2013 Common Block Development 2013 Common Block Development Evaluation and FeedbackEvaluation and Feedback

February 26, 2014February 26, 2014

Evaluation Components

1. CBD activities – hours and completion rate2. Stakeholder feedback

Faculty (focus groups, FDR survey) Academic Leadership Service Leaders’ Team

3. Student feedback

CBD Activities – How Much Time? Approximately 42,000 hours of faculty time were spent on CBD activities

Greatest usage of time allocated to: Curriculum renewal and/or development E-learning Applied learning Professional development Program review

Estimated completion rate of planned activities: Fully complete – 68 % Partially complete – 20 %

Stakeholder Feedback: Areas of Inquiry Collaboration Strategic priorities Accountability Activity template Professional development opportunities Impact on service areas Recommendations for improvement Additional general feedback

Stakeholder Feedback: Collaboration

83 % of faculty rated collaboration with colleagues in their school as good or excellent

Collaboration with colleagues in other schools, contract faculty and support staff - not as strong

Good opportunity to collaborate with GAS faculty to make important curriculum changes

Support groups called upon most often to help: Learning Technologists eLearning Coaches CLT Curriculum Consultants Program Technicians/Technologists

Stakeholder Feedback: Strategic Priorities

89% of faculty agree progress was escalated against strategic priorities Most significant progress made with: curriculum renewal/ development,

program review, applied learning and e-learning

81 % of faculty experienced barriers which included: IT unable to support some ideas/software Faculty overestimated the amount that could be accomplished Too many meetings and committees Learning curve associated with D2L Cross-school integration not well planned Availability of other faculty Other duties (e.g. coordinator, semester start up, teaching)

Stakeholder Feedback: Accountability

89% of faculty agreed the accountability framework was fair

83 % of faculty believed requirement to be on-site Tuesday – Thursday was fair

87 % of faculty provided a mid-term progress update to their Dean/Chair; 82 % provided a final progress update

Mid-term check in with the Dean was very helpful

Team members held each other accountable; faculty held themselves accountable

Stakeholder Feedback: Activity Template

Only 52 % of faculty rated the Activity Template as easy to use

Comments ranged from "very easy to use and clear” to "fairly useless“ and “cumbersome”

Structure gave the Deans ability to track activity progress

Suggestions for improvement included: Allow for more rows to be added and more space to type Focus on outcomes rather than time (i.e. getting close to 44 hours per week) Ensure faculty consider time required for activities such as travel, booking meetings, setting

agendas Simplify the reporting

Stakeholder Feedback: Professional Development 94 % of faculty believed PD activities were relevant and would enhance the

student learning experience

68 % of faculty agreed CBD provided opportunities for PD related to their professional field

Overall, PD was well received; topics were relevant and interesting

Suggestions for improvement: Schedule PD week prior to CBD to allow full 7-weeks of CBD Send PD schedule further in advance More detailed description of topics

Stakeholder Feedback: Other Improvement Suggestions Early planning, better preparation

Involve faculty in the identification of priorities

Notify Facilities of CBD room/space needs in advance

Better cross-school coordination and planning

Account for preparation time for the Fall semester

Ensure a manageable and realistic number of projects

Stakeholder Feedback: Other Improvement Suggestions (cont’d) More involvement of contract faculty and technologists

Reinforce faculty accountability

Focus on improvements to rooms (classrooms, labs), tools

Required completion of course outlines during CBD period

Complete textbook/course material/supply orders prior to leaving for vacation

Student Feedback Faculty/course evaluations completed by students in the 2013

Spring/Summer semester

Overall evaluation score College = 92 % Schools’ scores range from 91 % - 96 %

Faculty Evaluation Schools’ scores range from 93 % - 97 %

A very big thank you to our contract faculty !

Stakeholder Feedback: Other General Comments Overall CBD was a great opportunity for faculty to have dedicated

time to focus on projects and work with colleagues

Excellent opportunity to connect with other faculty to exchange best practices and plan improvements

CBD should be continued

Productive and rewarding initiative that was greatly appreciated by the vast majority of faculty

More Information

2013 CBD Evaluation Summary available on the Academic section of the HR Website:

https://department.flemingcollege.ca/hr/employee-groups/academic/

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