunate enough to speak at the BA World conference in Wellington, to talk about Centres of Excellence for business analysis, how aiming for excellence would help us overcome some of our challenges, on what those first steps would look like. This was the first public airing of the early stages of what would evolve to become my practice development approach.
Outsourcing and Managed Services - Developing a Common Language Between Suppl...Alan McSweeney
Describe at a high-level a structured approach to implementing outsourcing/managed services from both service provider and end-user organisation
Provide a high-level view of a common set of processes to be used by service providers and end-user organisations to implement and operate an outsourcing/managed services arrangement
Successfully establishing a SOA Center of ExcellenceKelly Emo
This presentation was delivered by HP in a public webcast. It details out the effectiveness of establishing a Center of Excellence to accelerate SOA adoption and the role of SOA Governance to support the CoE
Establishing a Business Process Management Center of Excellence - Impact 2012Prolifics
Speakers: Benny Higdon, Prolifics; Howard Webb, Prolifics
Description: Introducing a new technology in to an enterprise may be fraught with problems. The same is true for Business Process Management (BPM), which are both a technology and a methodology. Establishing a properly staffed and empowered Center of Excellence (CoE) can improve your chances of success. Learn the considerations for setting up a BPM CoE in your organization.
In modern project management, the specific tasks that fall to the PM Center of Excellence varies from organization to organization. However, there are trends and best practices that define the high-level function of the COE in the Project or Program Management Office. In this complimentary one-hour webinar, Cadence Vice President and COO Connie Plowman will provide a framework for where to begin building your own Project Management Center of Excellence today.
Implementation of the Asian Centre of Excellence in Networking Technologies under an Initiative between Cisco, MIMOS and IMS Asia to generate an environment for Proof of Concept testing, and hands on training of graduates and CCIE candidates
The SlideShare 101 is a quick start guide if you want to walk through the main features that the platform offers. This will keep getting updated as new features are launched.
The SlideShare 101 replaces the earlier "SlideShare Quick Tour".
Lisa D'Adamo-Weinstein
Director of Academic Support
Northeast Center of SUNY Empire State College
Elaine Richardson
Director, Academic Success Center, Retired
Clemson University
Laura Sanders
Assistant Dean, Student Success
College of Engineering
Valparaiso University
The purpose of the Centers of Excellence Designation Program is to: ••• honor the history of established and unique learning centers; and • celebrate the outstanding achievements of centers that meet and exceed these standards. This post-conference institute will walk participants through the rationale for the creation of the designation program; review the criteria for evaluation and the steps for application. We will address relevant theories and best practices in learning center management, encouraging participants to reflect on their own centers and what they they can do to measure up to excellence in the field of learning assistance and academic support.
promote professional standards of excellence for learning centers;
encourage centers to develop, maintain and assess quality programs and services to enhance student learning;
honor the history of established and unique learning centers; and
celebrate the outstanding achievements of centers that meet and exceed these standards.
NCLCA is a professional organization that addresses the development and concerns of learning centers and learning center
professionals. The Learning Center Leadership Certification program was implemented as a way to promote excellence in learning
center leadership. The most recent NCLCA program to support learning centers and promote excellence is the Center of
Excellence program. This session will describe the development of the program, including the role of Learning Center Best
Practices (Frank Christ), Council on Advancement of Standards(CAS) in Higher Education, and John Gardner's Institution of
Excellence in the First College Year in the process. The discussion will also include an overview of the program components and
why your center should strive for this designation
Directors Meeting - Feb. 21, 2020
UofSC Division of Student Affairs and Academic Support
Featuring:
Alisa Liggett, Student Conduct and Academic Integrity
Amber Fallucca, Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning
Scott Verzyl, Enrollment Management
Dennis Pruitt, VP for Student Affairs
Professional Development PlanCUR520 Version 11Directi.docxbriancrawford30935
Professional Development Plan
CUR/520 Version 1
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Your principal has asked you to facilitate a Plan and collaborate a professional development session for a group of teachers that relates to curriculum standards, instruction, and/or assessment of learning. Using the vision of a school, state curriculum standards, school improvement goals, and student achievement data, integrate your own vision of student learning into a professional development session (a training for teachers) that will help a selected group of teachers increase the academic gains of their diverse classroom populations.
Include the following:
· A needs assessment of the area you have chosen (based on student achievement data)
· Goals for the session, a communication plan for the school and the community, activities that are research-based, and an assessment (aligned with session goals)
· Future plans for on-going evaluation and monitoring
Include consultation and direct communication with stakeholders (teachers, administrators, community, families, and others) and how you would use the media, technology, and both human and fiscal capital to organize and implement the session. Provide examples of the types of professional development opportunities that could be assisted by collaboration with the various groups.
Consider collaboration among the following groups:
· Staff and teachers at the school level
· Parents and community members in the school community
· Online with others in the teaching profession nationally and worldwide
The professional development session is one that would be facilitated by you and would be a minimum of one-hour in length. Write a report that includes the following:
1. Development, articulation, and implementation of a vision of student learning
· Include how your vision of student learning supported the vision of the school
· Describe how you will communicate your vision
· List the attributes that you will needed to implement and promote your vision and explain how they will be used to facilitate planning and implementation
2. Planning, collaboration, and implementation
· List the stakeholders involved in the process and their roles
· Explain how you included stakeholders to collaborate in the process
· List the planning steps you will take prior to implementation and include how you will organize and develope your plan using technology applications
· Discuss issues of school climate or culture uncovered during planning and who you will include in the discussions of your findings
· Describe how you will use internal and external resources to implement your plan
3. Goals and topic(s) of the session
· Identify the goals and topics for the session and how they align with the district/school’s improvement goals. Goals and topic(s) must be related to curricular, instructional, and/or assessment issues
· Explain how you will use student demographic data and other school/community contextual data in preparing the se.
Rider University Ed.D. in Educational Leadership LaunchJamie Mitchell
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How to promote university and business cooperation, so that the students have better chances to get employed? Have a look at a presentation from the Workshop in Athens which was organised within the TRIGGER project (project number: 2617309-EPP-1-2020-1-SK-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP).
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Forging Successful Learning Centers: Critical Considerations and Evidence-Bas...Lisa D'Adamo-Weinstein
Forging Successful Learning Centers: Critical Considerations and Evidence-Based Practices for New LC Directors
Presented at NCLCA 2021 Annual Conference
Stepping into an LC leadership role and feeling overwhelmed about how to focus your efforts? Join members of the NCLCA Past Presidents Council for an in-depth exploration of evidence-based best practices that will help you improve the infrastructure and operations of your center.
Breakout groups will allow you to begin forging concrete plans in critical areas, including LC programs and services, utilization of online tools and technology, assessment and evaluation, professional development, and budgets and revenue generation.
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Integrating Open Educational Resources (OERs) into your learning center offerings is not only cost effective for students, but OERs can also positively impact student success and retention. Attendees will learn about the benefits and pitfalls of using OERs, gain access to a curated list of student success oriented OERs, consider ways to partner with faculty, and be presented with guides for development/evaluation of OERs.
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https://www.sunyempire.edu/residencies/arts-in-our-communities/
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(Grunwald and Adler, p.1).
Leading With Authenticity, Vulnerability, Inclusivity, Trust, and ReflectionLisa D'Adamo-Weinstein
Presented at the Spring 2022 SUNY Empire State College Student Conference in Sartatoga Springs, NY - There are innumerable theories and strategies related to the topic of leadership that people can become overwhelmed by trying to find the right “fit.”. Drawing on the works of Brene Brown, Angie Morgan, Courtney Lynch, John Maxwell, Simon Sinek, Angela Duckworth, Susan Cain, Kim Scott, and others, this workshop will focus on a presentation of leadership and the ideas of authenticity, vulnerability, inclusivity, trust, and reflection. Participants will be asked to reflect upon their own leadership in formal and informal contexts as well and create a leadership and life mission statement for themselves.
My creative nonfiction course, Narratives We Think We Know: American Women's Stories through Letters, is now offered with only Open Educational Resources (OERs). I actively sought out two professional development opportunities (IMTL and a Lumen Fellowship) to continue OER development work and design an open forum to allow for students and the public to write their own creative nonfiction responses to the letters we explore in the course. For this presentation, I will share course materials, samples of student work, as well as lessons learned from the OER design process and other research on women’s letter writing.
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Capturing Creativity in Times of COVID: A Weekly Virtual Live Show
Lisa D'Adamo-Weinstein - SUNY Empire State College
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There were a total of 89 individuals - 34 staff/faculty presenters and 56 student/alumni/guest presenters - who shared their creative talents at least once as part of the series.
Approximately 790 attendees came to the Zoom platform across all 30 sessions. You can find the recordings, materials, and all biographical information about the presenters at the Creative Expressions website.
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Description: We and our students are faced with varying degrees of health, financial, and emotional changes as we all navigate the impact of the pandemic. In this session, we will (1) provide some concrete examples of how to engage in self-care for ourselves, (2) share some ideas about how to encourage our students to engage in self-care activities during these unprecedented and uncertain times, and (3) encourage you to share your own methods and examples.
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In these unprecedented times, the face of higher education is rapidly changing, and our learning centers must adapt to find ways to help our students (the privileged and underprivileged) engage effectively with technology. The realities of how we support students and the services we offer them must adapt to the current shifts to online learning in their content courses. We must expand upon existing online services and/or develop new ones. We must also support/train our staff members to manage the new ways in which our learning centers must operate.
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How we can triage and respond in real time to a rapidly evolving change to our operations?
Part 2 - Planning for the Long-term
How do we reflect, assess, resource for sustainability, and plan for future change?
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Part 2 - Planning for the Long-term - next week (3/27/2020)
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1. The Road to Becoming
a Center of Excellence
Lisa D’Adamo-Weinstein
Laura Sanders
M. Elaine Richardson
NCLCA Subcommittee for Learning Centers of Excellence Project
2. Developing the
Learning Centers Of Excellence Program
Inspired by the works of Frank Christ, Council on
Advancement of Standards in Higher Education, and John
Gardner, NCLCA has developed seven major categories and
subsets of those categories by which centers will be evaluated.
● Christ, F. L. (2009). Best and Promising Practices for Learning Support Centers: A
Handout for Workshop at NCLCA Conference in Golden, CO on October 3, 2009.
● Council on Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) website to review
and purchase the standards - http://www.cas.edu/index.php/standards
● Model for the Centers of Excellence was Institutions of Excellence in the First College
Year - http://www.jngi.org/institute/past-initiatives/institutions-of-excellence-in-the-first-college-year/
3. Purpose
The Learning Centers of Excellence
is conferred upon those
outstanding learning centers which
demonstrate excellence by
exceeding professional learning
center best practices in seven areas.
4. Seven Major Categories for Evaluation
I. Programs and Services (10%)
II. Organizational Framework (20%)
III. Academic Integrity & Learning Environment (10%)
IV. Funding, Resources and Design (10%)
V. Staff and Professional Development (15%)
VI. Promotion and Public Relations (15%)
VII.Assessment and Evaluation (20%)
5. Programs and Services (10%)
Describe how your center meets the criteria of the NCLCA Learning Center
definition:
• Provides interactive academic spaces
• Reinforces and extends student learning
• Effectively uses physical and/or virtual environments
• Provides a variety of comprehensive support services and programs
• Enhances student academic success, retention, and graduation
• Aligns with best practices of student learning theory and addressing student
learning needs
• Fosters critical thinking, metacognitive development, and academic and
personal success
6. Small Group Activity
• Make a list of the programs and services in your center
and share with your group.
• How do these fit with the NCLCA definition of a Learning
Center?
7. Organizational Framework
(20%)
• MISSION STATEMENT
• Mission statement is in alignment with division and institutional mission
• Regular review process for the mission statement
• Mission statement is appropriate for the student population
• LEADERSHIP
• The director has the appropriate blend of professional degrees,
certifications and work experience
• Other center professionals have appropriate blend of professional
degrees, certifications and work experience
• Learning center professionals are represented on campus/university-
wide committees
8. Discussion Points
• The mission statement for center and connections to
institution.
• The professional experience for center director and
other personnel.
9. Academic integrity and learning
environment (10%)
• ETHICS AND POLICIES
• All staff members are trained on ethical practices and institution policies
• Learning Center employees respect student privacy and confidentiality
• Scholarly integrity and academic honesty is upheld
• DIVERSITY
• Center staff are sensitive to needs of diverse populations
• Academic support needs of diverse student groups are considered when
planning programs
• All staff members provide fair and impartial academic support for all
students and promote a harassment free environment
10. Discussion Points
• Be sure that ALL center staff (professionals, support
staff, students) are trained on ethical practices,
institutional policies, FERPA training, etc. You must
describe how this is done and provide evidence in the
application.
• Centers need to describe how diversity issues are
addressed and provide evidence of how the needs of
the entire student population are being met.
11. IV. Funding, Resources and Design
(10%)
• Funding and Staff Support
• Funding is used effectively to provide services that meet the needs of the
student population
• Administrative/clerical support is adequate to provide strong customer
service
• Learning center profession staff is adequate
• Technology, Space and Universal Design
• Learning center uses technology to enhance student learning and to deliver
programs/services
• Learning center staff have access to online resources and technology
12. Universal Design
• UD is "the design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest
extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design”
(www.ncsu.edu/ncsu/design/cud/pubs_p/docs/poster.pdf).
• “As increasing numbers of people with disabilities pursue educational opportunities, the
accessibility of tutoring and learning centers and other student services increases in
importance. The goal is simply equal access; everyone who needs to use your services should
be able to do so comfortably and efficiently.”(DO-IT)
• Make sure everyone feels welcome, and can:
• get to the facility and maneuver within it
• communicate effectively with support staff
• access printed materials and electronic resources
• fully participate in all learning activities (DO-IT)
13. Discussion Points
• Applications should discuss the sources of funding and
any creative ways you have tried to increase funding.
• What technology is used AND how is it used?
• Discuss your center’s location and equipment/
furnishings and how these relate to the principles of
Universal Design.
• Describing your space in a VISUAL way is recommended.
14. V. Staff and Professional Development (15%)
• Student/Peer Professional Training/Professional Development
• Strategic planning meeting held at least annually
• Basic and advanced training offered for all student/peer programming
• Training is certified by appropriate professional organizations
• Learning Center Professionals Professional Development
• Belong to at least one learning assistance organization and/or
professional listservs/discussion forums
• Participate in professional development/leadership opportunities
• Active in or contribute to the profession of learning assistance
15. Strategic Planning
• “In general, strategic plans for higher education
cover a three to ten year time frame and include
the following components: mission, vision,
strategic priorities, goals, objectives, action steps,
time frames and responsible parties.”
(Strategic Planning Workbook, Lake Eric College 2013)
• Strategic planning ≠ assessment
16. Small group activity
• Discuss your strategic planning process.
• Discuss the student training program.
• Discuss the certifications you have/plan to have.
• Discuss the professional organizations, professional
development activities (publications/presentations)
for your professional staff.
17. VI. Promotion and Public Relations (15%)
• Student Population Relations
• Branding is well-recognized
• Virtual presence through a website and social media
• Informational/promotional materials are made available to students at
least three times/semester or term
• Institutional Relations
• Utilizes an advisory board
• Provides program information to key institution stakeholders
• Feedback is solicited from key institutional stakeholders
18. Advisory Boards
• Advise the Learning Center Director on ways to increase the impact of
the Learning Center.
• “Provide a vehicle for marketing the learning center and its programs,
strengthening (and sometimes repairing) relationships with key
learning center stakeholders, prioritizing programs and budgets, and, if
it hasn’t already been done, developing learning center mission, goals,
and objectives.” - Alan Craig
• Who should be represented on a learning center advisory board?
• INTERNAL - learning center director and any key coordinators,
coaches, tutors, etc.
• EXTERNAL - students, faculty etc. who are not active in the center
19. Discussion Points
• Describe the brand of your center including any logos or taglines. When
students are thinking about your center, what comes to their mind?
• Provide your plan to market this brand.
• Provide descriptions and links to any virtual opportunities your center
provides
• Describe your plan to touch each student at least 3 times in each semester.
• If you don’t have an advisory board to bring an external perspective, you
should form one before you apply.
• Describe in detail how you inform stakeholders and also get their feedback.
20. VII. Assessment and Evaluation
(20%)
• The PROCESS of Data Collection, Organization and Analysis
• Data collection, organization and analysis process
• The PLAN for Assessment and Evaluation
• Learning outcomes are clearly defined with a sustainable system to
measure effectiveness
• Process is in place to provide continual review and quality improvement
in programs and services
• The PRODUCT of Assessment – Annual and Other Reports
• An annual report is compiled each year, including quantitative and
qualitative information/data and an executed summary
• Alignment with the assessment plan
21. Developing
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes are statements specifying what students will know, think or do:
“Learning outcomes should flow from a needs assessment. The needs assessment
should determine the gap between an existing condition and a desired condition.
Learning outcomes are statements which described a desired condition – that is,
the knowledge, skills, or attitudes needed to fulfill the need. They represent the
solution to the identified need or issue. Learning outcomes provide direction in the
planning of a learning activity.
They help to:
• Focus on learner’s behavior that is to be changed
• Serve as guidelines for content, instruction, and evaluation
• Identify specifically what should be learned
• Convey to learners exactly what is to be accomplished”
Source:http://www.aallnet.org/Archived/Education-and-Events/cpe/outcomes.html
22. Small Group Activity
•Describe any reports compiled by your center. How is
this shared on your campus?
• Describe your center’s plan for assessment and
evaluation
•Share your center’s process for data collection,
organization and analysis
• Discuss how you develop and effectively measure
learning outcomes.
23. Your Road to Becoming a
Center of Excellence
• Steps for application
• Download the application form and checklist from the NCLCA
website.
• Use the checklist to guide your preparation of the application
packet. It is important to identify and include the
appropriate evidence to meet the criteria
• Deadlines for submitting application: January 15 and June 15
• Centers will be notified of score by April 15 and September15,
respectively
• Fees and designation duration
• Initial designation (Valid for 3 years) $500
• Renewal (Valid for 5 years) $250
24. Benefits to your center
• A plaque to be displayed in the center
• A .jpeg to be included on your digital materials
• Congratulatory letter to your institution
president/chancellor
• Press release template
• Listing on NCLCA website